Method and apparatus for imaging on a heated intermediate member
US5493373A · kind A · utility
12Cited by
31References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1685
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for printing using an intermediate member acting as a receptor for marking particles representing an image. The marking particles may be deposited directly or indirectly on the member, after which time the member is exposed, via an internal heat source, to an elevated temperature sufficient to cause the melting and coalescing of the marking particles. Subsequently, the intermediate member is advanced so as to place the tackified marking particles present on the outer surface thereof into intimate contact with the surface of a recording sheet.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.