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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. 07, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael F Zona, Holley, NY (US);
Alan M Litman, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399176 ; 361225 ; 399174 ;
Abstract
A charging roller for use in a machine in which an electrical bias is applied to a surface of a member is provided. The charging roller includes a shaft, a foam material surrounding at least a portion of the shaft, and a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material surrounds at least a portion of the foam material. The foam material is adapted to provide for greater compliance to prevent vibration of the roller against the surface.