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Ionographic functional color printer based on Traveling Cloud Development
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-04
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2010-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A functional color graphic printer wherein Traveling Cloud Development (T.C.D.) is utilized for developing Ionographically formed color images. The high sensitivity and scavengeless character of the T.C.D. process enables the use of a low voltage imaging system such as ion deposition processes such as CorJet or IBIS or IBIS II to form three or more latent images simultaneously or sequentially on a single dielectric receiver. The charge levels of the elements of the latent images may been varied in order to produce different color intensities for each component of a composite image. Alternatively, the different color intensities can be achieved by changing the electrical biases applied to the traveling cloud developer systems.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred W. Schmidlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 19:45
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/385; B41J2/41; B41J2/415; G; G03; G03G; G03G13/00; G03G13/01; G03G13/013; G03G13/0133
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of printing color images using relatively low image potentials, said method including the steps of: using ionographic imaging structure, forming a relatively low voltage, latent image on an image receiver, said relatively low voltage being about 350 volts; passing said latent electrostatic image past means for developing said latent electrostatic image with toner; and electrically biasing said developing means for establishing a relatively low, net image potential of about 50 volts between said developing means and said latent image for effecting toner deposition on said latent image from said developing means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of printing color images using relatively low image potentials, said method including the steps of: using ionographic imaging structure, forming a relatively low voltage, latent image on an image receiver, said relatively low voltage being about 350 volts; passing said latent electrostatic image past means for developing said latent electrostatic image with toner; and electrically biasing said developing means for establishing a relatively low, net image potential of about 50 volts between said developing means and said latent image for effecting toner deposition on said latent image from said developing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming a latent image on said image receiver forms a latent electrostatic image having three discreet, relatively low voltage image levels and said developing means includes three developer structures and wherein each developer structure is electrically biased such toner from each of them is deposited on one of said three discreet, relatively low voltage image levels, said relatively low voltage image levels being in the order of 150 to 350 volts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein toner is deposited on another of said image levels from two of said developer structures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein toner is deposited on still another of said image levels from only one of said developer structures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 1 including the steps of neutralizing the developed latent image and using a second ionographic imaging structure, forming a second latent electrostatic image on top or said developed latent image and forming a second developed image by developing said second latent electrostatic image using a second developing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 5 including the steps of neutralizing the second developed latent image and using a third ionographic imaging structure, forming a third latent electrostatic image on top of said second developed image and using a third developer means developing said third latent image.
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