Abstract: A method for controlled installation of a brush filament population on a shaft for making a toner adder brush roller includes applying a layer of adhesive over a surface of a roller shaft, applying a template over at least a portion of the shaft surface, and flocking a multiplicity of filaments on the shaft surface to provide a brush on the roller shaft having a filament population controlled by the application of the template. The method also includes removing the template from the shaft surface after flocking the multiplicity of filaments such that a set of filaments less than the multiplicity of filaments is removed with the template. The method further includes flocking additional filaments on the portion of the shaft surface after removing the template from the portion of the shaft surface, the additional filaments differs from said previously flocked filaments in one of material, length, denier, or combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a performance characteristic of an image forming device component having a surface which may include removal of a portion of the surface to expose a plurality of voids and a surface between the voids. The surface between the voids may have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 microns and the relationship SAV/(SAV+SAC) is equal to 1-50%, where SAV is the surface area of the voids and SAC is the remaining surface area of the component. The performance characteristic may include the control of toner mass conveyed and/or toner filming and/or the amount of residual toner removed from a photoconductive surface.

Abstract: A method for controlled installation of a brush filament population on a shaft for making a toner adder brush roller includes applying a layer of adhesive over a surface of a roller shaft, applying a template over at least a portion of the shaft surface, and flocking a multiplicity of filaments on the shaft surface to provide a brush on the roller shaft having a filament population controlled by the application of the template. The method also includes removing the template from the shaft surface after flocking the multiplicity of filaments such that a set of filaments less than the multiplicity of filaments is removed with the template. The method further includes flocking additional filaments on the portion of the shaft surface after removing the template from the portion of the shaft surface, the additional filaments differs from said previously flocked filaments in one of material, length, denier, or combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: A method for controlled installation of a brush filament population on a shaft for making a toner adder brush roller includes applying a layer of adhesive over a surface of a roller shaft, applying a template over at least a portion of the shaft surface, and flocking a multiplicity of filaments on the shaft surface to provide a brush on the roller shaft having a filament population controlled by the application of the template. The method also includes removing the template from the shaft surface after flocking the multiplicity of filaments such that a set of filaments less than the multiplicity of filaments is removed with the template. The method further includes flocking additional filaments on the portion of the shaft surface after removing the template from the portion of the shaft surface, the additional filaments differs from said previously flocked filaments in one of material, length, denier, or combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: A method for controlled installation of a brush filament population on a shaft for making a toner adder brush roller includes applying a layer of adhesive over a surface of a roller shaft, applying a template over at least a portion of the shaft surface, and flocking a multiplicity of filaments on the shaft surface to provide a brush on the roller shaft having a filament population controlled by the application of the template. The method also includes removing the template from the shaft surface after flocking the multiplicity of filaments such that a set of filaments less than the multiplicity of filaments is removed with the template. The method further includes flocking additional filaments on the portion of the shaft surface after removing the template from the portion of the shaft surface, the additional filaments differs from said previously flocked filaments in one of material, length, denier, or combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a performance characteristic of an image forming device component having a surface which may include removal of a portion of the surface to expose a plurality of voids and a surface between the voids. The surface between the voids may have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 microns and the relationship SAV/(SAV+SAC) is equal to 1-50%, where SAV is the surface area of the voids and SAC is the remaining surface area of the component. The performance characteristic may include the control of toner mass conveyed and/or toner filming and/or the amount of residual toner removed from a photoconductive surface.

Abstract: A process is provided for forming a barrier layer over one or more extending sections of a flexible circuit and one or more bond pads of a print cartridge printhead using an encapsulant material and subsequently inspecting the print cartridge to determine if the encapsulant material has been properly placed on the print cartridge. The process involves providing an inspection mark on an orifice plate of the printhead before the barrier layer is formed. After the barrier layer has been formed, an inspection is made to determine if the barrier layer extends beyond the inspection mark and contacts a second portion of the print cartridge. If it does, then the print cartridge is unacceptable. If not, then the print cartridge is acceptable. Alternatively, the location of the barrier layer may be considered unacceptable if it contacts any portion of the inspection mark even though it may not contact the second portion of the print cartridge.