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AssigneeElectronic Label Technology, Inc.
InventorJohn A. Foegelle
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A high yield laser printer toner cartridge for use with a Lexmark Optra series of laser printers and a method of modifying the toner cartridge so as to contain a added volume of toner without producing an error message. The toner cartridge including a hopper with a shaft having a first end and a second end extending through the hopper, such that a paddle disposed in the hopper rotates about the shaft, an encoder wheel which measures the volume of toner in the hopper secured to the first end of the shaft extending from the hopper and a drive gear having a face and a limit positioned on the face secured to the second end of the shaft, an arbor including a gap on its outer circumference bounded on one end by a shoulder secured to the second end of the shaft such that the limit is positioned in the gap of the arbor, a torsion spring having a first segment and a second segment where the first segment is mounted onto the drive gear and the second segment is mounted onto the arbor, and a stop secured on the face of the drive gear between the limit and the shoulder.
A high yield laser printer toner cartridge of the type including a hopper with a shaft having a first end and a second end extending through the hopper, such that a paddle disposed in the hopper rotates about the shaft, an encoder wheel secured to the first end of the shaft extending from the hopper and a drive gear having a face and a limit positioned on the face secured to the second end of the shaft, an arbor including a gap on its outer circumference bounded on one end by a shoulder secured to the second end of the shaft such that the limit is positioned in the gap of the arbor, a torsion spring having a first segment and a second segment where the first segment is mounted onto the drive gear and the second segment is mounted onto the arbor, the improvement comprising:
A method of modifying a laser printer toner cartridge to produce a high yield laser printer toner cartridge of the type including a hopper containing a volume of toner therein, a shaft having a first end and a second end extending through the hopper such that a paddle disposed in the hopper rotates about the shaft, an encoder wheel secured to the first end of the shaft extending from the hopper and a drive gear having a face and a limit positioned on the face secured to the second end of the shaft, an arbor including a gap on its outer circumference bounded on one end by a shoulder secured to the second end of the shaft such that the limit is positioned in the gap of the arbor, a torsion spring having a first segment and a second segment where the first segment is mounted onto the drive gear and the second segment is mounted onto the arbor, the improvement comprising:
A variable torque sensitive coupling assembly for a laser printer toner cartridge, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.