公开(公告)号：US06982735B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US10769530

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper ,  Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper ,  Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： B41J2/415

CPC分类号： B41J2/41 ,  G03G15/108

摘要： Imaging systems and methods are described. In one aspect, an ink layer having an electrorheological fluid composition including a suspension of colorant particles dispersed in an electrically insulating carrier fluid is formed on a surface. A charge image is projected onto the ink layer to selectively form charge-stiffened regions adhering to the electrically insulating layer and representing respective regions of the projected charge image. Non-charge-stiffened ink layer components are physically separated from the charge-stiffened regions. Portions of the ink layer are electrostatically transferred to a receptor substrate.

摘要翻译： 描述成像系统和方法。 在一个方面，在表面上形成具有包含分散在电绝缘载体流体中的着色剂颗粒的悬浮液的电流变流体组合物的油墨层。 将电荷图像投影到油墨层上以选择性地形成附着在电绝缘层上并表示投影电荷图像的各个区域的电荷加强区域。 非电荷硬化的油墨层组分与电荷加强的区域物理分离。 油墨层的一部分被静电转印到受体基底上。

公开(公告)号：US06536876B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US10123559

申请日：2002-04-15

申请人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper

发明人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper

IPC分类号： B41J206

CPC分类号： B41J2/06 ,  B41J2/01

摘要： Imaging systems and methods are described. In one aspect, an ink layer having an electrorheological fluid composition including a suspension of colorant particles dispersed in an electrically insulating carrier fluid is formed on a surface of an electrically conducting substrate. A charge image is projected onto the ink layer to selectively form charge-stiffened regions adhering to the electrically conducting substrate and representing respective regions of the projected charge image. Non-charge-stiffened ink layer components are physically separated from the charge-stiffened regions.

摘要翻译： 描述成像系统和方法。 在一个方面，在导电基材的表面上形成具有包含分散在电绝缘载体流体中的着色剂颗粒的悬浮液的电流变流体组合物的油墨层。 将电荷图像投影到墨层上以选择性地形成粘附到导电基底的电荷加强区域并且表示投影电荷图像的各个区域。 非电荷硬化的油墨层组分与电荷加强的区域物理分离。

公开(公告)号：US06862031B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-01

申请号：US10698743

申请日：2003-10-30

申请人： Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper ,  Richard A. Fotland ,  Michael H. Lee ,  Eric G. Hanson ,  Napoleon J. Leoni

发明人： Robert A. Moore ,  John F. Cooper ,  Richard A. Fotland ,  Michael H. Lee ,  Eric G. Hanson ,  Napoleon J. Leoni

IPC分类号： B41J2/415 ,  G03G7/00 ,  G03G15/34

CPC分类号： G03G15/34 ,  B41J2/415 ,  G03G7/0006 ,  G03G7/0026 ,  G03G2217/0041

摘要： Imaging systems and methods are described. In one aspect, an ink layer having an electrorheological fluid composition including a suspension of colorant particles dispersed in an electrically insulating carrier fluid is formed on a surface of an electrically insulating layer supported by an electrically conducting substrate. A charge image is projected onto the ink layer to selectively form charge-stiffened regions adhering to the electrically insulating layer and representing respective regions of the projected charge image. Non-charge-stiffened ink layer components are physically separated from the charge-stiffened regions.

摘要翻译： 描述成像系统和方法。 一方面，在由导电性基板支撑的电绝缘层的表面上形成具有包含分散在电绝缘性载体流体中的着色剂颗粒悬浮液的电流变流体组合物的油墨层。 将电荷图像投影到油墨层上以选择性地形成附着在电绝缘层上并表示投影电荷图像的各个区域的电荷加强区域。 非电荷硬化的油墨层组分与电荷加强的区域物理分离。

公开(公告)号：US07760217B1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11413822

申请日：2006-04-28

申请人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Robert A. Moore ,  Napoleon Leoni

发明人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Robert A. Moore ,  Napoleon Leoni

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： B41J2/385 ,  B41J2/0057 ,  B41J2/41

摘要： Imaging methods and imaging devices are described according to some aspects. According to one aspect, an imaging method includes defining a plurality of first portions of a layer of a marking agent corresponding to an image to be formed, removing the second portions of the marking agent after the defining, increasing a charge density of the first portions of the marking agent after the removing, and transferring the first portions of the marking agent after the increasing.

