Appeal No. 1997-0214
Application 08/155,560
in Figure 5. This is consistent with the disclosed invention
describing the functionality with respect to these identified
disclosed elements from page 14 through the top of page 17 of
the specification as filed in addition to the initial portion
summarized at page 21 beginning at line 20.
Although we agree with appellants' correlation of the
claimed elements to the features of Fukuchi at pages 6 and 7
of the brief, we do not agree with appellants' conclusion
since appellants' view of the identified teachings in Fukuchi
is incomplete.
There is no dispute that the claimed counter means and
the claimed developing agent detecting means are shown and
taught in Fukuchi. For example, Figure 5 of this reference
shows the process cartridge 30 provided with a counter C
providing an output counter signal S, the count of which
indicates the number of times of use of the process cartridge
30. Similarly, on the right portion of this figure the
developer replenishment unit 30A (Figure 1) has an output from
a sensor P as an output S' indicating a need for replacement
of the process cartridge 30 when its level of the enclosed
toner becomes low.
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