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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:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Jong IN Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myoung Su Baek, Suwon si, KR;
Sung Gi Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ho Jin Jang, Incheon, KR;
Inventors:
Jong In Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myoung Su Baek, Suwon si, KR;
Sung Gi Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ho jin Jang, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposure unit to form a latent image on the image carrier by light, and a particle entering prevention device to prevent particles from entering an optical path between the exposure unit and the image carrier. The particle entering prevention device includes a particle storage unit disposed in a vicinity of the optical path, to store the particles therein.