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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Raymond Jay Barry, Lexington, KY (US);
James Anthany Carter, Ii, Lexington, KY (US);
Gregory Alan Cavill, Winchester, KY (US);
Michael Craig Leemhuis, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Joshua Carl Poterjoy, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jason Carl True, Lexington, KY (US);
Keisha Josephine Thomas, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Raymond Jay Barry, Lexington, KY (US);
James Anthany Carter, II, Lexington, KY (US);
Gregory Alan Cavill, Winchester, KY (US);
Michael Craig Leemhuis, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Joshua Carl Poterjoy, Georgetown, KY (US);
Jason Carl True, Lexington, KY (US);
Keisha Josephine Thomas, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner container including a first electrode disposed within the toner container, a second electrode electrically connected to the first electrode and disposed within the toner container, and a sense electrode disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The sense electrode and the first electrode form a first capacitor having a first capacitance that changes in response to a change in toner amount existing therebetween. The sense electrode and the second electrode form a second capacitor having a second capacitance that changes in response to a change in toner amount existing therebetween.