Eastman-kodak Company

Nexpress Solutions, Inc.

Earl Gregory Gomes

Thomas Nathaniel Tombs

Arun Chowdry

Dinesh Tyagi

Muhammed Aslam

Joseph A Pavlisko

John W May

Hwai-Tzuu Tai

Mark Cameron Zaretsky

Biao Tan

Diane Marie Herrick

Dennis J Grabb

Craig M Cody

Bonnie J Patterson

Dean R Smith

Robert Charlebois

Kenneth E Stack

Electrographic printing wherein raised information, with a distinct tactile feel, can be printed by electrographic techniques. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing standard size marking particles; and in an area of the formed print image, where desired tactile feel, raised information is to be formed, selectively forming such tactile feel, raised information utilizing marking particles of a substantially larger size than the standard size marking particles of the desired print image.

Selective printing of raised information by electrography

An intermediate transfer member (IT) roller for use in an electrostatographic recording apparatus comprising a core member; a compliant layer covering the core member; and a stiffening layer covering the compliant layer, wherein the stiffening layer includes an endless belt that has a thickness in the range of greater than 50 and up to 1000 micrometers.

Intermediate transfer member having a stiffening layer and method of using

A method and apparatus which forms a desired toner image on a receiver are disclosed. The method comprises transferring marking toner particles from an intermediate transfer member to a receiver in the presence of an electric field which urges the marking toner particles toward said receiver. When transferring the marking toner particles to the intermediate transfer member, the surface of the intermediate transfer member contacts non-marking toner particles in some areas which receive marking toner. The marking toner comprises toner particles having transfer assisting particles adhering to the surfaces of the toner particles, said transfer assisting particles having a number average diameter of less than 0.4 .mu.m.

Apparatus and method of transfering toner using non-marking toner and

A toner particle image made up of toner particles having a mean particle diameter of less than 7 microns and transfer-assisting particles strongly adhering to the surfaces of the toner particles having a mean particle diameter between about 0.01 microns and about 0.2 microns is electrostatically transferred to an intermediate. An intermediate has a base having a Youngs modulus of 10.sup.7 Newtons/m.sup.2 or less and a thin overcoat or skin which has a Youngs modulus of 5.times.10.sup.7 Newtons/m.sup.2 or more. The toner image is then electrostatically transferred from the intermediate image member to a receiving sheet. The surface of the intermediate image member receiving the toner image preferably has a roughness average equal to 20% of the mean diameter of the toner particles or less.

Method of electrostatic transferring very small dry toner particles

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Earl Gregory Gomes