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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. 18, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Aizawa, Takatsuki, JP;
Noboru Katakabe, Uji, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355210 ; 355219 ; 355245 ; 347158 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a latent image carrying member moving while carrying an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof; a developer supplying member for supplying a developer to a whole electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image carrying member including an image area and a non-image area; a charging member for charging the developer on the surface of the latent image carrying member; and a developer recovering member for recovering a portion of the developer adhering to the non-image area of the surface of the latent image carrying member.