Material state management via automatic toner purge
US7079794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00037
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for operating a printing machine to maintain developer material within in a predefined state by monitoring the state of materials in a developer and automatically scheduling corrective action before print quality becomes significantly impacted. The corrective action can include forcing an increase in toner usage by periodically generating and developing images having high toner density.
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