US PATENT SUBCLASS 399 / 168
.~ Charging


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399 /   HD   ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY

130  DF  IMAGE FORMATION {30}
168.~ Charging {3}
169  DF  .~.~> Having selection of area to be charged
170  DF  .~.~> Corona {3}
174  DF  .~.~> Contact {2}


DEFINITION

Classification: 399/168

Charging:

(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).