Canon Inc

U.S. Patent No. 9,354,551

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This preliminary prior art search report presents the mappings of the various elements of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 9,354,551 (‘551 Patent), titled “Developer supply container and developer supplying system”, from assignee Canon Inc, published on 31 May 2016.

The patent discloses a developer supply container comprising a developer discharging chamber with a discharge opening for discharging developer, a developer accommodating chamber rotatable relative to the discharging chamber, a rotating gear for rotating the accommodating chamber, a pump configured and positioned to force the developer out of the discharging chamber with a volume that changes with reciprocation, and a drive converter that converts the rotational force received by the gear to a force for operating the pump.

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