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Electrophotography using induced electrostatic images

Assignee: Bell and Howell Co
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Filing: 1973-03-21
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Granted: 1974-10-22
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Expires: 1993-03-21
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Abstract

Abstract 1. AN IMPROVED ELECTROSTATIC REPRODUCTION PROCESS, COMPRISING: PLACING A SHEET OF INSULATING TRANSFER MATERIAL HAVING A BULK RESISTIVITY IF AT LEAT 10**15 OHM-CM, BEARING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, ON A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A TEMPORARY COMPOSITE, WITH SAID ONE SIDE IN CONTACT WITH SAIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE, SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE BEING OF THE N-P TYPE AND ELECTROSTATICALLY CARRGED TO THE SAME POLARITY AS SAID ONE SIDE OF AND TRANSFER SHET, BEFORE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS PLACED THEREON,AT A POTENTIAL RELATIVE TO SAID TRANSFER SHEET INSUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT CHARGE TRANSFER THEREBETWEEN, EXPOSING SAID PHOTOCONDUCITIVE SURFACE WITH SAID TRANSFER MATERIAL IN PLACE TO A LIGHT PATTERN, DEVELOPING SAID TRANSFER SHEET WHILE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS IN PLACE ON SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE THEREON CORRESPONDING TO SAID LIGHT PATTERN, TRANSFERRING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE FROM SAID TRANSFER SHEET TO A RECEIVER SHEET, AND FIXING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE ON SAID RECEIVER SHEET.

Inventors

  • 👤 J Gaynor

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 17:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/226; G03G15/227; G03G13/00; G03G13/22; G03G13/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
AN IMPROVED ELECTROSTATIC REPRODUCTION PROCESS, COMPRISING: PLACING A SHEET OF INSULATING TRANSFER MATERIAL HAVING A BULK RESISTIVITY IF AT LEAT 10**15 OHM-CM, BEARING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, ON A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A TEMPORARY COMPOSITE, WITH SAID ONE SIDE IN CONTACT WITH SAIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE, SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE BEING OF THE N-P TYPE AND ELECTROSTATICALLY CARRGED TO THE SAME POLARITY AS SAID ONE SIDE OF AND TRANSFER SHET, BEFORE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS PLACED THEREON,AT A POTENTIAL RELATIVE TO SAID TRANSFER SHEET INSUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT CHARGE TRANSFER THEREBETWEEN, EXPOSING SAID PHOTOCONDUCITIVE SURFACE WITH SAID TRANSFER MATERIAL IN PLACE TO A LIGHT PATTERN, DEVELOPING SAID TRANSFER SHEET WHILE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS IN PLACE ON SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE THEREON CORRESPONDING TO SAID LIGHT PATTERN, TRANSFERRING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE FROM SAID TRANSFER SHEET TO A RECEIVER SHEET, AND FIXING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE ON SAID RECEIVER SHEET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
AN IMPROVED ELECTROSTATIC REPRODUCTION PROCESS, COMPRISING: PLACING A SHEET OF INSULATING TRANSFER MATERIAL HAVING A BULK RESISTIVITY IF AT LEAT 10**15 OHM-CM, BEARING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, ON A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A TEMPORARY COMPOSITE, WITH SAID ONE SIDE IN CONTACT WITH SAIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE, SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE BEING OF THE N-P TYPE AND ELECTROSTATICALLY CARRGED TO THE SAME POLARITY AS SAID ONE SIDE OF AND TRANSFER SHET, BEFORE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS PLACED THEREON,AT A POTENTIAL RELATIVE TO SAID TRANSFER SHEET INSUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT CHARGE TRANSFER THEREBETWEEN, EXPOSING SAID PHOTOCONDUCITIVE SURFACE WITH SAID TRANSFER MATERIAL IN PLACE TO A LIGHT PATTERN, DEVELOPING SAID TRANSFER SHEET WHILE SAID TRANSFER SHEET IS IN PLACE ON SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SURFACE TO FORM A FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE THEREON CORRESPONDING TO SAID LIGHT PATTERN, TRANSFERRING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE FROM SAID TRANSFER SHEET TO A RECEIVER SHEET, AND FIXING SAID FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE ON SAID RECEIVER SHEET.

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