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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. 20, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Richard C. Mark, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard L. Carlston, Rochester, NY (US);
David Battat, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A silencer assembly that has an extended life, is recycleable and suitable for reducing screeching noises between a cleaning blade and an imaging member of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The silencer assembly includes (i) a first C-shaped member having a wall defining a slot extending axially in the wall, and an interior cavity having a predetermined inside diameter in the free state, (ii) at least one partially compressed high density polymeric open cell foam plug inserted into the interior cavity, and (iii) a replaceable second C-shaped member inserted within the interior cavity for reducing plastic deformation of the first C-shaped member, thereby extending life of the silencer and making the silencer easily recyclable by replacing the second C-shaped member.