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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:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Hiroshi Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A readable operation unit for an image forming apparatus displays items representative of various functions relating to image formation while classifying and dividing them on the operation unit. The operation unit includes a touch-screen panel which is substantially centered on the operation unit and various keys in a specific arrangement on the sides of the touch-screen panel so that the operator can easily understand the contents of operations in relation to the other functions.