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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:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond Jay Barry, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Alan Curry, Nicholasvile, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Gregory Lawrence Ream, Lexington, KY (US);
Earl Dawson Ward, II, Rchmond, KY (US);
Phillip Byron Wright, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 12 ; 235461 ; 399 27 ;
Abstract
A cartridge for an electrophotographic machine having a sump for carrying an agitator rotatably mounted in the sump for engagement with a toner; an encoded device coupled to a first end of the agitator; and a torque sensitive coupling connected to a second end of the agitator which is connectable to a drive mechanism of the machine. The encoded device includes coding representing cartridge characteristic information.