The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Yuichi Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sakanobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Akamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Katahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sakanobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Akamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Katahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade that contacts a surface of a member to be cleaned to remove a residue remaining on the surface of the member to be cleaned, and that includes multiple layers, wherein a leading end portion of the cleaning blade shifts in a separating direction from the surface of the member to be cleaned due to a difference in thermal expansion property among the multiple layers when temperature rises.