Electrophotographic method for providing foil images
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsPeter S. Alexandrovich, Diego A. Diaz, David F. Cahill
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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsPeter S. Alexandrovich, Diego A. Diaz, David F. Cahill
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Foil images are formed simultaneously with color toner images on a receiver material. One or more color toner latent images are formed on the receiver material using dry color toners. Each dry color toner has a (a) polymeric resin, a (b) pigment colorant, and a (c) wax that has a melting temperature defined as Tcolor. A foiling latent image is formed using a dry foiling toner that has a (a′) polymeric resin and a (c′) wax that has a melting temperature defined as Tfoiling. The foiling latent image is in an area that is different from the color image areas and Tfoiling is less than Tcolor by at least 15° C. All toners are simultaneously fixed in a fuser oil-free fixing operation. A printing foil can be brought into intimate contact with the fused foiling toner at a foiling temperature (FT) that is greater than Tfoiling but less than Tcolor.
A method for providing a foil image on a receiver material without inkjet printing, the method comprising the following A) through D):
An electrophotographic imaging method for providing an article having one or more foil images using toner latent images, the method comprising the following A′) through E′):
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.