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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:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Haruyuki Namba, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Haruyuki Namba, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1675 (2013.01); G03G 15/162 (2013.01); G03G 15/1685 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a transfer member that has a core and a high-resistance layer; a facing member that is arranged to face the transfer member so as to sandwich an object to be transferred in cooperation with the transfer member; a contact member that is arranged so as to be capable of contacting the transfer member; and a voltage application unit that applies a voltage between the contact member and the facing member, to pass a transfer current between the transfer member and the facing member, such that the core is electrically floated.