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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Kunio Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Komito, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Ozeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Hitosugi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Emiko Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
Wakana Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takatsugu Komori, Chiba, JP;
Mutsuki Morinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunio Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Komito, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takamasa Ozeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Hitosugi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Emiko Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
Wakana Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takatsugu Komori, Chiba, JP;
Mutsuki Morinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A protective layer forming device, including: a powdery image bearer protecting agent formed of a granulated product containing a fatty acid metal salt and an inorganic lubricant; and a roller-shaped protecting agent supplying member configured to supply the powdery image bearer protecting agent to a surface of an image bearer.