Patents by Inventor Azusa Aso

Azusa Aso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CLEANING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090297239
    Abstract: Disclosed a cleaning apparatus including: a brush to remove an adhered matter adhered to a photoconductor drum; wherein the brush includes: a first brush portion which contacts an end portion of the photoconductor drum in an axial direction, which portions is on a circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum, and in which portion a conductive base substance is exposed; and a second brush portion which contacts only a photosensitive layer on the circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum, and an electric resistance value of the first brush portion is larger than that of the second brush when a bias current is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Azusa Aso, Nobuhiko Okano, Kiyoaki Kawamoto, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Hiroshi Isokawa