Abstract: An electrostatographic printer has a process unit adapted to be removably mounted in a main assembly of an electrostatographic reproducing machine, the process unit including a developement apparatus at which an electrostatic latent image is developed on an imaging member, and a transfer device which causes a developed toner image to be transferred from the moving imaging member to a copy sheet. The development apparatus is contained within a housing of an electrically insulating material, and comprises conductive means adjacent the exit portion of the development apparatus, i.e. the portion from which the imaging member emerges as it moves towards the transfer device. The conductive means includes a conductive coating on the exit portion of the developer housing, and a conductive seal member through which an electrical discharge path is provided.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of resin, pigment, and a nonionic fluorosurfactant charge enhancing additive.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of resin particles, pigment particles, and bis-(distearyldimethylammonium)sulfate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for forming two-color images which comprises charging an imaging member, creating on the member a latent image comprising areas of high, medium, and low potential, developing the low areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific colored toner and a specific carrier as described herein, subsequently developing the high areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific black toner and a specific carrier as described herein, transferring the developed two-color image to a substrate, and permanently affixing the image to the substrate.

Abstract: A process for preparing an electrophotographic toner composition which comprises premixing a pigment and a charge control additive in the absence of a solvent, subsequently admixing the premixed pigment and charge control additive and a resin, and extruding the pigment, charge control additive, and resin. The pigment and the charge control additive may be premixed prior to being added to the extruder with the resin; alternatively, the pigment and charge control additive may be premixed by adding them to the extruder via an upstream supply means and extruding them, and subsequently adding the resin to the extruder via a downstream supply means.

Abstract: An improved process for rapidly charging toner particles which comprises (I) adding uncharged replenishment toner particles to a charged developer composition comprised of carrier particles and toner particles, the carrier particles consisting of a core containing a continuous polymer coating thereover having incorporated therein a fluoropolymer, contained on from about 1 percent to about 20 percent of the surface area of the coating, (II) contacting the charged developing composition containing said carrier particles with uncharged toner particles wherein charges are transferred to the uncharged toner particles within a mixing period of from about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes, thereby resulting in substantially the same level of charge intensity for said uncharged toner particles as the charge intensity for the charged toner particles in the charged developer composition, which charge intensity for example is from about 5 microcoulombs per gram to about 50 microcoulombs per gram of toner particles.

Abstract: A vehicle ignition-transmission protection enclosure is provided, whereby the ignition switch and transmission gear lever are protected from tampering and vandalism. The protection enclosure secures the transmission gear lever in combination with the ignition switch, such that movement of the former and access to the latter is prevented during installation. The protection enclosure includes an adjustable transmission lever yoke which surrounds a segment of the transmission gear lever shaft. That yoke may reside within a hinged, flanged, and contoured apparatus, comprising the remainder of the protection enclosure, that may be repeatedly and effortlessly installed and removed.