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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:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaki Tanaka, Toyohashi, JP;
Atsushi Kawai, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Tetsuya Sakai, Toyokawa, JP;
Naoyoshi Kinoshita, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Yukihiko Okuno, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355246 ; 118653 ; 355203 ; 355208 ;
Abstract
Developer density measuring apparatus comprising a transparent detection window confronting the interior of a developing device, illumination means for illuminating developer comprising a toner and a carrier accommodated in said developing device, and density determining means for determining developer density by the amount of light reflected from said developer measured through said transparent detection window, and wherein the surface of the transparent detection window on the side confronting the interior of the developing device is roughened.