Producing glossy images on a matte laser printer
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSteve A. Jacob, Kurt R. Bengtson
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Abstract
A matte laser printer produces a photographic like image on media by repeatedly fusing the toners deposited thereon. In a preferred embodiment, repeated fusing is accomplished by utilizing a duplexing path in the printer. In an alternate embodiment, a processing flow direction of the media is selectively reversed after fusing to enable multiple fusing operations. In either case, toner forming the image on the media is more fully fused, thereby reducing light scatter, such that a photographic like image is produced.
Claims28
A method of fusing in an imaging device, the method comprising:
- (a) fusing an image disposed on a sheet media for a non-duplex job a first time;
- and,
- (b) fusing the image at least a second time.
A method of fusing in an imaging device, the method comprising:
- (a) fusing an image on a sheet media a first time;
- (b) fusing the image a second time;
- and,
- (c) fusing the image at least a third time.
A method of fusing toner on a sheet media in an image forming device, the image forming device having a fuser and a duplexer, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a signal indicative for fusing the toner to a reduced light scatter;
- (b) passing the sheet media through the fuser a first time;
- (c) in the event of a non-duplex job and in response to the signal, passing the sheet media through the fuser at least a second time;
- and,
- (d) in the event of a duplex job, passing the sheet media through the fuser a second time, and in response to the signal, passing the sheet media through the fuser at least a third time.
An electrophotographic imaging device, comprising:
- (a) an imaging engine;
- (b) a fuser;
- and,
- (c) means for presenting a sheet media to the fuser at least twice for a non-duplex job to be imaged.
An electrophotographic imaging device, comprising:
- (a) an imaging engine;
- (a) a fuser;
- and,
- (b) means for presenting a sheet media to the fuser at least thrice for a job to be imaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.