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Ink cartridge, detection device for cartridge identification and ink level detection, and image formation apparatus comprising thereof

EP 1493587 B1 · Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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  • Filed June 29, 2004 and granted April 13, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 29, 2024.
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FiledJune 29, 2004
PublishedJanuary 5, 2005
GrantedApril 13, 2011
Term endedJune 29, 2024
Application numberEP 04253896
Classification (CPC)B41J2/17566

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