Ink cartridge refilling station
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRobert M. Sesek, Travis J. Parry, Curtis Reese, Daniel T. Lay, Christopher C. Westlake
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Abstract
An ink cartridge refilling station incorporates a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge, a supply of ink and a refilling mechanism for automatically adding ink to the ink cartridge from the supply of ink. An ink cartridge, for use with the cartridge refilling station, includes a reservoir for holding a supply of ink and an input port communicating with the reservoir, the port being configured to receive ink from the automated ink refilling station.
Claims46
An ink cartridge refilling station comprising:
- a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge;
- a supply of ink;
- and
- a refilling mechanism for automatically adding ink to said ink cartridge from said supply of ink.
An ink cartridge comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a supply of ink;
- and
- an input port communicating with said reservoir, said port being configured to receive ink from an automated ink refilling station.
A method of adding ink to an ink cartridge, said method comprising:
- placing said ink cartridge in a ink cartridge refilling station;
- and
- adding ink to said ink cartridge with an automated refilling mechanism of said ink cartridge refilling station.
A system of adding ink to an ink cartridge, said system comprising:
- means for receiving said ink cartridge in an ink cartridge refilling station;
- and
- means for adding ink to said ink cartridge.
A method of adding ink to an ink cartridge, said method comprising:
- placing said ink cartridge in a ink cartridge refilling station;
- ascertaining information about said ink cartridge;
- and
- if said information about said ink cartridge matches predetermined parameters, refusing to add ink to said cartridge with an automated refilling mechanism of said ink cartridge refilling station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.