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US3203394A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Xerographic development apparatus

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-01
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-10-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William D Hope
  • 👤 Snelling Christopher
  • 👤 Paul F King

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:12
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/08; G03G15/0806; G03G15/0818

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
DEVELOPING APPARATUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES PREVIOUSLY FORMED ON AN IMAGE-BEARING SURFACE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A DONOR MEMBER CAPABLE OF RETAINING A CONTROLLED QUANTITY OF ELECTROSCOPIC MARKING PARTICLES ALONG ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID DONOR MEMBER COMPRISING:: (1) AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT BASE; AND, (2) AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE ELECTICALLY DIFFERENT MATERIAL ELEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH ELECTRICAL REACTERIZED BY SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY THAN OTHERS OF SAID ELEMENTS AND ARRANGED COMBINED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN A STRUCTURALLY DISTINCT GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION OVERLYING SAID BASE AND ADAPTED TO EFFECT A SURFACE CHARGE RETENTION PATTERN CORRELATED TO SAID CONFIGURATION TO RETAIN CHARGE PREDOMINANTY IN THE AREAS OF THE HIGHER RESISTIVITY ELEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
DEVELOPING APPARATUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES PREVIOUSLY FORMED ON AN IMAGE-BEARING SURFACE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A DONOR MEMBER CAPABLE OF RETAINING A CONTROLLED QUANTITY OF ELECTROSCOPIC MARKING PARTICLES ALONG ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID DONOR MEMBER COMPRISING:: (1) AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT BASE; AND, (2) AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE ELECTICALLY DIFFERENT MATERIAL ELEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH ELECTRICAL REACTERIZED BY SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY THAN OTHERS OF SAID ELEMENTS AND ARRANGED COMBINED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN A STRUCTURALLY DISTINCT GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION OVERLYING SAID BASE AND ADAPTED TO EFFECT A SURFACE CHARGE RETENTION PATTERN CORRELATED TO SAID CONFIGURATION TO RETAIN CHARGE PREDOMINANTY IN THE AREAS OF THE HIGHER RESISTIVITY ELEMENTS.

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