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(11) EP 3 942 370 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
26.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/04

(21) Application number: 20778396.0

(22) Date of filing: 17.03.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 21/18(2006.01)
G03G 15/08(2006.01)
G06K 19/04(2006.01)
G03G 21/16(2006.01)
G06K 19/06(2006.01)
G06K 19/10(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G03G 15/0863; G03G 21/1842; G03G 21/1676
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/023094
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/197844 (01.10.2020 Gazette 2020/40)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 22.03.2019 US 201962822088 P

(71) Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
Lexington, KY 40550 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JOHNSON, Virgil Jr.
    Versailles, KY 40383 (US)
  • WILLIAMSON, Randal, Scott
    Georgetown, KY 40324 (US)

(74) Representative: Cameron Intellectual Property Ltd 
Moncrieff House 69 West Nile Street
Glasgow G1 2QB
Glasgow G1 2QB (GB)

   


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