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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Takashima, Yono, JP;
Shigekazu Enoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Ueno, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355246 ; 355245 ; 355259 ; 118651 ; 118653 ; 118656 ;
Abstract
A developer carrier constituting a developing roller which carries a developer on the surface thereof where numerous microfields are developed. The developing roller has a conductive base and a plurality of different kinds of substances each having a particular charging characteristic. The different kinds of substances show themselves on the surface of the base in a regular or irregular pattern, and each is charged to a particular polarity.