(19)
(11) EP 1 403 722 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31

(21) Application number: 03021369.8

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G03G 5/147, G03G 5/06

(54)

Electrophotographic photoconductor, electrophotography method, electrophotographic apparatus, eletrophotographic apparatus process cartridge using a specific outermost surface layer coating solution for the photoconductor

Elektrophotographischer Photoleiter, elektrophotographische Methode, Apparat und Prozesskartusche mit einer speziellen, äussersten Oberflächenbeschichtung des Photoleiters

Photoconducteur électrophotographique, méthode d'utilisation, appareil, et cartouche de procédé utilisant une couche spécifique pour la couche extérieure du photoconducteur

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 24.09.2002 JP 2002276629

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(73) Proprietor: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ikegami, Takaaki
    Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)
  • Shimada, Tomoyuki
    Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Yasuo
    Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)
  • Tamoto, Nozomu
    Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)
  • Kami, Hidetoshi
    Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(74) Representative: Barz, Peter 
Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München
80803 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 205 808
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 11, 6 November 2002 (2002-11-06) & JP 2002 207308 A (RICOH CO LTD), 26 July 2002 (2002-07-26)
   
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