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Plural electrophotographic toned image method
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1986-05-01
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2006-05-01
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides an electrophotographic method of forming a subsequent toner image overlapping one or more toner images previously formed on a surface of an electrophotographic element. The method comprises the steps of: (a) electrically charging the surface and the previously formed toner image or images, (b) forming an electrostatic latent image overlapping the previously formed toner image or images on the surface by imagewise exposing the element, through the previously formed toner image or images, to actinic radiation of a wavelength outside the range of 400 to 700 nanometers; the density of the previously formed toner image or images to the actinic radiation being less than about 0.2, and (c) electrographically developing the electrostatic latent image to thereby form the subsequent toner image.
Inventors
- 👤 Yee S. Ng
- 👤 Louis J. Rossi
- 👤 Domenic Santilli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 05:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/09; G03G9/0906; G03G9/0918; G03G13/00; G03G13/22; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/06; G03G5/0601; G03G5/0612; G03G5/0614; G03G5/06142; G03G5/06144; G03G9/091; G03G9/12; G03G9/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An electrophotographic method of forming a subsequent toner image overlapping one or more toner images previously formed on a surface of an electrophotographic element, said method comprising the steps of: (a) electrically charging the surface and the previously formed toner image or images, (b) forming an electrostatic latent image overlapping the previously formed toner image or images on the surface by imagewise exposing the element, through the previously formed toner image or images, to actinic radiation of a wavelength outside the range of 400 to 700 nanometers; the density of the previously formed toner image or images to the actinic radiation being less than 0.2, and (c) electrographically developing the electrostatic latent image to thereby form the subsequent toner image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electrophotographic method of forming a subsequent toner image overlapping one or more toner images previously formed on a surface of an electrophotographic element, said method comprising the steps of: (a) electrically charging the surface and the previously formed toner image or images, (b) forming an electrostatic latent image overlapping the previously formed toner image or images on the surface by imagewise exposing the element, through the previously formed toner image or images, to actinic radiation of a wavelength outside the range of 400 to 700 nanometers; the density of the previously formed toner image or images to the actinic radiation being less than 0.2, and (c) electrographically developing the electrostatic latent image to thereby form the subsequent toner image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the wavelength of the actinic radiation is greater than 700 nanometers and less than or equal to 1000 nanometers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the wavelength of the actinic radiation is about 830 nanometers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the actinic radiation is created by a laser diode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the electrographic developing is carried out with a liquid electrographic developer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the previously formed toner image or images have a density of at least 0.2 to light having wavelengths throughout the range of 400 to 700 nanometers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the previously formed toner images is a black toner image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
106 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 7, wherein the black toner image comprises a black colorant having the structure: ##STR12## wherein: Q is H or --SO 3 M, wherein M is an alkali metal or NH 4 ; R 1 is H or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 2 is H, --OCH 2 CONH 2 , or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 3 is H, --NO 2 , or --SO 2 NHR 4 wherein R 4 is H, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, naphthyl, or alkyl-substituted phenyl or naphthyl wherein the alkyl has 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
147 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 8, wherein: each of Q, R 2 , and R 3 is H, and R 1 is --OCH 3 ; each of R 2 and R 3 is H, Q is --SO 3 Na, and R 1 is --OCH 3 ; each of Q, R 1 , and R 3 is H, and R 2 is --OCH 3 ; each of Q, R 1 , and R 3 is H, and R 2 is --OCH 2 CONH 2 ; each of Q and R 2 is H, R 1 is --OCH 3 , and R 3 is --SO 2 NH 2 ; each of Q and R 2 is H, R 1 is --OCH 3 , and R 3 is --NO 2 ; or each of Q, R 1 , and R 2 is H, and R 3 is --NO 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 8, wherein each of Q, R 2 , and R 3 is H, and R 1 is --OCH 3 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 6, wherein the previously formed toner images comprise a black toner image overlapped by a yellow toner image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 6, wherein the prevsiously formed toner images comprise a black toner image, overlapped by a yellow toner image, which are in turn overlapped by a magenta toner image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 1, wherein the electrophotographic element surface referred to in claim 1 is the outer surface of a dielectric support releasably adhered to a photoconductive layer which is on an electrically conductive substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The electrophotographic method of claim 13, further comprising the subsequent steps of: (d) contacting the surface of the dielectric support, having the overlapping toner images thereon, with a receiving element, and (e) transferring the dielectric support and overlapping toner images to the receiving element.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process of forming a multicolor proof, comprising the electrophotographic method of claim 12, wherein the subsequent toner image comprises a cyano toner image, the surface bearing the toner images is the outer surface of a dielectric support releasably adhered to a photoconductive layer which is on an electrically conductive substrate, and the method further comprises the steps of: (d) contacting the surface of the dielectric support, having the overlapping toner images thereon, with a receiving element, and (e) transferring the dielectric support and overlapping toner images to the receiving element to form the multicolor proof.
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