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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:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Hidetoshi Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Aino Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Takagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Tanikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Aino Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Takagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Tanikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G021/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device included in an image forming apparatus for removing a substance that disfigures an image. The device includes an adsorbent support that supports an adsorbent. The absorbent has a molecular structure including voids that have a diameter great enough to pass molecules of the disfiguring substance which is deposited on the surface of an image carrier and contain water.