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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Santiago Forcada Pardo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Alejandro Mielgo Barba, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Jeffrey Thielman, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cartridge for a printing system comprises a receptacle to receive waste printing material from the printing system, a floater to change its position based on a varying filling level of the waste printing material in the receptacle, and a flag mechanically coupled to the floater, wherein a position of the flag depends on the position of the floater and indicates, outside of the receptacle, the filling level.