Process cartridge for storing compressed information detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus including such cartridge
US6163658A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1838
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; and a storing device for storing information which a user inputs using an input device of the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, or an external device connected to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus.
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