(under subclass 388) Subject matter wherein the copy medium is treated prior to reaching the transfer area.
(1) Note. The treatment may include the following operations on the sheet (a) the application of heat, (b) the application of a release agent to clean a used sheet in order for it to be re-used, (c) bending the sheet, and (d) cleaning contaminants such as paper dust from the sheet.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
118, Coating Apparatus,
70, for chemical means to remove toner from used paper.
162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation,
4+, for chemical means to remove toner from used paper.
219, Electric Heating, appropriate subclasses for laser removal of toner from used paper. OTHER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
ipc{2}G03G15/00, for an electros:graphic process using a charge pattern.
epcG03G15/16R, with means for preconditioning the paper base before the transfer.
