Electrophotographic image forming method and apparatus with a cover film supplying device

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PATENT NO 8483598
APP PUB NO 20100278558A1
SERIAL NO

12758287

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The image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing member; a charging device charging the surface of the latent image bearing member; a latent image forming device forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image bearing member; a developing device supplying toner to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image; a cover film supplying device supplying a cover film to the surface of the latent image bearing member at a cover film supplying position located on an upstream side from the development position so that the toner image is formed on the cover film covering the surface of the latent image bearing member; and a cover film separating device separating the cover film bearing the toner image thereon from the surface of the image bearing member before the cover film bearing the toner image thereon reaches the cover film supplying position.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atari, Hiroki Yokohama, JP 6 19
Enoki, Shigekazu Kawasaki, JP 31 630
Kadota, Ichiro Kawasaki, JP 40 572
Kawasumi, Masanori Yokohama, JP 67 1735
Kayahara, Shin Kamakura, JP 39 841
Kurokawa, Atsushi Atsugi, JP 95 482
Nakagawa, Yoshinori Yokohama, JP 177 2043
Nakai, Hiroshi Yokohama, JP 140 1906
Ozaki, Naoyuki Zama, JP 60 874
Sudo, Kazuhisa Kawasaki, JP 65 2002
Suganuma, Takuya Yamato, JP 18 145
Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Yokohama, JP 235 2171
Tanaka, Shuji Chigasaki, JP 140 885
Yoshida, Ryuji Yokohama, JP 63 473

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