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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Carl R. Bildstein, Superior, CO (US);
Timothy Bradley, Longmont, CO (US);
Bradford Brooks, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry M. Ernst, Longmont, CO (US);
Joan L. Mitchell, Longmont, CO (US);
Carl R. Bildstein, Superior, CO (US);
Timothy Bradley, Longmont, CO (US);
Bradford Brooks, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry M. Ernst, Longmont, CO (US);
Joan L. Mitchell, Longmont, CO (US);
InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An printer, such as a state of the art a high performance, electro-photographic printer. The printer includes at least one smart material sensor enclosed in the printer enclosure that monitors for the presence of a contaminant (e.g., toner or developer) above a selected threshold. Each smart material sensor is coupled to a control unit by a sensor driver coupling. When a smart material sensor finds that a contaminant is present the control unit may indicate the finding on a printer display and/or change operating mode.