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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Sachio Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Sachio Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A consumable-article detecting apparatus used to inform an operator that consumable article is unsuitable for an image forming apparatus includes a physical property detector that detects a physical property value of a consumable article used for the image forming apparatus, and a determination part that determines, based on an output from the physical property detector, whether or not the physical property value of the consumable article is within a predetermined range.