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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Koji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuo Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Bing Shu, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasushi Koichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Setsuo Soga, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuo Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Bing Shu, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasushi Koichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Setsuo Soga, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprising: a latent image support for supporting a latent image and a developing device configured to us toner to develop the latent image on said latent image support, the estimated average halftone granularity of the toner imager after developing being 0.25 or less.