Method and apparatus for filling a toner container useful in printing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9250571
APP PUB NO 20140270843A1
SERIAL NO

13797542

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An approach is provided for filling a toner container useful in printing. The approach involves causing, at least in part, a toner container to be coupled to a base member, the base member being configured to contact a lift mechanism. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, the toner container to be moved to a filling position by the lift mechanism. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a predetermined amount of a toner to be input into the toner container by a filling process when the toner container is in the filling position. The approach additionally involves causing, at least in part, at least the toner inside the toner container to be agitated by way of the base member during the filling process, at least until the toner container is filled with the predetermined amount of toner.

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XEROX CORPORATION201 MERRITT 7 P O BOX 4505 NORWALK CT 06851

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Acquaviva, Paul Fairport, US 1 2
Barbisan, Joseph Mississauga, CA 2 4
Higuchi, Fumii Mississauga, CA 30 256
Wegman, Paul M Pittsford, US 55 685

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