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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald Scott Leclerc, Webster, NY (US);
Peter J. Featherly, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy A. Cole, Henrietta, NY (US);
Michael G. Swales, Sodus, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
In an electrostatographic development system wherein toner is conveyed from a donor member over a development gap to a charge receptor by a development field in the development gap, a method including the step of: monitoring at least a first parameter of the system to detect an arcing condition within the development gap; and if an arcing condition is detected, tuning a duty cycle to avoid the arcing condition.