Electrophotography – Image formation – Development
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-13
2010-12-28
Gray, David M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Development
C399S265000, C399S272000, C399S279000, C492S017000, C492S018000, C492S056000, C492S059000, C430S123300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07860436
ABSTRACT:
A developing device has a developer bearing member, a housing adapted to accommodate a developer, and a supply roller adapted to supply the developer within the housing for the developer bearing member. The supply roller has an outer circumferencial foam layer made of resin or rubber. The foam layer has an air permeability of 150-200 ml/cm2/s, a hardness of 50-200 N, and an average cell density of 20-40 per 25 mm width.
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Notification of Reason(s) for Refusal in JP 2006-163053 dated Apr. 15, 2008, and Translations thereof.
Aoki Yoshikazu
Demizu Ichiro
Nakade Yohei
Okada Takuya
Okuno Yuusuke
Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Gray David M
Gray Francis
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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