(under subclass 24) Subject matter wherein a means or method is provided for determining whether or not replenishment or replacement is, or may be, required for developer material.
(1) Note. For example, this subject matter may include carrier particles.
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35, for diagnostics of cleaning a waste toner container.
49, for detection of toner involving plural control processes.
61+, for detection of toner in a developing unit.
99+, for toner removal.
106, for a toner cartridge. 120, for a new and waste toner container.
129, for supplemental exposure or charging of residual toner.
134, for image formation with photoconductive toner.
224, for adding colored toner.
239+, for application of liquid developer.
253, for conditioning dry toner.
254+, for mixing dry toner.
258+, for supplying new toner.
265+, for application of dry developer.
359, for supplying reclaimed toner to the developing device.
409, for binding copies by toner. OTHER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
ipc{2}G03G15/08, for solid developer.
jpofiG03G15/08 114, for detection of a toner level.
