Dennis C Pollutro

55701701, Oct 29, 1996

Dec 27, 1993

8/173073

Mark J. Muranyi - Grand Island NY
Dennis C. Pollutro - Cherry Creek NY
T. F. Cyman - Grand Island NY
Kevin J. Hook - Grand Island NY
Orrin D. Christy - North Tonawanda NY
Mark A. Matheis - North Tonawanda NY

Moore Business Forms, Inc. - Grand Island NY

G03G 1506

355260

Electrically conductive magnetic toner is supplied to an electrostatic printing apparatus by dispensing it pneumatically from one of two different toner bottles mounted on dispenser blocks. The toner passes through a chute into a container having an air previous, toner impervious, bottom. The toner particles are fluidized in the container, and come into contact with the rotating surface of an applicator roller having interior magnets, and the amount of toner which stays on the applicator roller surface is controlled in part by rotating the surface past a metering blade. To periodically declump the toner, a mechanical element is depressed which reverses the direction of the applicator roller, and brings a scraper blade into contact with the surface of the applicator roller, and applies a high level of vacuum to remove scraped off toner.

55449212, Aug 13, 1996

Apr 13, 1993

8/045200

T. F. Cynan - Grand Island NY
Dennis C. Pollutro - Cherry Creek NY

Moore Business Forms, Inc. - Grand Island NY

B42D 1508

283 70

It is possible to determine whether the correct business form parts have been properly provided in an outgoing package (e. g. , mailing envelope) containing a plurality of parts, utilizing a magnetic detector capable of detecting magnetic toner within the package. Dense patterns of magnetic toner are imaged on portions of each of the business form parts, located at different positions on different parts. Then the parts are formed into a package (as by folding about fold lines into a self-contained mailer, or inserting into a mailing envelope), and the package is moved with respect to a magnetic detector. The magnetic detector senses the dense magnetic toner patterns within the package to determine whether all the correct parts are properly in the package by determining whether all business form parts in the package have the detectable magnetic toner indicia patterns on the predetermined portions. The dense patterns of magnetic toner are preferably in the form of solid toner rectangles disposed in a straight line configuration, and the package is moved in a straight line with respect to the detector. A multi-part business form is also provided, having dense patterns of magnetic toner and less dense alphanumeric indicia on the plural plies of the business form, which may be a self-contained mailer or parts inserted into a mailing envelope.

51072840, Apr 21, 1992

May 31, 1990

7/530846

T. F. Cyman - Grand Island NY
Dennis C. Pollutro - Cherry Creek NY

Moore Business Forms, Inc. - Grand Island NY

G01D 1506

346159

A method and apparatus provide enhanced longevity of the ion cartridge in an MIDAX (silent electric discharge) electrostatic imaging processing system. The conventional ion cartridge comprises a solid dielectric with driver and control electrodes on opposite sides, the second electrode defining a discharge region at the junction of the edge surface of the solid dielectric member. Alternating current is supplied to the electrodes to induce charged particle production electrical discharges. Gas is supplied to the discharge region to replace the vast majority of the air during charge particle generation. The gas is a mixture consisting essentially of nitrogen with an amount of argon, neon, xeon, or krypton effective to provide a catalyst for nitrogen ionization while preventing arcing. Typically, the gas is a mixture of nitrogen and argon in a ratio of about 5 to 1 to about 20 to 1 (e. g. about 10 to 1), with the total gas flow rate to the discharge region about 4. 75-6.