Patent ID: 7832839
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of making an inkjet print cartridge, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cartridge body having at least one ink delivery slot formed therein and a plurality of channels extending between a first set of terminal regions and a second set of terminal regions, the channels and the first and second sets of terminal regions being recessed in a surface of the body, one or more of the recessed channels extended parallel with and beyond opposite ends of a length of the at least one ink delivery slot, the first set of recessed terminal regions disposed in two subsets, one provided at each of the opposite ends of the length of the at least one ink delivery slot, and depositing a conductive material in the recessed terminal regions and the recessed channels, the conductive material forming conductive tracks in the recessed channels and forming first and second sets of electrical terminals in and at the first and second sets of recessed terminal regions, the first and second sets of electrical terminals selectively interconnected by the conductive tracks, the first set of electrical terminals provided at each of the opposite ends of the length of the at least one ink delivery slot, the first set of electrical terminals being adapted for electrical connection with a printhead and the second set of electrical terminals being adapted for electrical connection to printer circuitry.