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Electrophotography

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1950-06-06
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Granted: 1954-09-28
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Expires: 1970-06-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Chester F Carlson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 11:16
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/16; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/37

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
IN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION WITH AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE CONSISTING OF A CONDUCTIVE BASE AND A LAYER OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE AND IN CONTACT THEREWITH THROUGHOUT AN IMAGE AREA, OF A CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE FACE OF SAID LAYER IN SAID IMAGE AREA, MEANS TO INTRODUCE CHARGED PARTICLES BETWEEN SAID LAYER AND SAID ELECTRODE TO DEVELOP SAID ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, AND A POTENTIAL SOURCE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CONDUCTIVE BASE AND SAID ELECTRODE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
IN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION WITH AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE CONSISTING OF A CONDUCTIVE BASE AND A LAYER OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE AND IN CONTACT THEREWITH THROUGHOUT AN IMAGE AREA, OF A CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE FACE OF SAID LAYER IN SAID IMAGE AREA, MEANS TO INTRODUCE CHARGED PARTICLES BETWEEN SAID LAYER AND SAID ELECTRODE TO DEVELOP SAID ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, AND A POTENTIAL SOURCE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CONDUCTIVE BASE AND SAID ELECTRODE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-09-27 1958-03-29 1958-09-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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