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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2006
Applicant:
Kunio Makino, Mishima, JP;
Inventor:
Kunio Makino, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A powder toner transferring method that fluidizes a powder toner with a gas supplied from an air supply, sucks the fluidized powder toner with a suction, and transfers the powder toner by discharging the powder toner in a toner storage container. The suction of the powder toner is performed with a reciprocating-motion pump. A powder toner filling method includes the powder toner transferring process.