EP0329197A3 - Electrostatic copying apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0329197A3
EP0329197A3 EP89106149A EP89106149A EP0329197A3 EP 0329197 A3 EP0329197 A3 EP 0329197A3 EP 89106149 A EP89106149 A EP 89106149A EP 89106149 A EP89106149 A EP 89106149A EP 0329197 A3 EP0329197 A3 EP 0329197A3
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copying apparatus
electrostatic copying
electrostatic
copying
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Masahide Iseki
Toshio Yoshiyama
Hiroshi Kajita
Masanori Itakiyo
Hiroshi Kusumoto
Yoshizo Kawamori
Masuo Kawamoto
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Kyocera Mita Industrial Co Ltd
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Mita Industrial Co Ltd
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EP19890106149 1982-11-30 1983-11-30 Electrostatic copying apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0329197B1 (en)

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EP19890106149 EP0329197B1 (en) 1982-11-30 1983-11-30 Electrostatic copying apparatus

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP57209849A JPH0623872B2 (en) 1982-11-30 1982-11-30 Electrostatic copying machine
JP209849/82 1982-11-30
EP19890106149 EP0329197B1 (en) 1982-11-30 1983-11-30 Electrostatic copying apparatus

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EP83112018.3 Division 1983-11-30
EP86100283.0 Division 1983-11-30

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EP0329197A2 EP0329197A2 (en) 1989-08-23
EP0329197A3 true EP0329197A3 (en) 1990-06-13
EP0329197B1 EP0329197B1 (en) 1993-09-15

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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0043913A2 (en) * 1980-07-10 1982-01-20 International Business Machines Corporation Apparatus for and method of controlling the temperature of a hot roll fuser in a xerographic machine
US4324486A (en) * 1978-06-08 1982-04-13 Olympus Optical Company Limited Recording device including a heating means

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4324486A (en) * 1978-06-08 1982-04-13 Olympus Optical Company Limited Recording device including a heating means
EP0043913A2 (en) * 1980-07-10 1982-01-20 International Business Machines Corporation Apparatus for and method of controlling the temperature of a hot roll fuser in a xerographic machine

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