Method of forming a visual record of a latent image on an image receiving web

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF FORMING ON AN IMAGE RECEIVING WEB A VISUAL RECORD OF A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE ON AN IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER COMPRISING PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL DROPLET OF DEVELOPER COMPRISING PARTICULATE ELECTRICALLY CHARGED TONER SUSPENDED IN A NON-CONDUCTIVE LIQUID CARRIER ON SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER, SIMULTANEOUSLY ESTABLISHING A LINE OF INTIMATE PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE PORTIONS OF SAID IMAGE RRECEIVING WEB AND SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER AND ADVANCING SAID LINE, SAID DEVELOPER ADVANCING IN FRONT OF SAID LINE OF INTIMATE PHSYICAL CONTACT AND BETWEEN SAID IMAGE RECEIVING WEB AND SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER TO DEPOSIT SAID TONER PARTICLES ON SAID IMAGE RECEIVING WEB IN IMAGE CONFIGURATION AT SAID LINE OF INTIMATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, AND SEPARATING SAID WEB FROM SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER BEARING A DEVELOPED IMAGE,

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF FORMING ON AN IMAGE RECEIVING WEB A VISUAL RECORD OF A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE ON AN IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER COMPRISING PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL DROPLET OF DEVELOPER COMPRISING PARTICULATE ELECTRICALLY CHARGED TONER SUSPENDED IN A NON-CONDUCTIVE LIQUID CARRIER ON SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER, SIMULTANEOUSLY ESTABLISHING A LINE OF INTIMATE PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE PORTIONS OF SAID IMAGE RRECEIVING WEB AND SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER AND ADVANCING SAID LINE, SAID DEVELOPER ADVANCING IN FRONT OF SAID LINE OF INTIMATE PHSYICAL CONTACT AND BETWEEN SAID IMAGE RECEIVING WEB AND SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER TO DEPOSIT SAID TONER PARTICLES ON SAID IMAGE RECEIVING WEB IN IMAGE CONFIGURATION AT SAID LINE OF INTIMATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, AND SEPARATING SAID WEB FROM SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER BEARING A DEVELOPED IMAGE,

Claim 3

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A VISIBLE RECORD OF A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE FORMED ON AN IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER, INCLUDING: (A) CONTACTING A LEADING AREA OF A FIRST SURFACE OF A VERY THIN ALUMINUM FOIL WITH THE IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER AT AN INDIVIDUAL BEAD OF LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY CHARGED TONER PARTICLES SUSPENDED IIN A NONCONDUCTIVE LIQUID CARRIER ON SAID MEMBER; (B) MOVING A ROLLER ACROSS A SECOND SURFACE OF SAID FOIL, (1) TO ESTABLISH CONTACT BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE AREAS OF THE FIRST SURFACE OF SAID FOIL AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, AND, (2) TO MOVE SAID DEVELOPER ACROSS SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER IN ADVANCE OF SAID AREAS OF SAID FOIL SUCCESSIVELY CONTACTED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER; AND, (C) SEPARATING SUCCESSIVE AREAS OF SAID FOIL FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER; WHEREBY SAID FOIL IS DEFORMED IN CONFORMITY WITH SAID ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE.

Claim 4

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A VISIBLE RECORD OF A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE FORMED ON AN IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER, INCLUDING: (A) CONTACTING A LEADING AREA OF A FIRST SURFACE OF A VERY THIN ALUMINUM FOIL WITH THE IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER AT AN INDIVIDUAL BEAD OF LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY CHARGED TONER PARTICLES SUSPENDED IIN A NONCONDUCTIVE LIQUID CARRIER ON SAID MEMBER; (B) MOVING A ROLLER ACROSS A SECOND SURFACE OF SAID FOIL, (1) TO ESTABLISH CONTACT BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE AREAS OF THE FIRST SURFACE OF SAID FOIL AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, AND, (2) TO MOVE SAID DEVELOPER ACROSS SAID IMAGE SUPPORT MEMBER IN ADVANCE OF SAID AREAS OF SAID FOIL SUCCESSIVELY CONTACTED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER; AND, (C) SEPARATING SUCCESSIVE AREAS OF SAID FOIL FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER; WHEREBY SAID FOIL IS DEFORMED IN CONFORMITY WITH SAID ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE.