| abstract |
An electrophotographic process which comprises the generation of a latent image; developing the image with a toner composition comprised of resin particles, magnetite particles, and an additive component comprised of an aliphatic hydrocarbon or a polymeric alcohol of the formula nCH₃(CH₂) n CH₂OH nwherein n is a number from 30 to 500; and subsequently applying a layer of the polymeric alcohol to the developed image prior to passing a substrate bearing the developed image to a reader/sorter device, whereby toner offsetting and image smearing is reduced or eliminated. |