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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. 28, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney B. Proulx, Webster, NY (US);
Nero R. Lindblad, Ontario, NY (US);
Leroy M. Nye, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
Abstract
A relatively hard cleaning blade for use in a cleaning apparatus in an imaging apparatus for cleaning residual toner particles, including dry and liquid ink toners and carriers, from an imaging surface, the cleaning blade having a material having a hardness of from about 86 to about 120 Shore A.