An image from MSE’s granted patent
The remanufacturer has been granted a patent for remanufacturing an inkjet cartridge.
The document, EP 2 230 083 B1, refers to a process for “remanufacturing a spent inkjet printer cartridge” comprising a housing, printhead, contacts and other components, with the remanufacturer patenting the method step-by-step.
The document first refers to “removing the cap” and “removing the foam”, before “removing ink from inside of the housing”, and then heating the cartridge to “loosen adhesive between the flexible board and the cartridge housing”.
After removing the printhead and adhesive and creating “a new printhead mounting surface” by cutting both out, the document refers to “washing the housing” before drying it, “installing a new filter”, “applying new adhesive” onto the mounting surface and “placing a new print head assembly” on the surface.
The final step discusses “pressing the new printhead assembly onto the new printhead mounting surface at a predetermined location”.