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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Anthony Able, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Michael Brian Bacalieri, Lexington, KY (US);
Andrew Gil Montaño Desabelle, Cebu, PH;
Gary Scott Overall, Lexington, KY (US);
Marvin Aliviado Rodriguez, Cebu, PH;
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An electrophotographic imaging device having a method of printing which includes setting a default toner density for printing; developing a first toned image having the default toner density; printing the first toned image on a first page of a print job; and before printing a second page of a print job, determining whether a duty cycle state of a photoconductive member in the imaging device has changed, and upon a positive determination, developing a second toned image having a toner density derived from the default toner density and printing the second toned image on the second page.