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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Brad Edward Mattingly, Lawrenceburg, KY (US);
Jarrett Clark Gayne, Lexington, KY (US);
Ann Marie Trebolo, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Gregory Alan Cavill, Winchester, KY (US);
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner container according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. A first electrode and a second electrode are positioned on the housing. The first electrode and the second electrode form a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in response to a change in an amount of toner in the reservoir between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first rod and the second electrode includes a second rod spaced from the first rod.