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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. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilfred E Vail, Litchfield, NH (US);
Assignee:
Nashua Corporation, Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4301066 ; 430108 ; 430111 ; 430137 ;
Abstract
Improved carrier materials for use in electrophotographic processes and processes for producing such carrier materials are disclosed. The carrier materials feature a preferably conductive core coated with an first conductive layer and a second, insulative layer. The coating layers preferably comprise a fluoropolymer matrix or other triboelectrically chargeable substance or substances. In one embodiment the same fluoropolymer is used in the first and second coatings.