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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:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Shell S. Simpson, Boise, ID (US);
Jeetendra Kumar, Boise, ID (US);
Travis N. Moats, Meridian, ID (US);
Inventors:
Shell S. Simpson, Boise, ID (US);
Jeetendra Kumar, Boise, ID (US);
Travis N. Moats, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/205 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A consumable resource option control unit includes a consumable resource and an option key coupled to the consumable resource. The option key is configured to enable an optional mode of operation for an image-forming device and to cause a display associated with an image-forming device to indicate availability of the mode of operation.