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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:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuyuki Ito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399310 ; 399314 ; 399297 ;
Abstract
A transfer device including a transfer electrode to which a voltage of a polarity opposite to that of a charged toner is applied, and an insulating support member which makes pressure contact with the image bearing body and supports the transfer electrode in a manner such that the transfer electrode is out of contact with the image bearing body and in contact with a copy sheet.