摘要翻译： 根据一些方面描述成像方法和成像装置。 根据一个方面，一种成像方法包括定义与要形成的图像相对应的标记剂层的多个第一部分，在限定之后去除标记剂的第二部分，增加第一部分的电荷密度 的标记剂，并且在增加之后转印标记剂的第一部分。

公开(公告)号：US06588457B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-08

申请号：US10157074

申请日：2002-05-29

申请人： Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B65B31/00 ,  A61M15/0051

摘要： A method that intermittently or continuously introduces a known mass of fine powder into an aerosolization chamber. The dry powder is aerosolized and, in one preferred method, the aerosol powder charged. Charged powder is then electrostatically deposited into or onto unit dose package substrates as these packages are sequentially moved through the deposition region. The packages are arranged in a continuous line either around the circumference of a circular package transport or in a continuous line on the surface of an endless belt. As each package traverses the precipitation region, a small amount of powder is deposited. The number of packages, the package velocity and the aerosol deposition rate are selected so that a large number of passes are required to fill each package to the required dose level. It is this continuous sampling, or time division sampling (TDS), that very uniformly divides the pre-determined quantity of powder uniformly among the many packages.

公开(公告)号：US4558334A

公开(公告)日：1985-12-10

申请号：US501453

申请日：1983-06-06

申请人： Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： G03G15/32 ,  G01D15/06

CPC分类号： G03G15/323

摘要： An ion generator for the formation of electrostatic images, including two electrodes at opposite faces of a solid dielectric member, using a threshold multiplexing principle for the drive circuit. The apparatus provides a drive signal to each electrode to generate ions in an air region adjacent one of the electrodes, which ions are extracted for electrostatic imaging. Two drive signals each consisting of a sinusoidal alternating potential, out of phase by 180.degree., intermittently induce the production and extraction of ions. Other time-varying potentials of like electrical characteristics may be used, providing a number of operating advantages. The ion generator produces ions only during print periods, and requires reduced power to achieve given ion outputs. The control electrode may be partially encapsulated to limit the discharge region. Drive circuitry such as low source impedance gated oscillators, or other low impedance drivers, reduce capacitive "cross-talk" in a multielectrode device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成静电图像的离子发生器，其使用用于驱动电路的阈值复用原理在固体电介质构件的相对面处包括两个电极。 该装置向每个电极提供驱动信号，以在邻近一个电极的空气区域中产生离子，该离子被提取用于静电成像。 两个驱动信号各自由正弦交变电位异相180度间歇地诱导离子的产生和提取。 可以使用类似电特性的其它时变电位，提供许多操作优点。 离子发生器仅在打印期间产生离子，并且需要降低功率以实现给定的离子输出。 控制电极可以部分封装以限制放电区域。 诸如低源阻抗门控振荡器或其他低阻抗驱动器的驱动电路减少了多电极装置中的电容性“串扰”。

公开(公告)号：US4476387A

公开(公告)日：1984-10-09

申请号：US483805

申请日：1983-04-11

申请人： Harold W. Cobb ,  Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Harold W. Cobb ,  Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： H01T19/00 ,  H01T19/04

CPC分类号： H01T19/00

摘要： A corona charging device including a dielectric-coated elongate conductor contacting or closely spaced from a grid electrode, mounted against an insulating support. A high voltage varying potential between the elongate conductor and grid electrode induces a glow discharge in the vicinity of the dielectric-coated electrode. The grid electrode may act as a ground plane to provide a corona discharge device with respect to a proximate member. Alternatively, the grid electrode may be maintained at a desired potential to provide a charging device with an automatically limited voltage.

摘要翻译： 一种电晕充电装置，其包括与绝缘支撑件安装的与栅电极接触或紧密间隔开的电介质涂覆的细长导体。 细长导体和栅电极之间的高电压变化的电位在电介质涂覆的电极附近引起辉光放电。 栅极可以用作接地平面，以提供相对于近端构件的电晕放电装置。 或者，栅格电极可以保持在期望的电位，以提供具有自动限制电压的充电装置。

公开(公告)号：US3961574A

公开(公告)日：1976-06-08

申请号：US541292

申请日：1975-01-15

申请人： Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： G03G15/05 ,  B41J2/415 ,  B41J3/01 ,  B41J13/08 ,  G03G15/32 ,  G06K1/12 ,  H04N1/29 ,  B41J3/18

CPC分类号： G03G15/321 ,  G06K1/121 ,  Y10S101/37

摘要： A printing apparatus for generating visible bar code images in accordance with an electronic input command which comprises: a conducting mask containing a slot, a fine diameter ion emitting wire positioned on one side of the mask and adjacent to this slot and an electrically conductive support member. An insulating latent charge image receiving member is transported at a uniform velocity while spaced a short distance from the slotted mask and on the side of the mask opposite the side to which the ion emitting wire is adjacent. A potential is applied between the slotted mask and the conducting support member upon which the insulating member rests. Conventional means are provided for electrostatically toning the latent image formed on the insulating surface and additional means are provided for fixing the toned image. Transport means are provided to move the insulating member, at a uniform velocity, through the latent image forming, toning, and fixing stations. The height of the bar code images formed is determined by the length of the slot in the mask and the widths of the bars are defined by the duration of the high voltage pulses applied to the ion emitting wire.

