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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Akinobu Kuramoto, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Robert L. Cobene, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John P. Ertel, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of determining when adhesive in a replaceable adhesive dispenser is nearly spent are described. In one aspect, a bookbinding system includes a receptacle for receiving a plug-in cartridge housing of an adhesive dispenser that contains a length of solid sheet adhesive wound into a roll, and an adhesive quantity interrogator that is configured to obtain an indication of the length of solid sheet adhesive remaining within the plug-in cartridge housing. In another aspect, an adhesive dispenser includes a plug-in cartridge housing that is configured to plug into a receptacle of a bookbinding system, a length of solid sheet adhesive that is disposed within the plug-in cartridge housing and wound into a roll, and an indicator of the length of solid sheet adhesive remaining within the plug-in cartridge housing.