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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:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Martin Victor Digirolamo, Lexington, KY (US);
David Starling Macmillan, Winchester, KY (US);
Jody Evan Mccoy, Stanton, KY (US);
Robert Francis Soto, Lexington, KY (US);
Donald Wayne Stafford, Georgetown, KY (US);
Inventors:
Martin Victor DiGirolamo, Lexington, KY (US);
David Starling MacMillan, Winchester, KY (US);
Jody Evan McCoy, Stanton, KY (US);
Robert Francis Soto, Lexington, KY (US);
Donald Wayne Stafford, Georgetown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A doctor blade for use with an imaging apparatus includes an elongated member, and a metering surface formed on a portion of the elongated member. The metering surface has surface features, which are modified by buffing the metering surface.