Electrophotography – Cleaning of imaging surface – Having handling of removed material
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-29
2008-01-29
Tran, Hoan (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Cleaning of imaging surface
Having handling of removed material
C399S035000, C399S360000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07324780
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a waste toner collecting unit, a moving device, a sheet conveying roller, a driving unit, and a drive force transmitting unit. The waste toner collecting unit receives waste toner. The moving device moves the waste toner in the waste toner collecting unit. The sheet conveying roller transports a transfer sheet. The driving unit drives the sheet conveying roller. The drive force transmitting unit interlinks the moving device to the sheet conveying roller, and transmits a drive force of the driving unit to the moving device via a shaft of the sheet conveying roller.
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Fukuchi Yutaka
Yamada Mitsuru
Yuji Arai
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Tran Hoan
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