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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2011
Applicants:

William Eli Thacker, Iii, Sanford, NC (US);

Lynton R. Burchette, Sanford, NC (US);

Scott Martin Babish, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);

Inventors:

William Eli Thacker, III, Sanford, NC (US);

Lynton R. Burchette, Sanford, NC (US);

Scott Martin Babish, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13095 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17506 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for verifying a chip having a memory. Remanufacturers of imaging devices, such as inkjet printers or electrostatic printers, often have to use a replacement chip in order to reuse an imaging cartridge. It is desirable to have a system and method for determining if the replacement chip is suitable for use with a specific imaging cartridge. Also, it may be desirable to confirm that the chip was manufactured by a specific manufacturer. The disclosed system and method allow the remanufacturer a reliable and efficient way to verify chips.


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