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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Rodney R. Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry E. Livadas, Webster, NY (US);
Eric C. Stelter, Pittsford, NY (US);
Rodney R. Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry E. Livadas, Webster, NY (US);
Eric C. Stelter, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A development system () for an electrophotographic printer with multiple augers containing a development roller () and a first channel contains a feed auger () and developer, with a plurality of paddles () attached to the feed auger, at least some the paddles increase in size with respect to a previous paddle along a direction of developer flow (). This arrangement of paddles ensures that a uniform layer of developer is formed on the development roller despite the volume of developer in the first channel decreasing along the length of the first channel in the direction of developer flow.