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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:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
May. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430 12 ; 430124 ; 399342 ;
Abstract
A toner image, comprising a plurality of fused different types of toner particles on a substrate is provided wherein on top of the image, optionally comprising a clear finish layer, an abhesive compound is present in an amount between 3.0 and 300 mg/m.sup.2 and wherein the abhesive compound has a viscosity, at 25.degree. between 50 and 50,000 mPas. A method and an apparatus for providing such a toner image, resistant to scratching are also provided.