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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Tonejent Limited, Royston, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Alan Charles Brewster, Royston, GB;
Ian Philip Butler Ingham, Royston, GB;
Richard Paine, Royston, GB;
Elliott Major Smart, Royston, GB;
Jerzy Marcin Zaba, Royston, GB;
Assignee:
Tonejet Limited, Royston, Hertfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16529 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16558 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printhead maintenance cap for attachment to a printhead, the cap comprising: a main body defining a chamber into which rinse fluid passes from the printhead during a cleaning cycle; a seal for engagement with the printhead prior to a cleaning cycle starting; and a venting system for equalizing the pressure in the chamber and the surrounding atmosphere.