Abstract: Disclosed is a xerographic printing apparatus and print cartridge including a deformable electrically conductive ring. According to an exemplary embodiment, a xerographic image rendering print cartridge includes a drive shaft, a photoreceptor drum and a deformable electrically conductive ring operatively associated with electrically connecting an inside surface of the photoreceptor drum to the drive shaft to provide a grounding electrical path.

Abstract: Disclosed is a xerographic printing apparatus and print cartridge including a deformable electrically conductive ring. According to an exemplary embodiment, a xerographic image rendering print cartridge includes a drive shaft, a photoreceptor drum and a deformable electrically conductive ring operatively associated with electrically connecting an inside surface of the photoreceptor drum to the drive shaft to provide a grounding electrical path.

Abstract: A system for providing multifunction device (MFD) status information to a user includes an MFD and a light projection unit. The MFD may include a print engine and one or more status monitors. The light projection unit may include a light projecting module, and a processor for receiving information corresponding to a current machine state of the MFD from the status monitors of the MFD. The processor may identify an area of the MFD that corresponds to the current machine state, and identify a projected light pattern associated with the current machine state. The projected light pattern includes a visual pattern created using projected light. The processor may instruct the light projecting module to project the identified projected light pattern proximate to the identified area of the MFD.