Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lloyd F. Bean, III
  • Patent number: 6208824
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-interactive, dry powder development of electrostatic Images composed of solid areas and fine lines areas on an imageable surface including a housing containing developer material; a magnetic member, spaced a predefined distance from said image, for transporting said developer material from said housing to develop solid areas of said image, said magnetic roll including an magnetic core and a cylindrical sleeve enclosing and rotating about said magnetic core; and a resonating donor member, adjacent to said magnetic roll and spaced from the image receiving member and adapted to transport marking particles to a development zone adjacent the image receiving member; an electrode positioned in the development zone between the image receiving member and the donor member; a voltage supply for electrically biasing said electrode during a developing operation with an alternating current to detach marking particles from said resonating donor member, forming a cloud of marking particles in the develop
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Dale R. Mashtare, Christopher Snelling