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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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sven Sonnenberg, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355298 ; 355296 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning toner from a surface includes a scraper blade that removes toner particles from the surface. A storing container is provided for holding the removed toner particles. The toner particles are guided away from the surface by a guide member. The guide member is movable toward the storing container to move the removed toner particles to the storing container. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the removed toner particles are compacted by the guide member. A cleaning implement is utilized to remove toner particles from the compacting member.