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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:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 98 ; 399149 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which is provided with a developing device having a rotatable developing member opposite to a rotatable photoreceptor at a developing region for transporting a developer to bring the developer into contact with the photoreceptor at the developing region, and a paper particle removing member provided at a downstream side from the developing region with respect to a rotational direction of the developing member for removing paper particles from the developer held on the developing member.