Hong Kong company awarded patent on “a disposable ink cartridge” that may be installed in an existing all-in-one printhead-ink cartridge. Powerful Way Limited, based in Hong Kong, and Lama France have been granted patent number EP 1 905 565 B1 pertaining to a...
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Kodak receives and accepts new financing offer
OEM offered improved interim and exit financing of $830 million in loans to steer company out of Chapter 11. What They Think reports that Kodak has accepted an improved offer of financing from the Steering Committee of the Second Lien Noteholders Committee, with the...
Lexmark assigned patent for colour toner fusibility
OEM awarded patent related to improving fusibility of magenta colour toner. Lexmark International has been assigned patent number 8313880, stated by the inventors as being in relation to “toner used in toner cartridges, and in particular, to techniques for improving...
Cartridge World begins business hero scheme
Following success of awarding local charitable individuals, the aftermarket franchise is seeking standout members of local business communities. Cartridge World Pemberton has announced the launch of its new Business Heroes scheme, intended to award members of the...
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Itec aids Lexmark cartridge collection
South African collection specialist speaks on its collaboration with the OEM to recycle printer cartridges. South Africa-based Itec has announced its participation in the Lexmark Cartridge Collection Programme, a national recycling project that will see used...
3D printers make mark on Mordor
Weta employs 3D printers to produce props in forthcoming Hobbit trilogy. 3Dprinter.net has reported on Weta Workshop’s recent revelation that a number of props for the forthcoming film ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ will be produced using 3D printers. The special...
Father-son Cartridge World team on business origins
Jim DiEugenio speaks on his son David’s choice between learning about business at school and running his own franchise. Jim and David DiEugenio spoke with the Gainesville Sun on their business experiences, following over 15 years of owning and operating franchises in...
Ninestar awarded US cartridge patent
Invented by Baoquan Chen, US patent number 8,303,097 is summarised as “an inkjet cartridge for an inkjet printer for solving the technical problems that the conventional detection mechanism of the ink cartridge of the inkjet printer is complex and low in reliability” and was cleared and granted on 6 November 2012.
The Recycler investigates: LGA emissions testing correction
R6 testing for pollutants in toner powder incorrectly referred to as an emissions test. In the recent article “The Recycler investigates: LGA emissions testing” featured in issue 238, The Recycler incorrectly referred to the mandatory LGA test as detailed under “R6...
Russia printer market predicted to grow
TechNavio analysis expects region to drive for business expansion. Analysis firm TechNavio has issued a new report detailing predictions on the Russian printer market from 2011 to 2015 in which the firm predicts that the region is set to see developments leading to a...