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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Akihito Kameda, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Akihito Kameda, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an image-forming apparatus having a transmitting and receiving device for transmitting and receiving system information to a host computer by way of a data communication line; a detection device for detecting the amount of toner deposited on the photoreceptor in the developing unit of the image-forming apparatus; a counting device for counting the number of images to be printed; and a near-full detection device for detecting the near-full state of waste toner by using the detection device and the counting device.