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US 2016/0097996 A1Published application
Foil printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
InventorsZiv Gilan, Gadi Oron
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Abstract
In one example, a foil printer includes a press configured to press together a foil and an image printed on a substrate and an imaging laser configured to selectively direct a laser beam on to the foil or on to the substrate in a pattern of an image to be transferred from the foil to the substrate.
Claims15
A foil printer, comprising:
- a press configured to press together a foil and an image printed on a substrate;
- and
- an imaging laser configured to selectively direct a laser beam on to the foil or on to the substrate in a pattern of an image to be transferred from the foil to the substrate.
A printer, comprising:
- a first printing device configured to print a solid or semisolid ink or toner image on a substrate;
- and
- a second printing device operatively coupled to the first printing device to receive a printed substrate, the second printing device configured to:
- heat ink or toner printed on the printed substrate in a pattern of a foil image to be transferred from a foil to the printed substrate;
- and
- press the foil against the heated part of the image printed on the substrate.
3 more elements
A foil printing method, comprising:
- printing an image that includes a pattern for a foil image;
- laser heating imaging material in the printed image only in the pattern of the foil image;
- and
- pressing a foil against the heated imaging material.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.