Abstract: An image revealing squeegee device for an electrocoagulation printing apparatus including a positive cylindrical electrode having a central longitudinal axis and a passivated surface on which dots of colored, coagulated colloid representative of a desired image are formed by electrocoagulation of an electrolytically coagulable colloid present in a colloidal dispersion containing a coloring agent, the positive electrode having a predetermined radius and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: An image revealing squeegee device for an electrocoagulation printing apparatus including a positive cylindrical electrode having a central longitudinal axis and a passivated surface on which dots of colored, coagulated colloid representative of a desired image are formed by electrocoagulation of an electrolytically coagulable colloid present in a colloidal dispersion containing a coloring agent, the positive electrode having a predetermined radius and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: An electrocoagulation printing apparatus comprises a positive cylindrical electrode having a central longitudinal axis extending horizontally and a passivated surface defining a positive electrode active surface, the positive electrode being formed of an electrolytically inert metal; a drive mechanism for rotating the positive electrode about the longitudinal axis thereof at a substantially constant speed; a coating device for coating the positive electrode active surface with an olefinic substance and a metal oxide to form on the surface micro-droplets of olefinic substance containing the metal oxide; and a printing head for forming on the olefin and metal oxide-coated positive electrode active surface a plurality of dots of colored, coagulated colloid by electrocoagulation of an electrolytically coagulable colloid in the presence of a coloring agent, the dots of colored, coagulated colloid being representative of a desired image.

Abstract: A method for coating a metallic substrate with an oily substance. Use is made of a support member having a ceramic coating comprising an oxide ceramic material, onto which is applied the oily substance to form a film of the oily substance uniformly covering the surface of the ceramic coating, the film of oily substance breaking down into micro-droplets having substantially uniform size and distribution. The micro-droplets of oily substance are thereafter transferred onto a surface of the metallic substrate without substantially altering the size and distribution of the micro-droplets, thereby coating the surface of the metallic substrate with the oily substance. The invention is particularly useful for coating the positive electrode of a high-speed electrocoagulation printing apparatus with an olefinic substance containing a metal oxide.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating a metallic substrate with an oily substance. Use is made of a support member having a ceramic coating comprising an oxide ceramic material, onto which is applied the oily substance to form a film of the oily substance uniformly covering the surface of the ceramic coating, the film of oily substance breaking down into micro-droplets having substantially uniform size and distribution. The micro-droplets of oily substance are thereafter transferred onto a surface of the metallic substrate without substantially altering the size and distribution of the micro-droplets, thereby coating the surface of the metallic substrate with the oily substance. The invention is particularly useful for coating the positive electrode of a high-speed electrocoagulation printing apparatus with an olefinic substance containing a metal oxide.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing an image and transferring same onto a substrate. A positive cylindrical electrode is rotated about its longitudinal axis at a substantially constant speed, the positive electrode having a passivated surface defining a positive electrode active surface. A plurality of negative electrolytically inert electrodes electrically insulated from one another are arranged in rectilinear alignment to define a series of corresponding negative electrode active surface disposed in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the positive electrode and spaced from the positive electrode active surface by a constant predetermined gap, the negative electrodes being spaced from one another by a distance at least equal to the electrode gap to prevent edge corrosion of the negative electrodes.