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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. 14, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1999
Masanori Shida, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Numazu, JP;
Masaru Hibino, Minami Ashigara, JP;
Ichiro Ozawa, Funabashi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes a developer bearing member for bearing and conveying a developer having a toner and a carrier, a first magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a second magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a polarity of the second magnetic pole being opposite to a polarity of the first magnetic pole. The second magnetic pole is adjacent to the first magnetic pole and is arranged on a downstream side of the first magnetic pole in a moving direction of the developer bearing member. A regulating member regulates a layer thickness of the developer borne by the developer bearer. The regulating member is arranged in the vicinity of the second magnetic pole and a concentration detector for detecting a concentration of the toner in the developer.
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