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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1997
William J. Grande, Pittsford, NY (US);
William Mey, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas M. Stephany, Churchville, NY (US);
Thomas N. Tombs, Brockport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Electrographic printing apparatus for forming a toner image on a recording medium includes: a magnetic brush having a rotatable magnetic core and a stationary outer cylindrical shell; a developer supply for supplying a magnetic developer powder to the magnetic brush; an array of microchannels on the outer shell for forming a plurality of parallel lines of developer in the channels; means for selectively transferring developer from the lines to a receiver; and a receiver electrode arranged in spaced relation to the array of microchannels to define a recording region through which the receiver can be moved.