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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C08K 5/19 (2006.01); C08K 5/3432 (2006.01); C08K 5/43 (2006.01); C08K 7/16 (2006.01); C08K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/162 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 5/19 (2013.01); C08K 5/3432 (2013.01); C08K 5/43 (2013.01); C08K 7/16 (2013.01); C08K 13/04 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2227 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer belt includes a base layer and an elastic layer disposed on the base layer. The elastic layer has an outer face that has surface asperities defined by spherical particles. The elastic layer includes acrylic rubber and an ion conductant. The ion conductant includes an anionic component made of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI).