(under subclass 234) Subject matter wherein an electrical potential prevents unwanted toner from being applied.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
427, Coating Processes,
457+, for related processes used to achieve the same result
as the apparatus herewithin. Processes primarily classifiable in Class 427, subclasses 457+, focus on developing and fixing and other coating steps, but may also claim latent image-forming steps. For purposes of classification, claims which recite significant numbers of apparatus of the type used in electrophotography are not properly classifiable in Class 427, but may be classified herewithin depending on whether or not an image-formation apparatus is claimed.
