Method for printing with adaptive distortion control
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsThomas Nathaniel Tombs, Donald Saul Rimai, Roland Robert Schindler, II
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Abstract
Printing methods are provided. In one method, printing an inkjet image using a liquid hydrophilic inkjet ink onto a surface of a semi-absorbent recording medium generating a toner image having toner particles arranged conforming to the inkjet image and transferring the toner image onto the recording medium where an unabsorbed volume of the inkjet ink is present on the recording medium. The toner particles manage unabsorbed volumes of the inkjet ink to protect the recording medium from image artifacts that can be created by an unabsorbed volume of the inkjet ink on the surface without a liquid management toner image.
Claims8
A method for operating a printing system comprising:
- an inkjet image is printed on a receiver using a hydrophilic ink.
- capturing an image of the first print after a predetermined period of absorption;
- identifying a local areas of the image of the inkjet print that have reached a threshold level of non-uniform distortion and where additional ink remains for absorption;
- generating a toner image that determines where a liquid management toner image will transfer onto the receiver in register with the inkjet print as non-uniformly distorted;
- and transferring the liquid management toner image onto the receiver;
- wherein the liquid management toner image reduces absorption of ink in the receiver in the identified areas control the extent of distortion in the area.
The method where the amount is determined based upon a known amount of ink jetted onto the receiver.
Monotonically increases with amount seen or the amount known to have been applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.