Lexmark International, Inc.

Ikeyless, LLC

Dave King

Patrick Laurence Kroger

Daniel Charles Johnson

Michael Calvin McCoy

The present invention provides a service and supporting technology for backing up and restoring or replacing OEM vehicle keys. The system works by storing a copy of the data from an OEM key along with other information necessary to replace the OEM key in a key bank. The data collected is processed and stored such that a customer can order a universal replacement from the key bank programmed with the stored data to emulate the prior paired OEM key. No further pairing or programming is required by the customer.

Systems and methods for creating key backups by identifying and storing unique key information and for replicating unique keys from key backups

An alignment detector that detects an alignment of a printhead of a printer, with the alignment detector including a photodetector and a single focusing element focusing a point on a media to a point on the photodetector. The alignment detector can be used to detect the alignment of the printer by scanning the alignment detector across the media and detecting predetermined marks previously printed on the media by imaging the predetermined marks using the alignment detector. The area between the single focusing element and the photodetector may be filled by a translucent material, such that there is no air gap between the two.

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Shelbyville, KY, United States of America

Dave King