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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michinari Tsukahara, Nagano, JP;
Hisashi Koike, Nagano, JP;
Yukiharu Suda, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Shinada, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
Abstract
A method, for recycling an ink cartridge used for a recording apparatus, comprises the steps of: discharging residual ink from an ink cartridge wherein a porous member is retained for the absorption of ink; using a cleansing fluid to clean the porous member; discharging the cleansing fluid from the porous member; and impregnating the porous member with ink.