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US 8,005,415 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for printing using a tandem electrostatographic printer
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsYee S. Ng, Robert C. Logel
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Abstract
A tandem color electrostatographic printer apparatus has five or more color printing stations or modules for applying respective color separation toner images to a receiver member to form a pentachrome color image in a single pass. A fuser station fuses the pentachrome color image. A clear toner overcoat is then applied to the fused pentachrome toner image and enhanced glossing of the image is provided by a belt glosser to improve color gamut.
Claims10
A system for printing color images comprising:
- a tandem color electrostatographic printer apparatus having five or more color printing stations for applying respective color separation toner images to a receiver member passing therethrough in a single pass to form a pentachrome color image;
- a fusing station for fusing the pentachrome image;
- a clear toner overcoat printing station for applying a clear toner overcoat to the fused pentachrome toner image;
- and
- a belt glosser for providing enhanced gloss to the pentachrome color image having the clear toner overcoat.
2 more elements
A gloss enhancement apparatus comprising:
- a clear toner depositing module for forming a clear toner overcoat upon a color image that is supported on a receiver sheet;
- and
- a belt glosser operatively associated with the clear toner depositing module for receiving the overcoated receiver sheet directly from the depositing module and treating the overcoated receiver sheet to pressure and heat imposed by the belt upon the clear toner overcoat to enhance the resulting gloss of the print.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.