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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Samir Kumar, Penfield, NY (US);
Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Rochester, NY (US);
D. Paul Casalmir, Sodus, NY (US);
Scott M. Silence, Fairport, NY (US);
Ying S. Molisani, Sherwood, OR (US);
James M. Proper, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry G. Owens, Webster, NY (US);
Geraldine Baer, Davis, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a high intensity blending method for producing surface modifications to electrophotographic and related toner particles. The improved method utilizes an improved blending tool comprising a shank having riser members at each end, such risers being angled to the axis of the shank between 10 and 16 degrees and having a height dimension greater than 20 percent of the diagonal dimension of the shank.