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Dry transfer carrier sheets for use in an electrophotographic process

Assignee: ANI-LIVE FILM SERVICES Inc 45 WEST 45TH STREET NEW YORK NY
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Filing: 1982-12-20
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Granted: 1984-08-07
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Expires: 2002-12-20
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Abstract

Abstract The subject invention pertains to a dry transfer imaging technique comprising electrophotographic deposition of an image onto the rear side of a carrier sheet, said carrier sheet being further characterized by being abhesive to the image deposited thereupon; contacting said image-bearing rear side of said carrier sheet with an exterior surface and applying pressure to the front side of said carrier sheet, whereby transfer of said image to said exterior surface is effectuated. The carrier sheets which are abhesive to the deposited image form a part of the invention. In addition, novel colorless toners have been developed which, when deposited upon the image-bearing carrier sheet, enhance the adherability of said image to the exterior surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sidney Cooper
  • 👤 Ezekiel J. Jacob

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 14:38
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G13/00; G03G13/14; G03G13/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31801; Y10T428/31804

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A carrier sheet used in an electrophotographic process which process comprises formation of an electrostatic image by electrophotographic means upon a carrier sheet, corresponding to information to be recorded, formation of a pattern of a toner composition on said carrier sheet corresponding to said electrostatic image thereby forming a toner-image, said carrier sheet being abhesive toward said toner image, and wherein the toner-image is sprayed with an adhesive coating, so that when the adhesive-coated, toner-image is contacted with a receptor surface, the toner-image releases from the carrier sheet and adheres to the receptor surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A carrier sheet used in an electrophotographic process which process comprises formation of an electrostatic image by electrophotographic means upon a carrier sheet, corresponding to information to be recorded, formation of a pattern of a toner composition on said carrier sheet corresponding to said electrostatic image thereby forming a toner-image, said carrier sheet being abhesive toward said toner image, and wherein the toner-image is sprayed with an adhesive coating, so that when the adhesive-coated, toner-image is contacted with a receptor surface, the toner-image releases from the carrier sheet and adheres to the receptor surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
The adhesive coating of claim 1 further characterized by being applied as an aerosol spray (from an aerosol can), said admixture comprising an adhesive, a solvent, a wax and a caustic soda.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The admixture of claim 2 wherein all of the components of the mixture are solubilized in the solvent and wherein said solvent comprises trichloroethylene, the wax comprises a microcrystalline wax, and the caustic soda comprises a quarternary ammonium compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The carrier sheet of claim 1 wherein the toner image releases from the carrier sheet at ambient temperature and with light burnishing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 90 words
An improved carrier sheet comprising front and rear surfaces for use in an electrophotographic process, said carrier sheet characterized by containing a toner-developed electrostatic image resting releasably on the front surface of said carrier sheet, said surface being abhesive to said image, and wherein an adhesive coating overlays said image to improve the releasibility thereof when the image is placed into contact with a receptor surface and burnishing at the rear surface of the carrier sheet takes place, an aerosol spray being used to apply said coating to said image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 90 words
An improved carrier sheet comprising front and rear surfaces for use in an electrophotographic process, said carrier sheet characterized by containing a toner-developed electrostatic image resting releasably on the front surface of said carrier sheet, said surface being abhesive to said image, and wherein an adhesive coating overlays said image to improve the releasibility thereof when the image is placed into contact with a receptor surface and burnishing at the rear surface of the carrier sheet takes place, an aerosol spray being used to apply said coating to said image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The aerosol spary of claim 5 comprising an adhesive, a wax, a caustic soda, a solvent and a propellant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 9 words
The wax of claim 6 comprising a microcrystalline wax.

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