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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:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Kubota, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399101 ; 399302 ;
Abstract
Color image forming apparatus and method in which a first transfer device transfers color toner images for color images from a latent image carrying body onto an intermediate transfer belt in a primary transfer process, a second transfer device transfers the color toner images from the intermediate transfer belt onto a recording medium, and a cleaning device for removing remaining toner contacts the intermediate transfer belt at specified times during the primary transfer process. The second transfer device also contacts the intermediate transfer belt at specified times during the primary transfer process.