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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
May. 14, 1997
Kensuke Fukae, Boulder, CO (US);
Advanced Color Technology, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An electrographic printing apparatus comprises a rotatable charge bearing member, a rotatable roller assembly which applies a chargeable pre-wetting oil to the surface of the charge bearing member, a charger assembly which applies uniform charge to the surface of the charge bearing member and/or the pre-wetting oil coating, and a light source which discharges selected areas on the charge bearing member and/or the pre-wetting oil to produce a latent electrostatic image thereon. The electrographic printing apparatus further comprises a liquid development system comprising an ink head assembly which applies liquid toner to the charge bearing member thereby developing the latent electrostatic image, and a rotatable transfer member which receives the developed image from the charge bearing member and then transfers it to a substrate such as paper. The electrographic printing apparatus may also be adapted to produce color images on the substrate.