EP0179607A3 - Ink jet apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0179607A3
EP0179607A3 EP85307373A EP85307373A EP0179607A3 EP 0179607 A3 EP0179607 A3 EP 0179607A3 EP 85307373 A EP85307373 A EP 85307373A EP 85307373 A EP85307373 A EP 85307373A EP 0179607 A3 EP0179607 A3 EP 0179607A3
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ink jet
jet apparatus
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Thomas William Deyoung
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Ricoh Printing Systems America Inc
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Ricoh Printing Systems America Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/661,029 external-priority patent/US4607266A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state
EP19850307373 1984-10-15 1985-10-14 Ink jet apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0179607B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/661,029 US4607266A (en) 1984-10-15 1984-10-15 Phase change ink jet with independent heating of jet and reservoir
US66192484A 1984-10-16 1984-10-16
US661924 1984-10-16
US661029 1996-06-10

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EP0179607A2 EP0179607A2 (en) 1986-04-30
EP0179607A3 true EP0179607A3 (en) 1988-04-06
EP0179607B1 EP0179607B1 (en) 1991-09-18

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EP19850307373 Expired - Lifetime EP0179607B1 (en) 1984-10-15 1985-10-14 Ink jet apparatus

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DE (1) DE3584136D1 (en)
HK (1) HK21092A (en)

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DE68926831T2 (en) * 1988-04-22 1996-12-12 Seiko Epson Corp Device and method operating in the manner of an inkjet pen

Citations (3)

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US3247519A (en) * 1962-08-20 1966-04-19 Neff Instr Corp Graphical recording system employing heated ink compositions
US4106030A (en) * 1977-02-14 1978-08-08 Recognition Equipment Incorporated Ink jet printer ink heater
EP0097823A2 (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-11 International Business Machines Corporation Ink jet recording system

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3247519A (en) * 1962-08-20 1966-04-19 Neff Instr Corp Graphical recording system employing heated ink compositions
US4106030A (en) * 1977-02-14 1978-08-08 Recognition Equipment Incorporated Ink jet printer ink heater
EP0097823A2 (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-11 International Business Machines Corporation Ink jet recording system

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DE3584136D1 (en) 1991-10-24
HK21092A (en) 1992-03-27
EP0179607A2 (en) 1986-04-30
EP0179607B1 (en) 1991-09-18

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