摘要翻译： 一种用于根据电子输入命令产生可见条形码图像的打印装置，包括：包含槽的导电掩模，位于掩模的一侧并且邻近该槽的细直径离子发射线，以及导电支撑构件 。 绝缘潜电荷图像接收构件以均匀的速度被传送，同时与开槽的掩模间隔一短距离，并且在掩模的与离子发射线相邻的一侧相反的一侧。 在开槽掩模和绝缘构件所在的导电支撑构件之间施加电位。 提供了用于静电调色形成在绝缘表面上的潜像的常规装置，并且提供用于固定调色图像的附加装置。 提供传送装置以均匀的速度移动绝缘构件通过潜像形成，调色和固定台。 形成的条形码图像的高度由掩模中的槽的长度确定，并且条的宽度由施加到离子发射线的高电压脉冲的持续时间限定。

公开(公告)号：US4935335A

公开(公告)日：1990-06-19

申请号：US225505

申请日：1988-07-28

申请人： Richard A. Fotland

发明人： Richard A. Fotland

IPC分类号： G09F19/14

CPC分类号： G09F19/14 ,  Y10S430/147

摘要： A method and article providing different images from differing viewing angles. The image side of a lenticular sheet is printed with radiation curable inks and cured using a collimated radiation source located at a viewer position with respect to the lenticular surface. Uncured ink is removed from the printed surface, and the resulting clear region of the imaging surface may be processed further in a variety of ways. The clear region may be left unprinted, or printed with a second image different from the first, or a stereoscopic image that combines with its pre-printed mate to form a three dimensional image. The clear region also may be vacuum metallized or chemically plated to form a highly reflective surface.

摘要翻译： 从不同的视角提供不同图像的方法和文章。 透镜片的图像侧用可辐射固化油墨印刷，并使用位于相对于透镜表面的观察者位置的准直辐射源进行固化。 从印刷表面去除未固化的油墨，并且可以以各种方式进一步处理所得到的成像表面的透明区域。 清晰区域可以不打印，或者打印有与第一图像不同的第二图像，或与其预先打印的配合组合的立体图像以形成三维图像。 透明区域也可以被真空金属化或化学镀以形成高度反射的表面。

公开(公告)号：US4518468A

公开(公告)日：1985-05-21

申请号：US468435

申请日：1983-02-22

申请人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Leo A. Beaudet

发明人： Richard A. Fotland ,  Leo A. Beaudet

IPC分类号： G03G15/05 ,  C25D11/18 ,  G03G5/02 ,  G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/24 ,  G03G15/32 ,  C25D11/06

CPC分类号： C25D11/246 ,  C25D11/18 ,  G03G2215/00957

摘要： Dielectric sealing of porous anodized aluminum, in which moisture in the pores of the oxide coating formed by hardcoat anodizing is removed, and the porous anodized surface then impregnated with a dielectric wax. Suitable wax sealants include Carnauba and Montan waxes. The anodized member is preliminarily heated to a temperature in the range 120.degree.-180.degree. C. in order to drive off moisture and other substances from the pores. This heating process may be continued for the purposes of impregnating the pores with the wax sealant, which is applied as a hot melt. Alternatively, the preliminary dehydration is achieved simply by heating the member to the impregnating temperature, with no separate dehydration stage. Any excess material remaining on the member's surface is removed. The resulting product has excellent resistivity and dielectric properties, and maintains these properties at elevated humidities. After removing material from the member's surface, the member may be polished to a better than 20 microinch finish, achieving favorable toner release characteristics where the member is used for pressure transfer of a toner image.

摘要翻译： 多孔阳极氧化铝的电介质密封，其中去除由硬涂层阳极氧化形成的氧化物涂层的孔中的水分，然后用介电蜡浸渍多孔阳极氧化表面。 合适的蜡密封剂包括巴西棕榈蜡和蒙山蜡。 阳极氧化部件预先加热到120°-180℃的温度，以便从孔中除去水分和其它物质。 该加热方法可以继续以用作为热熔体施加的蜡密封剂浸渍孔的目的。 或者，初步脱水仅通过将构件加热至浸渍温度，而没有单独的脱水阶段来实现。 剩余在构件表面上的任何多余的材料被去除。 所得产品具有优异的电阻率和介电性能，并且在升高的湿度下保持这些性能。 在从构件表面去除材料之后，可以将构件抛光到优于20微英寸的表面，实现有利的调色剂释放特性，其中该构件用于调色剂图像的压力传递。