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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:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinya Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Hirakue, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Ozawa, Ebina, JP;
Junichi Asano, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Morita, Toyko, JP;
Eiichi Motai, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuto Kageyama, Koshigaya, JP;
Yasuyuki Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/913 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/913 ;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head for effecting recording by ejecting ink onto a recording material and a holder for holding the recording head while it is not used for recording. The holder includes a cap for sealing an ejection outlet of the recording head, and the cap includes ink absorbing material for maintaining wetness of the ejection outlet.