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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Craig Leemhuis, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Alan Abler, Georgetown, KY (US);
Daniel Steinberg, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0831 (2013.01); G03G 15/086 (2013.01); G03G 15/0856 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0802 (2013.01);
Abstract
A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having an inner volume forming a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir. A paddle is mounted to the shaft. The paddle includes a magnet that has a magnetic field detectable by a magnetic sensor for detecting the motion of the paddle.