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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
Geoffrey M Foley, Fairport, NY (US);
William G Herbert, Williamson, NY (US);
Mark C Petropoulos, Ontario, NY (US);
Richard H Nealey, Penfield, NY (US);
Robert A Duffy, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The enclosed an electrostatographic printing apparatus including: (a) an imaging member capable of retaining a latent image, wherein the imaging member includes an imaging layer on a substrate comprised of a magnetic material with a magnetic permeability of at least 1.001; (b) charging apparatus for charging the surface of the imaging member, thereby resulting in a charged surface; (c) exposure apparatus for exposing a portion of the charged surface to radiation, thereby substantially discharging the exposed portion, wherein the substantially discharged, exposed portion corresponds to the image area of the latent image; and (d) a single component development apparatus for depositing toner particles on the substantially discharged, exposed portion of the imaging member.