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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Janssens, Geel, BE;
Luc Van Goethem, Sint-Gillis-Waas, BE;
Willem Waterschoot, Belsele, BE;
Chris Pattyn, Ypres, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 14 ; 399 44 ; 399 53 ; 399254 ; 358300 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling an electrophotographic imaging process wherein a two-component developer is mixed and activated to obtain a uniform distribution and triboelectric charging of the toner, by interruption of the process and carrying out extra activation and mixing cycles as a function of image area coverage and/or distribution of the image over the image field.