Patent ID: 8011771

Claim:
A process for remanufacturing a spent inkjet printer cartridge having a housing, a print head, a flexible board having electrical contacts and adhesive, a filter, a foam and a cap comprising: removing the cap; removing the foam; removing ink from inside of the housing; heating the spent cartridge sufficient to loosen adhesive between the flexible board and the cartridge housing; removing the flexible board from the housing to expose the print head; removing the print head and adhesive by routing the print head and adhesive to cut out the print head and adhesive and to create a new print head mounting surface on the housing; washing the housing after the print head and adhesive have been cut out; drying the housing after washing the housing; installing a new filter on the housing after drying the housing; applying new adhesive onto the new print head mounting surface; placing a new print head assembly over the new print head mounting surface; and, pressing the new print head assembly onto the new print head mounting surface at a predetermined location.