Liquid consumption status detecting method, liquid container, and ink cartridge
CA 2643533 C · Owner: Kanaya, Munehide · Inventors: Kanaya, Munehide; Usui, Minoru; Tsukada, Kenji
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A method of detecting a consumption status of liquid contained in a liquid container comprising steps of: preparing a detection device having a piezoelectric element and attaching the detection device on a desired position of the liquid container so that at least a part of the detection device contacting the liquid; measuring a residual vibration of the detection device; and detecting the consumption status of the liquid contained in the liquid container on the basis of a result of the measurement of the residual vibration.
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- Filed May 19, 2000 and granted December 11, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 19, 2020.
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