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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. 16, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Owariasahi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399170 ; 361225 ; 250324 ;
Abstract
A charge unit 26 includes a charge wire 71. The wire 71 has a wire body 71A and a layer 82 coated on the outer peripheral surface of the wire body 71A. The layer 82 is formed from a cellulose resin binder 81 in which is dispersed particles of electrically conductive molybdenum disulfide. The charge unit 26 is used for forming a uniform charge on the surface of a photosensitive drum 25 in a process unit 7 of a laser printer 1.