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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:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1980
Robert F Nepper, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Dennis L Peterson, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for providing an electrical signal when developer material for a copy machine recedes to predetermined level in a container for the material. The apparatus is positioned within the container and includes a light generating means directing light to a light to electric transducer. A cleaning member carried by a rotating arm is included which with rotation of the arm displaces any developer material that is present between the light generating means and the transducer means.
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