US PATENT SUBCLASS 399 / 390
.~.~.~ Having treatment of copy medium


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399 /   HD   ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY

361  DF  DOCUMENT HANDLING {4}
381  DF  .~ Copy {5}
388  DF  .~.~ Feeding to transfer position {5}
390.~.~.~ Having treatment of copy medium


DEFINITION

Classification: 399/390

Having treatment of copy medium:

(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.