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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Kohji Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kohji Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus counts a number of sheets to be printed with a limited number of colorants or a limited amount of colorant using an other counter that is provided other than a color counter and a monochrome counter. The counter value of the other counter is adjusted using a weighting factor before being added to or subtracted from a counter value of the color counter or the monochrome counter.
Yamamoto, Kohji. (2013). Image forming apparatus and method of charging usage fee of image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8369731). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8369731
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