Vent hole barrier

US9302485B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9302485-B2
Application numberUS-201214394145-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 18, 2012
Priority dateJul 18, 2012
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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Abstract

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An ink outlet is arranged to interconnect with a corresponding ink inlet device. A vent hole is formed next to the ink outlet. A vent hole barrier is arranged to be pushed open by the ink inlet device during interconnection.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An ink tank interconnect device, comprising an ink outlet to interconnect with a corresponding ink inlet device, walls, a vent hole next to the ink outlet formed in one of the walls, the wall including a vent hole barrier closing the vent hole, the vent hole and vent hole barrier being placed with respect to the ink outlet so that the ink inlet device pushes open the vent hole during interconnection, an interconnect feature protruding from a top…

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  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • B41J2/175Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B41J2/19Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9302485B2 cover?
An ink outlet is arranged to interconnect with a corresponding ink inlet device. A vent hole is formed next to the ink outlet. A vent hole barrier is arranged to be pushed open by the ink inlet device during interconnection.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gonzalez Segi, Hewlett Packard Development Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/175. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).