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US 2002/0054199 A1Published application
Photo media printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJason Quintana, Greg S. Smith, Wen-Li Su
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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJason Quintana, Greg S. Smith, Wen-Li Su
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A method of producing and using photo media to print a glossy, photo-quality image. The image is printed onto the back of a coated transparent base. Thereafter, an opaque backing is applied to cover the printed image. The resulting print is viewed from the front, which provides the photo-quality, attractive appearance primarily because of the substantial gloss depth and uniformity attributable to the transparent base. The transparent base and backing protect the ink-receiving coating and make the resulting print very durable. The image is light fast because the ink is sandwiched between the transparent base and the backing, thereby sealing the ink from oxygen. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the backing is applied as a liquid using substantially the same mechanism as used for printing the image.
A method of producing a glossy print, comprising the steps of:
The method of 11 wherein the bonding step includes moving the transparent medium after printing the image so that a side of the transparent medium carrying the printed image contacts and adheres to a sheet of opaque backing material.
An improved system for printing color images in a printer that prints an image using ink, such a printer including at least one ink container mounted thereto for carrying the ink and a print head connected with the container for expelling the ink, thereby to print the image onto a transparent medium, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.