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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Bartscher, Köln, DE;
Gerald Erik Hauptmann, Bammental, DE;
Frank-Michael Morgenweck, Molfsee, DE;
Domingo Rohde, Kiel, DE;
Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Molfsee, DE;
Assignee:
NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
Digital printers or copier machines ( ) and processes to be performed using them, for fixing a toner image ( ) transferred onto an image-carrier substrate ( ), are proposed. One of the processes is characterized in that to fuse the toner particles, at least two electromagnetic radiation pulses are applied in a time-delayed manner onto the same area of the image-carrier substrate ( ) and each one individual radiation pulse being in a range from 0.5 J/cm to 5 J/cm .