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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Benjamin John Goebel, Lexington, KY (US);
Christian Blair Miller, Delaware, OH (US);
Benjamin John Goebel, Lexington, KY (US);
Christian Blair Miller, Delaware, OH (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A segmented cleaning member for removing particulate from a charge roller of a media processing device. The cleaning member in one embodiment includes a substrate and an open-cell foam cleaning pad disposed onto the substrate. The cleaning pad is segmented by a plurality of cuts into a plurality of longitudinal sections capable of contacting the charge roller for removing the particulate from the charge roller. Various cut patterns made be used to form the sections. The cleaning member can be used in media processing device and cartridge therefor for removing the particulate from the charge roller.