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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. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A replaceable unit to be placed in an apparatus, is provided with a relay which includes a latching type switch and outputs a new/used identification signal which indicates whether the replaceable unit is new or used depending on open and closed states of the switch, a detecting part which detects an operating state within the replaceable unit and outputs a state detection signal indicating the operating state, and a single signal line which is used in common for transferring the new/used identification signal and the state detection signal.