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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:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shusei Tsukada, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhide Kurosaki, Mitaka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 / ; 118658 ;
Abstract
A developing device for developing a latent image held on a latent image holding member by application of a developing agent, onto the latent image, which comprises a developing sleeve disposed in confrontation to the latent image holding member, a developer feeding device to feed the developer onto the surface of the developing sleeve, a regulating device to regulate thickness of a developer layer on the developing sleeve, and a shutter blade which is so provided as to be able to take a contact position with the surface of the developing sleeve and a withdrawal position away from the surface.