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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:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsumi Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsumi Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A developing device including a development part for developing latent images to toner images. The developing device also includes an agitation part that agitates developer, and a controller, which controls an agitation strength of an agitator in the agitation part. The developer circulates between the development part and the agitation part.