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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993

Filed:

Dec. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:

Tadaomi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358300 ; 3461531 ; 355208 ; 355246 ;
Abstract

image output apparatus includes a circuit for counting the number of pixels of various color and gradation densities contained in the image data, a circuit for estimating, based on the counted number, the amount of toner that will be consumed during development of the image data; and a circuit and rollers of an controlling based on the estimated amount the actual a mount of toner supplied for developing the image.


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