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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. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Sato, Toride, JP;
Yoshikazu Sasago, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399106 ;
Abstract
A developer container used in electrophotographic image forming apparatuses includes a seal member having a sealing property improved to prevent leakage of a developer. The container has a container main body to accommodate the developer, a rotary member rotating in contact with the developer, and the seal member located at an end in a direction of a rotating shaft of the rotary member to prevent the developer from leaking.