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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:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Ito, Nagano, JP;
Shinichi Kamoshida, Nagano, JP;
Toshihiko Yamazaki, Nagano, JP;
Shigeo Fujita, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Ito, Nagano, JP;
Shinichi Kamoshida, Nagano, JP;
Toshihiko Yamazaki, Nagano, JP;
Shigeo Fujita, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a belt member, a secondary transfer member which is abutted against the belt member to secondary transfer a toner image to a recording medium and a contact/separation mechanism which brings the secondary transfer member into contact with a first widthwise end portion in the belt member first.