Patent ID: 7344215

Claim:
An inkjet cartridge refilling machine for refilling a used inkjet ink cartridge, the used inkjet ink cartridge comprising (a) an ink tank containing residual ink and (b) an integrated printhead, wherein the machine comprises a cabinet structure, a circuit test station for testing electronic circuitry of the printhead, and a print test station for testing print functionality of the cartridge subsequent to refilling, wherein the cabinet structure houses: a computer, a touch screen display for the computer for providing an instruction to and receiving information from an operator of the machine; a cleaning station for cleaning the integrated printhead of the cartridge, a centrifuge station for removing at least a substantial portion of the residual ink from the ink tank of the cartridge, a drill station for drilling one or more access holes to the ink tank of the cartridge; and a filling station for filling replacement ink into the ink tank of the cartridge.