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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Harold S. Mitchell, Webster, NY (US);
Claude R. Colleyacme, Webster, NY (US);
Richard S. Held, Marion, NY (US);
Rudolph Forgensi, Webster, NY (US);
Harold S. Mitchell, Webster, NY (US);
Claude R. Colleyacme, Webster, NY (US);
Richard S. Held, Marion, NY (US);
Rudolph Forgensi, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A toner separation apparatus includes a target, an inlet through which toner laden carrier enters to strike the target, an exit for carrier particles below the target, and an exit for toner particles downstream of the target. A filter can be positioned between the target and the toner exit, and a mesh to which the target is attached can be located between the inlet and the filter. The toner-laden carrier can be entrained by air driven by one or more impellers, which can be located within or without the apparatus, upstream or downstream of the target.