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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:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J. M. Bloemen, Cuijk, NL;
Wilhelmus Meijer, Velden, NL;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
An improved substrate guide member and an improved method of manufacturing the same wherein slits are cut at the base of raised relief ribs prior to drawing such ribs. The result is a flatter and less expensive substrate guide member without the need for supplemental straightening processes.