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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Jason Guhse, Poway, CA (US);
Herb Sarnoff, Escondido, CA (US);
Gabriel Aldaz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Ruhl, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Guhse, Poway, CA (US);
Herb Sarnoff, Escondido, CA (US);
Gabriel Aldaz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Ruhl, Tucson, AZ (US);
Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide an ink reservoir system. The ink reservoir system includes a housing configured to hold ink and comprising a first opening and a second opening. The ink reservoir system further includes a fluid connector that traverses the first opening and communicates ink from inside the housing to a refilling system. The ink reservoir system further includes an interconnection region comprising a needle, where the needle traverses the second opening and is configured to mate with a septum cap on an ink bottle. When the ink bottle is placed within the second opening the needle punctures the septum of the septum cap and allows the ink to flow from the bottle into the interior of the housing.