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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:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Takanori Seki, Suwa, JP;
Kenichi Ishihara, Matsumoto, JP;
Hidenori Usuda, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 2/185 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording head which discharges liquid onto a recording material, thereby performing recording; and a waste liquid recovery device which recovers waste liquid which has not been attached to the recording material, of liquid discharged from the recording head, wherein the waste liquid recovery device includes a movable sheet-like member which is provided on a side facing the recording head and receives the waste liquid which has not been attached to the recording material.