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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Craig Leemhuis, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Alan Abler, Georgetown, KY (US);
Charles Alan Bast, Winchester, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method for programming memory of a replaceable unit of an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes determining an amount of toner in a reservoir of the replaceable unit. The amount of toner determined is converted to an estimate of an amount of rotation of a shaft that will be sensed before the reservoir of the replaceable unit runs out of usable toner. The estimate of the amount of rotation of the shaft that will be sensed before the reservoir of the replaceable unit runs out of usable toner is stored in the memory of the replaceable unit.