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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1825 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1861 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process cartridge () includes: a photosensitive unit () including a photosensitive drum (); and a development unit (). The development unit includes: a developing roller (); a toner chamber (); a toner receiving unit () extending from the toner chamber to form a toner supply path () to the toner chamber; and a toner inlet () provided in the toner receiving unit. The development unit comprising the toner receiving unit is pivotably supported by the photosensitive unit, the development unit pivotable in a direction in which the developing roller approaches or is separated from the photosensitive drum.