IP Library Granted Patent US 4,973,993
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US 4,973,993 · App. 07/378,354

Ink-quantity and low ink sensing for ink-jet printers

Inventor: Ross R. Allen
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Granted: Nov 27, 1990 Filed: Jul 11, 1989
Inventor
Ross R. Allen
Assignee (at issue)
Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,973,993
App. No.
07/378,354
Filed
1989-07-11
Granted
1990-11-27
Kind
A