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Patent US7914137 - Ink container for ink jet printer, holder for the container, carriage for ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn ink container for containing ink to be supplied to an ink jet head to which the ink container is detachably mountable, includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a air vent for fluid communication with ambience; a claw-like projection provided on a first side of the ink...http://www.google.com/patents/US7914137?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7914137 - Ink container for ink jet printer, holder for the container, carriage for the holder, and ink jet printerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7914137 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/145,439Publication dateMar 29, 2011Filing dateJun 24, 2008Priority dateAug 24, 1994Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2156809A1, CA2156809C, CA2402558A1, CA2402558C, CA2402573A1, CA2402573C, CA2434525A1, CA2434525C, CN1081551C, CN1081552C, CN1083772C, CN1132145A, CN1157293C, CN1186198C, CN1210788A, CN1212207A, CN1265967C, CN1310093A, CN1376584A, CN1388003A, CN1861407A, CN100581827C, DE29522166U1, DE29522398U1, DE69526459D1, DE69526459T2, DE69528778D1, DE69528778T2, DE69528778T3, DE69529236D1, DE69529236T2, DE69532150D1, DE69532150T2, DE69535871D1, DE69535879D1, DE69535881D1, EP0698497A2, EP0698497A3, EP0698497B1, EP0879703A2, EP0879703A3, EP0879703B1, EP0879703B2, EP0884186A2, EP0884186A3, EP0884186B1, EP0885729A2, EP0885729A3, EP0885729B1, EP1203668A2, EP1203668A3, EP1203668B1, EP1354711A2, EP1354711A3, EP1354711B1, EP1621351A2, EP1621351A3, EP1621351B1, EP1645420A2, EP1645420A3, EP1645420B1, US5619237, US6336709, US6361158, US7401909, US7407274, US7407275, US8425022, US20020118248, US20030117468, US20060044371, US20080259144, US20100265306Publication number12145439, 145439, US 7914137 B2, US 7914137B2, US-B2-7914137, US7914137 B2, US7914137B2InventorsHiroyuki Inoue, Soichi Hiramatsu, Toshihiko Ujita, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Akihiro Yamanaka, Yasuo Kotaki, Sadayuki SugamaOriginal AssigneeCanon Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (30), Classifications (19), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInk container for ink jet printer, holder for the container, carriage for the holder, and ink jet printerUS 7914137 B2Abstract An ink container for containing ink to be supplied to an ink jet head to which the ink container is detachably mountable, includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a air vent for fluid communication with ambience; a claw-like projection provided on a first side of the ink container; a latching lever provided on a second side opposite from the ink container, the latching lever being resiliently supported on the ink container and having a latching claw.
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