Patent ID: 7488563

Claim:
A method of forming a toner image on a receiving sheet, comprising: forming an electrostatic image on a primary image member; toning said image with a dry toner to form a toner image, said toner comprising toner particles having a diameter of between 4 and 10 microns and transfer assisting particle agglomerates appended to a surface of said toner particles, said transfer assisting particle agglomerates having a diameter of between 20 and 100 nm; transferring said toner image from said primary image member to an intermediate image member having an overcoat layer, said overcoat layer having a Young's modulus of from 250 to 500 MPa; and transferring said toner image from said intermediate image member to a receiving sheet wherein said intermediate image member drives said primary image member or said receiving sheet; wherein said overcoat layer comprises a ceramer comprising between 32% and 41% silicate fraction.