Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. The toner concentration control system maintains toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 27, 1999
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2001
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation
Inventors:
Mark A. Scheuer, John Buranicz, Patricia J. Donaldson, Paul A. Garsin, Eric M. Gross, Eric S. Hamby, Daniel W. MacDonald, Prasad Padmanabhan, Edward W. Smith, Jr., Joseph W. Ward