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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsumi Sugimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Fuke, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiko Tonai, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroaki Yoshida, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Tonomoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Eiji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoaki Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuya Shimatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399257 ; 399358 ; 399360 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of developing units each having a developer storage portion for accommodating a developer; a plurality of feeding devices for discharging used developers from the respective developing units; and a single collecting device for collecting the used developers discharged by the respective feeding device.