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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:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Atsuhiro Takagi, Kariya, JP;
Toyonori Sasaki, Anjo, JP;
Atsuhiro Takagi, Kariya, JP;
Toyonori Sasaki, Anjo, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An ink cartridge includes a first detection portion positioned on the cartridge so as to be detectable by a detector of an image forming apparatus when the ink cartridge is installed in the image forming apparatus and a second detection portion positioned on the cartridge so as to be detectable by the detector during installation and removal of the ink cartridge into/from the image forming apparatus. The second detection portion is positioned apart from the first detection portion toward a surface of the ink cartridge that is first inserted into the image forming apparatus during installation of the ink cartridge in the image forming apparatus. Image forming apparatuses compatible with such ink cartridges are also provided.
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