Cartridge recycling information apparatus, corresponding method, and cartridge to be recycled
US7013101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1663
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner cartridge 40 has a storage element 50 that stores recycling information. A cartridge recycling information apparatus of the invention outputs a recycling request form based on the recycling information stored in the storage element 50 at a specified output timing of the recycling information. This arrangement desirably saves the user's labor and time of searching for the recycling request form and enables the user to be readily notified of the recycling information.
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