Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – By means to convey sheet
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-10
2011-11-29
Joerger, Kaitlin (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
By means to convey sheet
C271S256000, C271S193000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066281
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding device that feeds a sheet, and a conveyance belt that conveys the sheet toward a printing region while attracting the sheet with electrostatic force. The printing region is disposed in a vicinity of the conveyance belt. A printing device is provided in the printing region to form an image on the sheet. A controller is provided to control the conveyance belt to stop conveying the sheet toward the printing region for a prescribed period after the tip of the sheet arrives at the conveyance belt and raised from the conveyance belt unit the tip of the sheet settles to the surface of the conveyance belt.
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Aug. 26, 2009 Japanese official action in connection with a counterpart Japanese patent application No. 2005-232940.
Cicchino Patrick
Cooper & Dunham LLP
Joerger Kaitlin
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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