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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:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Corbin, Fairport, NY (US);
William E Detwiler, Webster, NY (US);
Teresa A Kime, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355260 ; 118612 ; 118653 ; 355245 ;
Abstract
An agitator for agitating particles such as toner particles in an electrophotographic printer includes a stirring member having an elongated longitudinal member. Vanes are attached to the longitudinal member and form a gap therebetween. When the longitudinal member is caused to move within a cavity, the vanes act to clear toner particles from an area within the cavity associated with a sensor.