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Consumables storage container, image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and service control system

US8588625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2011
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G21/1892
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A consumables storage container has an opening through which consumables are supplied. The consumables storage container includes a seal detachably attached to the opening to seal the opening, a part ID storage disposed on the seal, and a positioning holder to position and hold the seal at a prescribed position where the part ID storage is readable after the opening is unsealed.

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