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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E. Haines, Boise, ID (US);
Quintin T. Phillips, Boise, ID (US);
Darius Boockholdt, Eagle, ID (US);
Joseph L. Burquist, Boise, ID (US);
Mark A. Harper, Middleton, ID (US);
Santiago Rodriguez, Boise, ID (US);
K. Trent Christensen, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ; G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ; G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A printing system utilizes memory integrated into a replaceable component to store printing device usage data. The manufacturer of the printing device retrieves the data when the component is returned to the manufacturer for recycling.