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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2016
Applicants:

Eiji Kurimoto, Shizuoka, JP;

Tetsuro Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;

Tomoharu Asano, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Nii, Shizuoka, JP;

Toshihiro Ishida, Shizuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Eiji Kurimoto, Shizuoka, JP;

Tetsuro Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;

Tomoharu Asano, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Nii, Shizuoka, JP;

Toshihiro Ishida, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/00 (2006.01); G03G 5/05 (2006.01); G03G 5/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/0517 (2013.01); G03G 5/0507 (2013.01); G03G 5/144 (2013.01); G03G 15/75 (2013.01); G03G 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a photoconductor including a conductive support, an intermediate layer containing metal oxide particles, and a photoconductive layer. The intermediate layer and the photoconductive layer are provided over the conductive support in the order of reciting. An elastic power (We/Wt value) of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20.0% but less than 35.0%. A Martens hardness (HM) of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 350 [N/mm] but less than 450 [N/mm].


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