Eastman-kodak Company

Carlton D Baxter

Muhammad Aslam

Donald Saul Rimai

Kevin M Johnson

Tsang J Chen

William J Staudenmayer

Hal E Wright

Ernest J Tamary

Joseph F Laukaitis

A toner bearing thermoplastic layer on a receiving sheet is textured or the gloss is improved by heating the thermoplastic layer from the rear to its glass transition temperature and contacting said sheet with a texturizing surface under sufficient pressure to texturize the layer. Offset of the thermoplastitc onto the pressure member contacting it is inhibited by not independently heating that member substantially above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic layer.

Method and apparatus for treating toner image bearing receiving sheets

A dry toner image is embedded in a thermoplastic layer on a receiving sheet by pressing a ferrotyping web against the image in the presence of sufficient heat to soften the layer. Preferably, the layer is preheated and the web and image are pressed together by a pair of hard rollers to a pressure in excess of 100 pounds per square inch. A curl preventing layer opposite thermoplastic layer does not offset on a backing roller because it has a melting point above the temperature of the process.

Toner fixing method and apparatus and image bearing receiving sheet

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Carlton D Baxter