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Electrostatic printer drum improvements

CA 1194362 A · Owner: Decision Data Computer Corporation · Inventors: Miller, Robert J.; Romeo, Albert J.; Beisty, James M.

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Disclosed is an electrostatic printer having a rotatable drum with a photoreceptor belt mounted on the periphery. The photoreceptor belt is advanced past a cathode ray tube which forms an electrostatic image on its surface. A wiper brush is recessed within an opening extending transversely of the drum surface and is mounted for movement on arms from the recessed position to a position in which it wipes the face of the cathode ray tube as the drum is rotated. Also enclosed in conjunction with the wiper brush is a mechanism for periodically indexing the supply of photoreceptor web from a supply reel to a take-up reel both located interiorly of the drum. The photoreceptor advance mechanism …

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  • Granted October 1, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 1, 2002.
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FiledSeptember 29, 1982
GrantedOctober 1, 1985
Term endedOctober 1, 2002
Patent numberCA 1194362 A
Classification (IPC)B41F17/00 +1 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedSep 29, 1982Patent grantedOct 1, 1985Term endedOct 1, 2002

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