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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/107 (2006.01); G03G 9/113 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/1131 (2013.01); G03G 9/108 (2020.08); G03G 9/1133 (2013.01); G03G 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for producing a recycled carrier includes: performing classification, the classification including separating a carrier having a coating layer from a collected developer by a centrifugal air classifier, the collected developer containing the carrier and being obtained by collecting an electrostatic charge image developer remaining after image formation; and performing recoating, the recoating including dissolving or thermally melting a coating resin of the separated and classified carrier and then coating the resulting carrier again to produce a recycled carrier.