Patent · US Expired

Filament fiber development traps

US5579094A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 1994
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/0893
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A developer unit adapted to develop with marking particles a latent image. The developer unit includes a housing and a mover for moving the marking particles in a recirculating path within the housing. The developer unit further includes a fibrous element located adjacent the recirculating path to trap contaminants recirculated by the mover with the marking particles.

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