Feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system
US6167213A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0013
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a toner concentration control system for maintaining toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner.
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