Patent ID: 9217954
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A system for transporting toner material in an image forming device, comprising: a toner material source; a marking engine that deposits toner material on an image receiving media substrate to form an image; a transport path that delivers the toner material from the toner material source to the marking engine; and a toner material controller that operates the system in a plurality of operating modes, a first operating mode controlling the delivery of the toner material at a substantially constant dispense rate and a second operating mode compensating for a decrease in the substantially constant dispense rate as the toner material is depleted from the toner source, the toner material controller determining when the decrease in the substantially constant dispense rate for the toner material occurs, and the toner material controller modifying a time that the marking engine deposits the toner material on the image receiving media substrate to compensate for the decrease in the substantially constant dispense rate for the toner material.