Abstract:
A photoconductive insulating layer coated onto a substrate is rendered uniformly non-conductive to make multiple copies by negatively charging the surface. The layer is next sensitized by positively charging the surface after which it is imaged and conventionally developed with electrostatically attractable material. The electrostatically attractable material is then conventionally transferred in offset fashion onto a copy sheet. Surface charge is lost and the latent image is thereby degraded during the process of toning the imaged photoconductive surface and transferring the toner to the copy sheet. Repetitive copies can then be made from the latent image by passing a uniform positive charge over the layer to rejuvenate the latent image and repeating the developing and transferring steps each time.