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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Mark A. Cellura, Webster, NY (US);
Donald J. Drake, Rochester, NY (US);
Elliott A. Eklund, Penfield, NY (US);
Richard P. Germain, Webster, NY (US);
Scott J. Phillips, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Robert M. Rottman, Ontario, NY (US);
Elias Panides, Whitestone, NY (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Mark A. Cellura, Webster, NY (US);
Donald J. Drake, Rochester, NY (US);
Elliott A. Eklund, Penfield, NY (US);
Richard P. Germain, Webster, NY (US);
Scott J. Phillips, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Robert M. Rottman, Ontario, NY (US);
Elias Panides, Whitestone, NY (US);
Barry D. Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An image forming device includes marking material dispensers for disposing an image on an imaging drum surface. The image forming device further includes plural particle removal devices comprising first and second particle removal devices coupled to a vacuum source. The first particle removal device includes a first vacuum port positioned as close as possible to an included image transfer site. The second particle removal device includes a second vacuum port positioned as close as possible to the marking material dispensers. The first and second vacuum ports are positioned proximate to the imaging drum surface to provide respective first and second air flows.