Patent ID: 7433636
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method of producing an image on a final image receptor from image data in a single pass electrophotographic system, comprising the steps of: providing a photoreceptive element; presenting the photoreceptive element to at least one toner development unit containing charged toner particles dispersed in a carrier liquid, wherein the following steps (a) through (c) are performed in a single pass of the photoreceptive element; providing a transfer assist material development unit containing a liquid transfer assist material comprising charged particles; applying the transfer assist material to the toned image to form a complete image layer on the photoreceptive element, wherein the complete image layer is formed in the single pass of the photoreceptive element; and contacting the complete image layer with a final image receptor while applying an electrostatic bias potential through the final image receptor that is sufficiently strong to transfer at least a portion of the complete image layer from the photoreceptive element to the final image receptor.