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Collapsible packaging system

US7577384B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

11References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Michele Kayla Mae Durham · Tualatin, US
Robert C. Tidrick · Portland, US
Heinz Erwin Grellmann · Beaverton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2005
Grant date	Aug 18, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49808
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A package suitable for containing marking material used in a printing machine. The package includes a package surface adapted to engage one or more surfaces of the printing machine and a material identifier mechanism for verifying the marking material. The package may also include a material pouch, which is adapted to contain the marking material, joined with or formed in the package surface. Alternatively, the package may include a carrier adapted to engage one or more surfaces of the printing machine and a material pouch joined with the carrier. Other aspects include a method of remanufacturing a package suitable for containing marking material used in a printing machine.

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