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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:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Bernd Schultheis, Schwabenheim, DE;
Holger Köbrich, Flörsheim, DE;
Dieter Jung, Daaden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schott AG, Mainz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A developer unit having a toner reservoir and a toner application device. The toner application device applies toner to a developer and the developer can be brought into a planar contact with an OPC (photo conductor drum). In order to improve the transfer of toner in the contact area between the OPC and the developer, the developer has a developer strip that is placed, in the contact area, in some areas of the surface of the OPC.