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US 6,655,796 B2Granted
Post-print treatment for ink jet printing apparatus
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRavi Sharma
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Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a printing assembly adapted to create inkjet images on a medium. A durability station provided in series with the printing assembly is adapted to apply direct a durability material in solution with a supercritical carbondioxide solvent onto the medium to provide an overcoat for protecting inkjet prints.
Claims8
An ink jet printing apparatus comprising:
- a printing assembly adapted to create ink jet images on a medium;
- and
- a durability station provided in series with said printing assembly and adapted to direct a durability material in solution with a supercritical carbondioxide solvent toward the medium such that the durability material is applied to the medium in a powder state.
A process for applying a durability coating to an ink jet print, said process comprising:
- printing an image on a medium by ink jet technology;
- and
- spraying a solution of a durability material in a supercritical carbondioxide solvent toward the medium, such that the durability material is material is applied to the medium in a powder state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.