{"id":19617,"date":"2016-08-04T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T17:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=19617"},"modified":"2016-08-04T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T17:53:56","slug":"safedrive-technology-cleared-by-u-s-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/08\/safedrive-technology-cleared-by-u-s-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"SafeDrive Technology Cleared By U.S. Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Intellectual Property Rights Branch Submits Ruling In Favor of Static Control Drums &amp; Gears<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sanford, N.C. \u2013 (July 29, 2016) \u2013 Static Control has received a ruling from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which states that products containing SafeDrive Technology do not infringe upon the dongle gear patents that were the focus of a GEO issued last year.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, signed by Charles R. Steuart, chief of the Intellectual Property Division, states: \u201cThe redesigned toner cartridges and drum units to be imported by Static Control, do not infringe upon the \u2018278, \u2018564, \u2018215, \u2018008 and \u2018009 patents. As such, the instant cartridges and drum units are not subject to exclusion from entry for consumption into the United States, entry for consumption from a foreign-trade zone, or withdrawal from a warehouse for consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Static Control\u2019s patented designs center on a retractable mechanism that works with the interior geometry of the printer to engage and disengage; both lever and button designs are patented and covered by this ruling.<\/p>\n<p>See below for a complete list of products impacted by this decision.<br \/>\nProduct Product Code<br \/>\nOdyssey\u00ae Drum with SafeDrive\u2122 Gear for use in HP\u00ae P2055 PG2DRH2055-2-5<br \/>\nOdyssey\u00ae Drum with SafeDrive\u2122 Gear for use in HP\u00ae P3015 PG2DRH3015-2-5<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CF280A 002-01-SF280A<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CF280X 002-01-SF280X<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE505A 002-01-SE505A<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE505X 002-01-SE505X<br \/>\nComing Late Third Quarter 2016<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE255A 002-01-SE255A<br \/>\nNon-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE255X 002-01-SE255X<\/p>\n<p>Static Control is the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components supporting cartridge remanufacturers within the global laser and ink jet industry. Sales and distribution facilities are located worldwide. Research, development, engineering and manufacturing as well as global distribution are located at Static Control\u2019s world headquarters in Sanford, North Carolina, USA. Static Control manufactures in-house more than 10,000 imaging products and offers a product catalog of more than 14,000 imaging products to the aftermarket industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intellectual Property Rights Branch Submits Ruling In Favor of Static Control Drums &amp; Gears Sanford, N.C. \u2013 (July 29, 2016) \u2013 Static Control has received a ruling from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which states that products containing SafeDrive Technology do not infringe upon the dongle gear patents that were the focus of a GEO issued last year. The letter, signed by Charles R. Steuart, chief of the Intellectual Property Division, states: \u201cThe redesigned toner cartridges and drum units to be imported by Static Control, do not infringe upon the \u2018278, \u2018564, \u2018215, \u2018008 and \u2018009 patents. As such, the instant cartridges and drum units are not subject to exclusion from entry for consumption into the United States, entry for consumption from a foreign-trade zone, or withdrawal from a warehouse for consumption.\u201d Static Control\u2019s patented designs center on a retractable mechanism that works with the interior geometry of the printer to engage and disengage; both lever and button designs are patented and covered by this ruling. See below for a complete list of products impacted by this decision. Product Product Code Odyssey\u00ae Drum with SafeDrive\u2122 Gear for use in HP\u00ae P2055 PG2DRH2055-2-5 Odyssey\u00ae Drum with SafeDrive\u2122 Gear for use in HP\u00ae P3015 PG2DRH3015-2-5 Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CF280A 002-01-SF280A Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CF280X 002-01-SF280X Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE505A 002-01-SE505A Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE505X 002-01-SE505X Coming Late Third Quarter 2016 Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE255A 002-01-SE255A Non-OEM Compatible Replacement Toner Cartridge for: CE255X 002-01-SE255X Static Control is the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components supporting cartridge remanufacturers within the global laser and ink jet industry. Sales and distribution facilities are located worldwide. Research, development, engineering and manufacturing as well as global distribution are located at Static Control\u2019s world headquarters in Sanford, North Carolina, USA. Static Control manufactures in-house more than 10,000 imaging products and offers a product catalog of more than 14,000 imaging products to the aftermarket industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[1760],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19618,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617\/revisions\/19618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}