Patent ID: 6492967
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G02B,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
A nonfusing xerographic apparatus including a charge receptor member, means for creating an electrostatic latent image on said charge receptor member, means for developing said electrostatic latent image, and means for transferring the image thus developed onto an adhesive receiving surface, wherein said means for developing comprisesmeans for electrostatically depositing a toner medium on the charge receptor member, the toner medium including a plurality of particles each comprising a spheroidal ball having an optical anisotropy and an anisotropy for providing an electrical dipole moment, the electrical dipole moment rendering the spheroidal ball electrically responsive such that when the ball is rotatably disposed in an electric field while the electrical dipole moment of the ball is provided, the ball tends to rotate to an orientation in which the electrical dipole moment aligns with the field.