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Solid area toner reduction to maximize process latitude

US5999273A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1995
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2215/0071
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of decreasing toner in solid area development to improve the latitude of a xerographic process in a machine having a projecting system for modulating a beam and projecting an image onto an imaging surface by specifying pixels defining solid image areas and selectively modulating the beam with regard to the specified pixels to change the state of the pixels from black to gray or partial white.

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