(under subclass 130) Subject matter wherein a method or apparatus is provided that applies a voltage or current to a photoconductive member to produce or remove an electrostatic charge potential.
(1) Note. The applied voltage or current may remove a charge from a photoconductive member. This subject matter does not include removing a charge by the action of light.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
50, for control of charging.
88+, for machine operations with power supply.
100, for particle or contaminant control in removal of toner from a charging member (e.g., corona wire).
115, for a charging unit having a modular or displaceable structure. 128+, for a supplemental process (e.g., fatigue treatment) involving charging.
153, for simultaneous charging and exposure.
296, for exposure or charging of a developed image prior to transfer.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
323, Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems, for power supply, per se.
361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices, for
212+, for means to discharge or prevent accumulation of static electric charge and subclasses 225+ for electric charge generating or conducting means.
430, Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof, appropriate subclasses for radiation imagery chemistry, process, composition, or product, especially Cross-Reference Art Collection 902 for charging.
OTHER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
ipc{2}G03G15/02, for sensitizing (i.e., laying down a uniform charge).
jpofiG03G15/02, for laying down a uniform charge (e.g., for sensitizing; Corona discharge devices). G03G15/02 101, for using the characteristics of the structure. G03G15/02 102, for arrangements for the control or the circuits.
epcG03G15/02, for sensitizing (i.e., laying down a uniform charge).
