Patent ID: 7352976

Claim:
An imaging cartridge, comprising: a housing having a reservoir for holding a supply of imaging material, the housing insertable into an imaging device; an indicator window; and a status indicator contained within the housing and configured to be made visible, from within the housing, through the indicator window following a triggering event; wherein the status indicator is a status indicator selected from a group consisting of: a status indicator that, prior to the triggering event, is blocked from being visible though the indicator window by the imaging material, the triggering event including consumption of at least a substantial amount of the imaging material to reveal the status indicator: a status indicator integrated into a paddle, wherein the imaging material is toner and the cartridge comprises a toner agitator that includes the paddle; and a resilient body configured to be held by the imaging material in a flexed position outside the view of the indicator window and released into view of the indicator window once at least a substantial portion of the imaging material has been consumed.