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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Applicants:
Yuzuru Kudoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsushi Aimi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); B29D 29/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); B23K 26/36 (2013.01); B29D 29/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/2057 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2025 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endless belt includes a base layer and a resin layer. The base layer includes a metal film. The resin layer is laminated on an outer side of the base layer. The resin layer includes edge portions in an axial direction with at least one edge portion of the edge portions made narrower than the base layer in the axial direction such that the outer side of the base layer is exposed.