DE69829080D1 - System zur ermittlung des tonerverbrauchs - Google Patents

System zur ermittlung des tonerverbrauchs

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DE69829080D1
DE69829080D1 DE69829080T DE69829080T DE69829080D1 DE 69829080 D1 DE69829080 D1 DE 69829080D1 DE 69829080 T DE69829080 T DE 69829080T DE 69829080 T DE69829080 T DE 69829080T DE 69829080 D1 DE69829080 D1 DE 69829080D1
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toner
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usage
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DE69829080T2 (de
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Margaret Motamed
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Electronics for Imaging Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/02—Counting the number of copies; Billing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
    • G03G15/0848—Arrangements for testing or measuring developer properties or quality, e.g. charge, size, flowability
    • G03G15/0849—Detection or control means for the developer concentration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/55—Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
    • G03G15/553—Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job
    • G03G15/556—Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job for toner consumption, e.g. pixel counting, toner coverage detection or toner density measurement

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
  • Control Or Security For Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
DE69829080T 1998-01-20 1998-12-03 System zur ermittlung des tonerverbrauchs Expired - Fee Related DE69829080T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/009,144 US6356359B1 (en) 1998-01-20 1998-01-20 Toner usage estimation system
US9144 1998-01-20
PCT/US1998/025728 WO1999036835A1 (en) 1998-01-20 1998-12-03 Toner usage estimation system

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DE69829080D1 true DE69829080D1 (de) 2005-03-24
DE69829080T2 DE69829080T2 (de) 2006-03-16

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DE69829080T Expired - Fee Related DE69829080T2 (de) 1998-01-20 1998-12-03 System zur ermittlung des tonerverbrauchs

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US (1) US6356359B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1049961B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002509045A (de)
AT (1) ATE289425T1 (de)
AU (1) AU743429B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9814734A (de)
CA (1) CA2316210A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69829080T2 (de)
IL (1) IL137061A0 (de)
WO (1) WO1999036835A1 (de)

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BR9814734A (pt) 2001-10-23
CA2316210A1 (en) 1999-07-22
DE69829080T2 (de) 2006-03-16
AU743429B2 (en) 2002-01-24
JP2002509045A (ja) 2002-03-26
EP1049961A1 (de) 2000-11-08
IL137061A0 (en) 2001-06-14
US6356359B1 (en) 2002-03-12
ATE289425T1 (de) 2005-03-15
WO1999036835A1 (en) 1999-07-22
EP1049961B1 (de) 2005-02-16

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