Lubricant applying unit, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7209699
APP PUB NO 20050191099A1
SERIAL NO

11058463

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A lubricant applying unit includes a lubricant composed of metal salt of fatty acid; an applying member that applies the lubricant on a subject under lubricant application; and a spreading member that forms a thin layer of the lubricant applied on the subject. The spreading member spreads the lubricant in such a manner that a thickness of the thin layer is in a range of 8 nanometers to 12 nanometers.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Seshita, Takuya Kanagawa, JP 128 3253
Sugiura, Kenji Kanagawa, JP 178 2403
Tani, Katsuhiko Tokyo, JP 16 240
Tokumasu, Takahiko Tokyo, JP 21 541
Yagi, Yumiko Shizuoka, JP 3 81
Yamaguchi, Daichi Tokyo, JP 24 365

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation