Device for identifying an ink ribbon cartridge used in a printer
CA 2085080 C · Owner: Maekawa, Tomohiro · Inventors: Kamoda, Hitoshi; Maekawa, Tomohiro; Yui, Yasuji
Overview
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A device for identifying an ink ribbon cartridge used in an printing apparatus includes a spool rotatably disposed in the ink ribbon cartridge and having an ink ribbon wound thereabout. A ring is mounted on the spool so as to be rotatable relative to the spool and has information marks recorded thereon. A photo-sensor is disposed in the printing apparatus in opposite relation to the ring and detects the information marks recorded on the ring.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed December 10, 1992 and granted July 29, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 10, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 10, 2014.
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