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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:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Hidetoshi Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Naruse, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Naomi Sugimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasayuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Naruse, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Naomi Sugimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasayuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning brush configured to remove toner from a surface of a member of an image forming apparatus; wherein the cleaning brush includes a plurality of fibers having an inside part formed from a conductive material and a surface part formed by an insulating material.