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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Baughman, Geneseo, NY (US);
William Y Fowlkes, Brockport, NY (US);
Bruce J Rubin, Rochester, NY (US);
William B Vreeland, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355275 ; 355312 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring a toner image to a receiving sheet includes a transfer member with vacuum holes. To enhance the continuity of the transfer electric field, a conductive screen is placed on top of the vacuum holes. According to a preferred embodiment, the screen is conductive across the path of the receiving sheet, but insulative parallel to such path.