Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Effectively using a consumable in two printers
- Patent Title (中): 在两台打印机中有效使用耗材
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Application No.: US12890946Application Date: 2010-09-27
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Publication No.: US08582988B2Publication Date: 2013-11-12
- Inventor: Alan E. Rapkin , Walter B. Sherwood
- Applicant: Alan E. Rapkin , Walter B. Sherwood
- Applicant Address: US NY Rochester
- Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
- Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Rochester
- Agent Christopher J. White
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00
Abstract:
In a multi-printer system with two marking engines, the jobs printed are monitored and the remaining lives of consumables in replaceable units (RUs) in the engines are estimated. A decision unit responsive to the estimated lives of the consumables determines that the first RU in the first marking engine should be moved to the second marking engine at a selected service time, so that a remaining amount of the consumable in the first RU is not discarded.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120076517A1 EFFECTIVELY USING A CONSUMABLE IN TWO PRINTERS Public/Granted day:2012-03-29
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