Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking consumables
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Application No.: US16755023Application Date: 2017-10-13
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Publication No.: US11110716B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Wayne J Schmidt , Steve Beutler , Kent S Takeshita
- Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Tong Rea Bentley & Kim LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2017/056513 WO 20171013
- International Announcement: WO2019/074518 WO 20190418
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
In an example, a system includes a controller to monitor a usage state of a consumable installed in the system and a drive mechanism to lock the consumable in the system under an instruction from the controller. The drive mechanism includes a shaft to drive the consumable and a key integrated in the shaft to lock the consumable to the drive mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200346465A1 LOCKING CONSUMABLES Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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