And Includes Refillable Chamber (e.g., Reservoir) For Liquid Ink Patents (Class 400/202.2)
And conveyor of discrete drops of ink (Class 400/202.3)
And re-inking roller (Class 400/202.4)
  • Ink ribbon cartridge and printing apparatus
    Patent number: 8256973
    Abstract: An ink ribbon cartridge includes an ink replenishing configuration. An ink ribbon is housed in a housing. An ink replenishing member replenishes ink into the ink ribbon. An ink storing member holds a supply of the ink, the ink storing member being movable either to a first position where the ink storing member contacts the ink replenishing member and supplies the ink to the ink replenishing member or a second position where the ink storing member does not contact the ink replenishing member and does not supply the ink to the ink replenishing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Konno