Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An electrophotographic printing process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a first layer of first toner material composed of either opaque black toner or opaque white toner onto a defined region of a receiving surface; and (b) thereafter applying a second layer of second toner material composed of a mixture of at least one of opaque black toner, opaque white toner, and clear toner onto the defined region so as to overlie said first layer of the first toner material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
An electrophotographic printing process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a first layer of first toner material composed of either opaque black toner or opaque white toner onto a defined region of a receiving surface; and (b) thereafter applying a second layer of second toner material composed of a mixture of at least one of opaque black toner, opaque white toner, and clear toner onto the defined region so as to overlie said first layer of the first toner material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrophotographic printing process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the composition of the second toner material is approximately 9 percent opaque black toner, 9 percent opaque white toner, and 82 percent clear toner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electrophotographic printing process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the receiving surface is an intermediate surface; and wherein the sequence of steps (a) and (b) is reversed; and including the step of: (c) transferring the combined layers of first and second toner material to a final surface; whereby, on the final surface, the layer of the second toner material overlies the layer of the first toner material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrophotographic printing process as set forth in claim 3 wherein black toner may be replaced by toner of a color other than black; and wherein white toner may be replaced by toner of a color other than white.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electrophotographic printing process as in claim 1 wherein steps (a) and (b) are repeated at least one more time; and wherein the black toner in repeated steps (a) and (b) is of a color other than black and other than that of any of the preceding repeated steps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrophotographic printing process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a layer of first toner material composed of either opaque black toner or opaque white toner onto a defined region of a receiving surface; (b) imparting an electrical charge to the first toner material having a first predetermined charge to mass ratio; and (c) thereafter applying a layer of second toner material composed of a mixture of approximately equal amounts of opaque black toner and opaque white toner onto the defined region so as to overlie the layer of the first toner material by imparting an electrical charge thereto having a second predetermined charge to mass ratio which is substantially higher than the first predetermined charge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrophotographic printing process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a layer of first toner material composed of either opaque black toner or opaque white toner onto a defined region of a receiving surface; (b) imparting an electrical charge to the first toner material having a first predetermined charge to mass ratio; and (c) thereafter applying a layer of second toner material composed of a mixture of approximately equal amounts of opaque black toner and opaque white toner onto the defined region so as to overlie the layer of the first toner material by imparting an electrical charge thereto having a second predetermined charge to mass ratio which is substantially higher than the first predetermined charge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrophotographic printing process as set forth in claim 6 wherein the second predetermined charge to mass ratio is in the range of 2 to 10 times higher than the first predetermined charge.