Electrophotography – Image formation – Development
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Gray, David M. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Development
Reexamination Certificate
active
10675948
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus including a unit including image carriers for carrying electrostatic latent images, respectively, and developing devices for developing the electrostatic latent images with toners, respectively, and integrated with the image carriers, and toner feeding devices for feeding the toners to the developing devices, respectively, and provided separately from the unit, wherein the toner feeding devices and developing devices are detachably engaged with each other.
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Ichimiya Kohji
Kanoshima Yuichiro
Kiyota Mamoru
Matsuura Nekka
Sakai Kiyoshi
Gray David M.
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Villaluna Erika J.
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