Patent 4761709 Issued on August 2, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: November 10, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A contact brush charging device together with a method for charging an insulating layer are provided wherein the charging brush comprises a plurality of resiliently, flexible thin fibers having an electrical resistivity of from about 102 ohms-cm to about 106 ohms-cm and being substantially resistivity stable to changes in relative humidity and temperature. In a preferred embodiment the plurality of fibers are arranged in a uniform distribution of fibers along the length of the brush and comprise partially carbonized polyacrylonitrile fibers having an electrical resistivity from about 103 ohms-cm to about 105 ohms-cm and being substantially homogeneous in composition.
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