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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Mark D. Groenenboom, Vancouver, WA (US);
Antonio Gomez, Vancouver, WA (US);
Tanya V. Burmeister, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kenneth Rufe, Camas, WA (US);
Stephanie Seaman, Portland, OR (US);
Russell P. Yearout, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Mark D. Groenenboom, Vancouver, WA (US);
Antonio Gomez, Vancouver, WA (US);
Tanya V. Burmeister, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kenneth Rufe, Camas, WA (US);
Stephanie Seaman, Portland, OR (US);
Russell P. Yearout, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a method for refurbishing a web cartridge includes separating a web extending between first and second spools from the first spool and winding the separated web onto the second spool. The first and second spools are removed from a housing. A replacement first spool having a replacement web is obtained, and an end of the replacement is fed web through a web guide. A portion of the replacement web is then affixed to a replacement second spool.