Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2007-08-28
Ngo, Hoang (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
C399S326000, C399S327000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11240606
ABSTRACT:
A smart and virgin contact fuser service assembly is disclosed for servicing a toner fuser assembly and includes (a) a cleaning device including a cleaning member having virgin cleaning portions on a cleaning surface, the virgin cleaning portions being feedable in a single pass into cleaning contact with a fuser first surface of a fuser member being cleaned; (b) an oiling device including an oiling member having virgin oiling portions on an oiling surface, the virgin oiling portions being feedable in a single pass into oiling contact with a second surface of a fuser member being oiled; and (c) a controller connected to the cleaning device and to the oiling device for selectably and controllably feeding the virgin cleaning portions and the oiling portions in response to a measurable condition of the surface of the fuser roll.
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patent: 2003/0223789 (2003-12-01), Miyazaki
Leaty Michael P.
Pino Jason
Rasch Kenneth R.
Ngo Hoang
Nguti Tallam I.
Xerox Corporation
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