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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Douglas William Dehollander, Clarkson, NY (US);
Gary Bruce Bertram, Mendon, NY (US);
Daniel Richard Palmer, Ogden, NY (US);
Inventors:
Douglas William DeHollander, Clarkson, NY (US);
Gary Bruce Bertram, Mendon, NY (US);
Daniel Richard Palmer, Ogden, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is in the field of electrographic printers (including copiers). More specifically this invention relates to a corona charging device used to charge the surface of a photoconductor. At least one wire in a corona charger in an electrographic printer is damped by contacting the wire with a damping pad. In one preferred embodiment, the damping pad is a foamed silicone elastomer.