Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Ngo, Hoang (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
active
11076843
ABSTRACT:
UV-glossing for simplex and duplex prints, wherein an input member having thereon a pre-gloss toner image including UV-curable toner is moved, in non-slip association with a smooth UV-transparent web, jointly with the web through a plurality of process zones sequentially including a heating zone and an exposure zone, thereby producing an output member having a glossed, UV-cured, surface. In the heating zone, at least the outermost toner of the pre-gloss toner image is heated to a molten state in contact with the web. In the exposure zone, with the molten state being maintained, at least the outermost toner which contacts the web is cured by a flux of UV radiation transmitted through the web. In a preferred embodiment, the UV-curable toner is formed as an outer layer on the pre-gloss toner image.
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Eastman Kodak Company
Ngo Hoang
Ruoff Carl F.
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