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US 8,787,797 B2Granted
Photoconductive foil sheet applicator
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMichael Melnik, Moshe Peles
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Abstract
A photoconductive foil sheet applicator applies a photoconductive foil sheet about a circumference of a drum.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable support;
- and
- a photoconductive foil sheet applicator to apply a photoconductive foil sheet having a leading edge and a trailing edge about an exterior of the rotatable support such that both the leading edge and the trailing edge are released from the photoconductive foil sheet applicator and are concurrently carried by the rotatable support.
An apparatus comprising:
- a tubular capsule;
- a photoconductive foil sheet;
- and
- a backing sheet releasably adhered to and carrying the photoconductive foil sheet, the backing sheet and the photoconductive foil sheet being rolled within the tubular capsule with the backing sheet projecting from the tubular capsule.
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A method comprising:
- loading a photoconductive foil sheet adjacent a photoconductive foil sheet applicator;
- wrapping the photoconductive foil sheet about a drum with the photoconductive foil sheet applicator;
- and
- forming electrostatic image on the photoconductive foil sheet, wherein the photoconductive foil sheet applicator comprises a roller, wherein the photoconductive foil is releasably supported and carried by a backing sheet and wherein the method further comprises wrapping the backing sheet greater than 360 degrees about the roller as the photoconductive foil sheet is wrapped about the drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.