Liquid marking agent development assemblies, hard imaging devices, and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods
US8874006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/104
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Liquid marking agent development assemblies, hard imaging devices, and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods are described. According to one aspect, a liquid marking agent development assembly includes a developer member having an outer surface, a marking agent delivery system to supply a liquid marking agent comprising a plurality of ink particles to a first location of the outer surface of the developer member, and a development system to adhere a plurality of the ink particles to the outer surface of the developer member, and wherein the development system is to adhere the adhered ink particles at a second location of the outer surface of the developer member which is upstream from the first location with respect to a direction of movement of the outer surface of the developer member.
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