Talk:Xerography

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[edit] Xerography - Genericized trademark?

Is this really a generic term for the printing process, or a term that Xerox invented for the process? It seems very likely that the name for this has really always been electrophotography and that is really the correct name for this article.

I suspect that Xerography was at one time a trademarked term of the Xerox company for this printing process that eventually became genericized, like Escalator. DMahalko 21:47, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

"Xerography" was indeed a term invented by the Haloid Company, later known as Xerox Corporation, but it was never a trademark term. It was invented to be the "scientific" or engineering term to describe the printing process. The trademark term has always been "Xerox"

Electrophotography" was an earlier name, invented by Chester Carlson, to describe his process. It fell out of use as the process was refined by Haloid into a commercially viable printing process. Pzavon 01:27, 24 February 2007 (UTC)