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Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1955-08-26
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Granted: 1959-12-15
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Expires: 1975-08-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John F Byrne

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 04:03
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/37

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
A XEROGRAPHIC PLATE COMPRISING AS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER A CONTINUOUS SOLID SUPPORT HAVING A UNIFORM PATTERN OF FINELY-INTERSPERSED TRANSPARENT AND OPAQUE AREAS, AT LEAST THE OPAQUE AREAS BEING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL COATED ON AND COVERING ONLY SAID OPAQUE AREAS SO THAT ILLUMNATION THROUGH SAID SUPPORT PASSES THROUGH SAID PLATE IN ONE DIRECTION WITHOUT ACTIVITING SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL, AND MEANS TO APPLY A GROUND POTENTIAL TO EACH OF THE CONDUCTIVE OPAQUE AREAS IN SAID SUPPORT LAYER, SAID PLATE BEING ADAPTED TO BE ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED ON THE SURFACE OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL, AND UNIFORMLY ILLUMINATED THROUGH SAID SUPPORT WHILE A FACSIMILE COPY CONTACTS SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
A XEROGRAPHIC PLATE COMPRISING AS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER A CONTINUOUS SOLID SUPPORT HAVING A UNIFORM PATTERN OF FINELY-INTERSPERSED TRANSPARENT AND OPAQUE AREAS, AT LEAST THE OPAQUE AREAS BEING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL COATED ON AND COVERING ONLY SAID OPAQUE AREAS SO THAT ILLUMNATION THROUGH SAID SUPPORT PASSES THROUGH SAID PLATE IN ONE DIRECTION WITHOUT ACTIVITING SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL, AND MEANS TO APPLY A GROUND POTENTIAL TO EACH OF THE CONDUCTIVE OPAQUE AREAS IN SAID SUPPORT LAYER, SAID PLATE BEING ADAPTED TO BE ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED ON THE SURFACE OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL, AND UNIFORMLY ILLUMINATED THROUGH SAID SUPPORT WHILE A FACSIMILE COPY CONTACTS SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE INSULATING MATERIAL.

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