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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. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl E. Kurz, Rochester, NY (US);
Daniel A. Chiesa, Webster, NY (US);
Tom W. Claessens, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
A container for delivering a supply of particles for use in a developer unit of an electrophotographic printing machine, the container being fittable to an adapter associated with the developer unit, the container includes a body defining a chamber for storing particles therein, the body defining an aperture in an end thereof and a cover for use in covering the aperture, wherein the cover includes a valve mechanism and a keying feature, wherein the keying feature cooperates with a portion of the developer unit so that upon rotation of the container, the valve mechanism is actuated.