LATCHING ASSEMBLY FOR A TONER CONTAINER
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240295838A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18138336

    申请日:2023-04-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0875 G03G2215/068

    摘要: An assembly for an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a toner container removably installable in the image forming device and a latch movable between a latching position restraining the toner container along a longitudinal dimension of the toner container and an unlatching position freeing the toner container to move along the longitudinal dimension of the toner container. A latch actuator has a user engagement surface that is movable along the longitudinal dimension of the toner container between a home position and an actuating position. Pushing the user engagement surface moves the latch actuator from the home position toward the actuating position causing the latch actuator to move the latch from the latching position to the unlatching position to free the toner container for removal from the image forming device.

    Methods and Systems for Determining the Authenticity of a Component

    公开(公告)号:US20240143726A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18102539

    申请日:2023-01-27

    IPC分类号: G06F21/44 H04N1/44

    摘要: An imaging device comprising a controller, a prover supply item and a verifier supply item, where the imaging device is configured to authenticate the prover supply item by: sending a challenge response from the prover supply item to the verifier supply item, and determining a status of the challenge response. When the verifier supply item determines that the received challenge response is a correct output of an algorithm when challenge data is input to the algorithm, the status is determined as verified. A supply item configured to be operable as a prover supply item when installed in an imaging device. The prover supply item is configured to receive an indication of an algorithm to be performed and receive challenge data, perform the algorithm using the challenge data as input to determine a challenge response, and send the challenge response to a verifier supply item.

    Replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device having a movable electrical connector

    公开(公告)号:US11927911B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17942398

    申请日:2022-09-12

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 G03G15/00 G03G21/18

    摘要: A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. An electrical connector is positioned on a first side of the housing. The electrical connector includes an electrical contact for contacting a corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device. The electrical contact of the replaceable unit is electrically connected to processing circuitry mounted on the housing. The electrical connector is movable between a first position and a second position. The electrical contact of the replaceable unit moves outward from the first side of the housing along a side-to-side dimension of the housing when the electrical connector moves from the first position to the second position. The electrical contact of the replaceable unit faces downward when the electrical connector is in the second position permitting the corresponding electrical contact to contact the electrical contact of the replaceable unit from below.

    AUTHENTICATION USING MAGNETIC FIELD BASED ON CURRENT DRAWN BY SECURITY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230409695A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17861850

    申请日:2022-07-11

    IPC分类号: G06F21/44 G01R33/07 G01R33/09

    CPC分类号: G06F21/44 G01R33/07 G01R33/09

    摘要: Systems and methods for determining authenticity of a security device of a component in an imaging device includes receiving, by the security device, an authentication challenge including one or more commands and executing, by the security device, the one or more commands in response to receiving the authentication challenge. A magnetic field profile is generated based on current drawn by the security device from a power source while the security device is executing the one or more commands, the generated magnetic field profile indicating an authentication response of the security device to the authentication challenge for use in determining authenticity of the security device.

    Aluminum nitride heater
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11791074B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US16782280

    申请日:2020-02-05

    摘要: A heater includes an aluminum nitride base having equal to or less than 1% impurities, particularly one embodiment having none of polybrominated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, hexabromocyclododecane, polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated paraffin, phthalate, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, and mercury. At least one resistive trace of silver and palladium overlies the base as does a conductor of silver and platinum or palladium that electrically connects to the resistive trace to apply an external voltage to the resistive trace for heating thereof. At least four, but optionally five, layers of glass overlie the resistive trace and part of the conductor. A first two consecutive layers of the glass layers define a first glass having a solid content of more than 65% and a viscosity of 100 Pa·s or less. The following two or three consecutive layers of the five layers define a second glass dissimilar to the first.

    Toner cartridge electrical contacts

    公开(公告)号:US11714373B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17140204

    申请日:2021-01-04

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/08 G03G21/16

    摘要: A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. A first electrical contact and a second electrical contact are positioned on a first longitudinal end of the housing. The first electrical contact is electrically connected to processing circuitry positioned on the housing. The second electrical contact is electrically connected to an imaging component positioned on the housing. The first electrical contact is positioned higher than the second electrical contact. A first drive coupler and a second drive coupler are positioned on a second longitudinal end of the housing. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are positioned higher than a first rotational axis of the first drive coupler. The first electrical contact is positioned higher than a second rotational axis of the second drive coupler and the second electrical contact is positioned lower than the second rotational axis.

    Grooming device holder
    9.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD990914S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US29766484

    申请日:2021-01-15

    摘要: FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a grooming device holder showing my new design;
    FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, and left side perspective view thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof
    FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
    FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;
    FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;
    FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,
    FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.