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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. 08, 1998
Filed:
May. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masanori Yamada, Ikoma, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399284 ;
Abstract
A developer layer forming device includes a photoreceptor drum, a developing roller arranged opposite to the photoreceptor drum such that the developing roller is in contact with or adjacent to the photoreceptor drum, and supporting a non-magnetic developer, and a blade arranged opposite to the developing roller and also arranged such that an edge of the blade is pressed against and thus in contact with the developing roller at a nip portion.