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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:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shinichi Sakai, Niigata, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/510 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an absorption roller for absorbing a solvent from a toner image developed on a photosensitive belt , a drying roller for drying and vaporizing the absorbed solvent, a liquefaction device for cooling, liquefying and collecting the dried and vaporized solvent, and further, an air pump for circulating a gas that has not been liquefied by the liquefaction device from the liquefaction device to vicinity of the drying roller , and wherein the gas is mixed with a newly dried and vaporized solvent, and the mixed gas is liquefied and collected by the liquefaction device