Abstract: An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material coating flow applicator for applying a substantially uniform coating of liquid developing material to a moving surface, wherein a housing, situated proximate to the moving surface, includes a fluid transport channel having a relatively narrow-width elongated outlet port for delivering a flow of liquid developing material to the moving surface, and an air flow channel having an elongated inlet aperture located adjacent the moving surface and immediately upstream from said outlet port for applying vacuum pressure to the flow of liquid developing material for varying the profile of the coating flow to provide variation of flow stability as well as thickness. A discussion of the effects of variations in the outlet port geometry, in particular, increasing the dimension between the downstream wall and the surface to be coated, has also been provided.

Abstract: A sensing system for a print development system of a printing system in which a print is developed with developer material and development of the print varies as a function of both a first parameter and a second parameter is provided. The development system includes a capacitance and the sensing system, which measures a first value varying as a function of the first parameter and a second value varying as a function of the second parameter, includes a sensing subsystem for measuring an output by reference to the capacitance; and a signal development subsystem, responsive to the sensing system, for developing, from the output, both a first signal and a second signal with the first signal corresponding to the first value and the second signal corresponding to the second value.