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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Eric C. Stelter, Lexington, KY (US);
Rodney R. Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry E. Livadas, Webster, NY (US);
Alan E. Rapkin, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eric C. Stelter, Lexington, KY (US);
Rodney R. Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry E. Livadas, Webster, NY (US);
Alan E. Rapkin, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A development system () for an electrophotographic printer () with multiple augers containing a development roller (), a first channel () containing a feed auger (), and a second channel () containing a mixing auger () with the second channel having regions optimized for either developer mixing or developer transport. Optimizing the regions of the second channel for mixing and transport ensures that a homogeneous developer is steadily provided to the first channel and the development roller, thus enabling the production of uniform, high-quality images.