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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:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth K. Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Seung Il Kim, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1239 (2013.01); B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B41J 2/1754 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing device consumable item assembly includes a housing containing a consumable item that any compatible printing device uses to print, and a single-use authentication code on the housing. The single-use authentication code authorizes reloading or replacement of any consumable item of a same type as the consumable item within any compatible printing device.