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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:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terri L Butler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kathryn R Bretscher, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark C Berens, Oakdale, MN (US);
James A Baker, Hudson, WI (US);
Gaye K Lehman, Lauderdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428201 ; 428204 ; 428209 ; 428323 ; 428343 ; 428409 ; 428432 ; 428433 ; 428470 ; 428500 ; 428913 ; 430 47 ; 430124 ; 430126 ;
Abstract
The invention is textured surface release layers for dielectric substrates used in liquid electrostatic imaging processes. The invention also includes means of providing textured release surfaces for dielectric substrates, and a method of liquid electrostatic imaging using textured dielectric substrates.