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Seamed flexible electrostatographic imaging belt having a permanent localized solid attribute

  • US 5,966,573 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1998
  • Issued: 10/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A flexible electrostatographic imaging belt having two parallel sides and a non imaging seam region extending substantially from one of the sides to the other side of the belt, the non imaging seam region having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a seam within the non imaging seam region, the leading and trailing edges being perpendicular to the two parallel sides of the imaging belt,the belt comprisinga substrate layer,a reflective electrically conductive layer,at least one imaging layer,an imaging region extending around the belt from adjacent the leading edge of the seam region to adjacent the trailing edge, the imaging region adapted to reflect monochromatic infrared radiation anda permanent localized solid attribute at a predetermined location in the non imaging seam region, the attribute adapted to reduce by at least about 50 percent direct reflection by the seam of a beam of monochromatic infrared radiation originally directed at the attribute.

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