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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Edward John Solcz, Fairport, NY (US);
Roger Derek Masham, Ashwell Herts, GB;
Edward John Solcz, Fairport, NY (US);
Roger Derek Masham, Ashwell Herts, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A xerographic printing system and method of printing that includes two photoreceptor drums, each configured to enable printing with a different type of toner, a first pathway that connects the two photoreceptor drums, a second pathway that bypasses either of the photoreceptor drums, and an intermediate transfer belt, configured for either a one or two pass architecture, for transferring an image created by the toner to print media. This system and method of printing is specially adapted to enable efficient use of different combinations of toners within one printing system. In one embodiment, this system is able to limit use of a special toner to situations where one photoreceptor drum is not in bypass mode, thus conserving the more expensive special toner.