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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. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gay L Herman, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Claire A Jalbert, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kent E Emerson, South St. Paul, MN (US);
James A Baker, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430126 ; 399308 ;
Abstract
The invention is an intermediate transfer element for liquid electrophotography comprising a material which is capable of absorbing the carrier liquid in amounts from 5 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the absorbing material, as well as, a system incorporating that element and a method of creating an image using that element.