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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:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven W Baldwin, Fairport, NY (US);
Dennis G Gerbasi, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas A Prentiss, Fairport, NY (US);
David R Stookey, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce E Thayer, Webster, NY (US);
Ralph J Weber, Fairport, NY (US);
Matthew P Daniels, Rochester, NY (US);
James J Teich, Penfield, NY (US);
Moritz P Wagner, Walworth, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399353 ; 15-151 ; 152565 ; 399354 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and printing machine that contain a cleaner brush with long sweeper fibers orientated along the overall width of the brush, and having a greater length than the majority of fibers of the brush to remove the particles that adhere to the cleaner housing and thus, prevent toner droppings.