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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
May. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland Weber, Furth, DE;
Stefan Engel, Nuremberg, DE;
Assignee:
J. S. Staedler GmbH & Co., Nuremberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 28 ;
Abstract
A method for cleaning the printhead of an ink jet printer includes the steps of separating an ink container from the printhead, connecting a cleaning container containing cleaning fluid to the printhead, and drawing cleaning fluid through the printhead, thereby cleaning the printhead. A device for cleaning the printhead includes a cleaning container connector element and a cleaning container that are shaped substantially the same as an ink container connecting element and an ink container, respectively.