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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:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Conrad J Bell, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 90 ;
Abstract
A device for transferring electrical charge between a first element and a second element is provided the elements have an electrical potential therebetween. The device has a body including a multiplicity of electrically conductive carbon fibers. A substantial portion of the fibers extend in a substantially parallel direction, parallel to a first axis. The body includes a first contact area for contact with the first element. The body further includes a second contact area on the periphery thereof spaced from the first contact area, the second contact area for contact with the second element.