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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:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan M Malicki, Rochester, NY (US);
David B Playfair, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven C Hart, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355215 ; 355245 ;
Abstract
A system for sealing a member rotating about an axis of a support is provided. The system includes a magnetic field producing member and a magnetizable member. The magnetizable member is positioned adjacent the magnetic member. The magnetizable member has at least a portion thereof progressively increasing in thickness in a direction substantially parallel to the axis as distance from the axis increases.