Toner cartridge with self identification system

Details Toner cartridge with self identification system Toner cartridge with self identification system

1998-09-21

1999-12-07

Moses, Richard

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Consumable

399262, G03G 1508

Patent

active

059997591

ABSTRACT:
A toner cartridge is mounted movably on a developer unit of a printing machine. The toner cartridge stores a quantity of toner particles therein. A bar code is provided on the exterior surface of the toner cartridge. The bar code provides information concerning the toner particles within the housing. A bar code reader periodically detects the bar code and transmits information to a processing unit indicating the characteristics of the toner cartridge. This enables discrimination between different toner cartridges, ensuring that the proper toner cartridge is installed in the developer unit of the printing machine. In addition, the processing unit, in response to receiving a signal indicating that the bar code has been detected, provides a signal indicative of the quantity of toner particles remaining in the toner cartridge. This signal is transmitted to a graphical user interface which displays the remaining quantity of toner particles in the cartridge.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5235384 (1993-08-01), Oka et al.
patent: 5392102 (1995-02-01), Toyoizumi et al.
patent: 5596388 (1997-01-01), Ohkubo et al.
patent: 5634169 (1997-05-01), Barry et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Toner cartridge with self identification system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Toner cartridge with self identification system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Toner cartridge with self identification system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-834411