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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicants:
Yoshihide Niisato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenshiroh Munetomo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaname Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 5/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); C23C 10/60 (2006.01); C23C 10/28 (2006.01); C23C 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1626 (2013.01); B41J 2/14274 (2013.01); C22C 5/04 (2013.01); C23C 10/28 (2013.01); C23C 10/60 (2013.01); B41J 2/1433 (2013.01); B41J 2202/03 (2013.01); C23C 30/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metal member includes an alloy containing platinum-group metal. An amount of the platinum-group metal in an outermost surface of the metal member is higher than the amount of the platinum-group metal in an interior of the metal member.