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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael McMindes, Rochester, NY (US);
James Montgomery, Bergen, NY (US);
Eric Stypa, Hamlin, NY (US);
Michael Goretzky, Eching, DE;
Gerhard Loedermann, Munich, DE;
Franz Wittmann, Isen, DE;
Assignee:
Ten Cate Enbi, Inc., W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
An electrostatographic apparatus and method for fixing toner particles to a receiver, involving the use of a new fusing roller that has a lifetime longer than previous rollers and that rarely, if ever, needs to be cleaned.