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Electrostatic-magnetic method of transferring graphical information
Assignee: Canadian American Bank SA
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Filing: 1973-09-24
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Granted: 1976-11-23
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Expires: 1993-09-24
Abstract
Abstract An electrostatic image of graphical information is formed on a surface, for example that of an endless tape, a drum or suitable paper, and then magnetic toner particles are applied to the surface and adhere thereto in correspondence with the electrostatic image. Portions of the same surface, in the case of the tape, or of another surface, when the drum or paper are employed, are magnetized, as determined by the location of the toner prticles, to form a magnetic image corresponding to the electrostatic image. Then the toner medium are transferred by friction to a copy mdium such as ordinary paper, while the magnetic image is retained or stored on the surface. Toner particles then again can be applied to the magnetic image for production of additional copies. In other embodiments, magnetic material located on a surface in correspondence with graphical information, such as a hard copy comprising magnetic toner particles fixed to a paper substrate, is utilized in magnetizing a surface such as that of a drum or an endless tape, to form a magnetic image of the graphical information. The magnetic image can have toner particles applied thereto for photocopying by transfer to a copy medium such as paper, or it can be scanned to generate a sequential electrical signal indicative of the graphical information which signal is compatible with computer forms of storage and processing.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Rait
- 👤 Alexander Scott Gilmour, Jr.
- 👤 Edward C. Sellers
- 👤 Robert L. Talley
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/01; G03G15/0142; G03G15/0178; G03G15/0194; G03G19/00; G03G15/0147; G03G15/0152; G03G15/0168; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of transferring graphical information from an original medium to a copy medium comprising the steps of: a. forming an electrostatic image of said graphical information on a surface of a recording means which is magnetizable and capable of supporting electrostatic images; b. applying magnetic toner particles to a surface of said recording means in a manner such that said particles adhere to said surface in a correspondence with said electrostatic image; c. forming a magnetic image corresponding to said electrostatic image on a surface of said recording means by utilizing the location of said toner particles on said recording means to influence an applied magnetic field in a manner forming said magnetic image; and d. transferring said toner particles from said recording means to said copy medium while leaving said magnetic image on said recording means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of transferring graphical information from an original medium to a copy medium comprising the steps of: a. forming an electrostatic image of said graphical information on a surface of a recording means which is magnetizable and capable of supporting electrostatic images; b. applying magnetic toner particles to a surface of said recording means in a manner such that said particles adhere to said surface in a correspondence with said electrostatic image; c. forming a magnetic image corresponding to said electrostatic image on a surface of said recording means by utilizing the location of said toner particles on said recording means to influence an applied magnetic field in a manner forming said magnetic image; and d. transferring said toner particles from said recording means to said copy medium while leaving said magnetic image on said recording means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the surface of said recording means capable of supporting electrostatic image is photo-conductive and wherein said step of forming an electrostatic image comprises the steps of: a. applying an electrostatic charge to said surface of said recording means; and b. directing an optical image of said graphical information onto said surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said copy medium comprises paper and wherein said step of transferring said toner particles comprises the steps of: a. placing said paper in contact with the surface of said recording means on which said toner particles are present; and b. causing relative movement between said surface of said recording means and said paper whereby said particles leave said surface and adhere to said paper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 3 further including a step of fixing said toner particles to said paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method according to claim 1 further including the steps of: a. applying magnetic toner particles to the surface of said recording means on which said magnetic image is present in a manner such that said particles adhere to the surface in correspondence with said magnetic image; and b. transferring said toner particles from said recording means to another copy medium while leaving the magnetic image on said recording means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming a magnetic image comprises the steps of: a. applying a continuous magnetic recording to said recording means; and b. selectively erasing said recording according to the location of said toner particles on said recording means to form a magnetic image corresponding to the electrostatic image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said step of selectively erasing includes utilizing said magnetic toner particles to provide a magnetic shunt for the applied erase field.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said step of applying a continuous recording is done by applying a recording signal in a direction toward the surface of said recording means behind the surface on which said toner particles are present whereby the magnetic recording is present under said toner particles and wherein said step of selectively erasing is done by applying an erasing signal in a direction toward the surface of said recording means on which toner particles are present.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said magnetic toner particles include an electrically conductive component and wherein said step of selectively erasing is done by applying a signal of a frequency sufficient to induce eddy currents in said toner particles for deflecting the magnetic flux of the applied erase field around said toner particles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming a magnetic image is performed by passing said recording means through the air gap between a pair of magnetic pole pieces whereby when said pole pieces are energized said magnetic toner particles reduce the reluctance of the air gap thereby increasing the flux density and concentrating the magnetic flux to form selectively a magnetic recording or image on said recording means under said toner particles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming an electrostatic image is performed for a number of times, each time for a selected color component of an optical image of said graphical information, and wherein said step of applying magnetic toner particles is performed a corresponding number of times, each time with toner particles of a color identical to said selected color component.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 11 wherein electrostatic images of said color components are formed simultaneously on separate recording means and then magnetic toner particles of said colors are applied simultaneously to said separate recording means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 11 wherein electrostatic images of said color components are formed serially on said recording means and then magnetic toner particles of said colors are applied serially to said recording means in a corresponding sequence.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic toner particles are elongated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said magnetic toner particles adhered to said recording means comprise a shield pattern in correspondence with said graphical information which causes a reduction in the flux density of an applied magnetic erasing field of at least about fifty percent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein said copy medium comprises paper and is positioned adjacent to said surface of said recording means on which said toner particles are present, and wherein the ratio of the thickness of said toner particles to the thickness of said paper varies between about zero and about one between the areas of said surface of said recording means which are to be erased and the areas of said surface where the recording is to remain.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of forming a magnetic image comprises applying a magnetic field to said toner particles and to said recording means to magnetize said recording means in areas corresponding to the areas on said recording means where said toner particles are present.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of forming a magnetic image comprises applying a d.c. or relatively low frequency a.c. magnetic field to said recording means and said toner particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of forming a magnetic image comprises applying a relatively high frequency magnetic field to said recording means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic toner particles applied to said recording means are elongated and are applied so as to be aligned in a direction parallel to the plane of said surface of said recording means, and wherein a relatively low frequency magnetic field is applied to sid magnetic toner particles on said recording means prior to said step of forming a magnetic image.
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