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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Guy Hasdai, Rehovot, IL;
Sharon Nagler, Rehovot, IL;
Inventors:
Guy Hasdai, Rehovot, IL;
Sharon Nagler, Rehovot, IL;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner development unit for an image forming apparatus including a roller and an electrode adjacent thereto, the electrode having an arcuate extent adjacent to a portion of a surface of the roller to define a toner application gap therebetween, the roller being adapted to rotate in a given direction wherein the gap diverges in the direction of rotation of the roller relative to the electrode.