Efficient fusing and fixing for toners comprising opto-thermal elements
US8718528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments provide materials, apparatus, and methods for forming an image. Exemplary imaging apparatus can include one or more light sources configured to treat toner images after they are transferred on an image receiving substrate (e.g., a copy sheet). The toner images can be formed of an opto-thermal toner containing opto-thermal elements in a toner composition. The fuser subsystem may or may not be configured in the disclosed imaging apparatus.
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