Marking material for laser glossing systems and methods
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsChu-heng Liu, Nancy Y. Jia, Jing Zhou
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Abstract
A system for generating a differential gloss image includes a marking material having absorbing elements useful for absorbing electromagnetic radiation emitted by a laser glossing imager, and accommodating heating and resultant melting of the marking material for altering a surface of the marking material image. The absorbing element is a pigment or dye. The absorbing element is carbon black, or a pigment capable of absorbing IR light, while being transparent to visible light.
Claims16
A marking material system for generating a differential gloss image using a laser glossing imager configured to expose a portion of a printed image to electromagnetic radiation, comprising:
- a marking material for forming the printed image;
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- an absorbing element configured to absorb the electromagnetic radiation, the absorbing element being a component of the marking material,
- wherein the absorbing element being disposed in the marking material in a concentration sufficient to impart an attenuation length of 0.5 to 10 micrometers in the marking material.
A marking material system for generating a differential gloss image, comprising:
- a marking material for forming the printed image, the marking material comprising an IR light absorptive absorbing element, the absorbing element being transparent to visible light;
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- a laser glossing imager configured to expose a portion of the printed image to IR light for absorption by the absorbing element,
- wherein the absorbing element being disposed in the marking material in a concentration sufficient to impart an attenuation length of 0.5 to 10 micrometers in the marking material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.