Image forming apparatus, cartridge detachably mountable to...

Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Consumable

Reexamination Certificate

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C399S024000, C399S025000, C399S111000

Reexamination Certificate

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07058320

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a developer container for containing a developer; a developer amount detector for detecting the amount of the developer contained in the developer container; a memory; and a calculator for calculating a display level of the remaining amount of the developer. At least the developer container and the memory are in a unit which is detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus. The memory stores information relating to a lifetime of the unit, and a device calculates the display level in accordance with the amount detected by the developer amount detector and the information relating to the lifetime of the cartridge.

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