Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1993-05-20
1994-08-02
Smith, Matthew S.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355327, 346157, 346160, 430 42, G03G 1501
Patent
active
053350553
ABSTRACT:
A toning method for electrostatic printers and copiers where paper is wound on a supply roll and moved toward a takeup roll. After a latent image of a first color is written and the image area is wound toward a takeup roll, toner of a first color is applied while rewinding the image bearing web toward the supply roll. After the image area passes the writing head, the web is stopped and reversed so that a latent image corresponding to a second color may be written. Once the image region passes toning stations, the web is stopped and again reversed. During reverse direction travel of the image region, toner of a second color is applied and the image region is again wound on the supply roll. The process continues for toning all colors during the rewind operation. Although the image area may move at variable speeds during image writing, the image area is moved at constant speed in the reverse direction for toning. Motion at constant speed allows higher quality toners to be used, leading to improvement in color saturation and hue.
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Phoenix Precision Graphics, Inc.
Smith Matthew S.
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