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US 2008/0131176 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for printing a scratch-off document
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorTrevor James Snyder
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Abstract
An apparatus that includes a first print engine positioned to print front side information on a base material. The first print engine further comprises a multi-color print head comprising a pile height leveling ink delivery system. A fuser is positioned to affix the front side information on the base material, and a second print engine positioned to print a removable scratch-off layer covering at least part of the front side information after the fuser affixes the front side information.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising
- a first print engine positioned to print front side information on a base material, wherein the first print engine further comprises a multi-color print head comprising a pile height leveling ink delivery system;
- a fuser positioned to affix the front side information on the base material;
- and
- a second print engine positioned to print a removable scratch-off layer covering at least part of the front side information after the fuser affixes the front side information.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- printing front side information on a first side of a base material, wherein the front side information includes a portion to be covered, wherein printing the portion to be covered comprises;
- printing a leveling ink, and
- printing a plurality of colored ink contiguous with the leveling ink, so that a combined pile height of the leveling ink and the colored ink is substantially level over the portion to be covered;
- and
- printing a removable scratch-off layer over the portion of the front side information to be covered, wherein the portion of the front side information to be covered is not visible through the removable scratch-off layer.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- printing a leveling ink;
- printing a colored ink having a plurality of colors contiguous with the leveling ink, so that a combined pile height of the leveling ink and the colored ink is substantially level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.