Spectrum Sciences B.v.

Indigo N.v.

Hanna Pinhas

Benzion Landa

Amiran Lavon

Ishaiau Lior

Paul Fenster

Yehuda Niv

Yakov Krumberg

Yossi Adam

Naseem Yacoub

Itzhak Ashkenazi

Aron Shmaiser

Shabtai Ezuz

Jan Van Mil

An imaging system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member operative for transfer of toner images from the image bearing surface to a transfer surface of the intermediate transfer member and for subsequent transfer to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member includes a compressible layer, a backing layer disposed away from said image bearing surface and a heating layer. The heating layer is disposed intermediate backing layer and said transfer surface. /

Image transfer apparatus incorporating an integral heater

A method of printing images, such as multicolor images, on two sides of a substrate including: (a) forming a first image on a first surface; (b) transferring the first image to a second surface from the first surface; (c) forming a second image on the first surface; (d) transferring the second image to a third surface from the first surface; and (e) simultaneously transferring the first and second images from the second and third surfaces to the two sides of a substrate. In an embodiment of the invention transferring the first image to the second surface includes transferring the first image from the first surface to the third surface and subsequently transferring it to the second surface.

Method and apparatus for printing on both sides of a substrate

An imaging apparatus including an image bearing surface having formed thereon a liquid image comprising carrier liquid and toner particles, an intermediate transfer member positioned in operative association with the image bearing surface, a first transfer station at which the liquid image is transferred from the image bearing surface onto the intermediate transfer member, and a second transfer station at which the liquid image is transferred from the intermediate transfer member onto a substrate including a source of heat which heats the intermediate transfer member and the liquid image so as to cause the toner to adhere to the substrate and whereat the intermediate transfer member and the liquid image are cooled sufficiently such that the adhesion of the toner to the intermediate transfer member is less than the cohesion of the toner.

Method and apparatus for imaging using an intermediate transfer member

A method for forming an image on a final substrate which includes forming a liquid toner image on a surface using a liquid developer comprising carrier liquid and charged tuner particles, electrostatically transferring the liquid toner image to an intermediate transfer member coated with a release coating and transferring the liquid toner image to a final substrate.

Liquid developer imaging system and method utilizing an intermediate

An imaging system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member operative for transfer of toner images from the image bearing surface to a transfer surface of the intermediate transfer member and for subsequent transfer to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member includes a compressible layer, a backing layer disposed away from said image bearing surface and a heating layer. The heating layer is disposed intermediate backing layer and said transfer surface.

Imaging apparatus includes a drum having an image bearing surface, apparatus for forming an electrostatic image on the image bearing surface, apparatus for developing the electrostatic image using a toner comprising charged toner particles to form a toner image, and an intermediate transfer member. The intermediate transfer member is operative for transfering the toner image from the image bearing surface to a transfer surface of the intermediate transfer member, and pfor subsequent transfer of the image to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member comprises a rigid core and an intermediate transfer blanket attached to the core.

Image transfer apparatus including intermediate transfer blanket

Apparatus for fusing a thermoplastic image onto a substrate including a fuser element having a thin fusing member and apparatus for tensioning the thin fusing member.

Fusing apparatus and method

Imaging apparatus including an image forming surface, image forming apparatus for defining an electrostatic latent image on the image forming surface, the latent image having image portions and background portions, development apparatus for developing the electrostatic latent image in a reversal mode, using electrically charged pigmented toner particles to form a developed image overlying the image portions, whereby the developed image on the image forming surface is at a first electrical potential and the background portions on the image forming surface are at a second electrical potential, discharge apparatus for partially discharging the image forming surface so that the developed image is at a third electrical potential and the background portions are at a fourth potential and an image receiving surface at a fifth potential, for receiving the developed image from the image forming surface, wherein the difference between the fourth potential and the fifth potential is low enough such that substantially no electrical discharge occurs between the image receiving surface and the background portions.

Imaging system

Imaging method and apparatus

Imaging system including pre-transfer discharge

An imaging system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member having an image transfer surface and being operative for transfer of toner images from the image bearing surface to the image transfer surface and for subsequent transfer to a substrate. The intermediate transfer member includes a backing layer, a compressible layer disposed between the image transfer surface and the backing layer and a heating layer which is disposed between the backing layer and the compressible layer.

Image transfer apparatus incorporating an internal heater

An image system including an image bearing surface and an intermediate transfer member operative for transfer of liquid toner images from the image bearing surface to a substrate provides for first transfer engagement between the intermediate transfer member and the image bearing surface for transfer of an image from the image bearing surface to the intermediate transfer member at a first pressure, producing deformation of the intermediate transfer member to a first deformation degree. The system provides for second transfer engagement between the intermediate transfer member and the substrate for transfer of the image from the intermediate transfer member to the substrate at a second pressure, producing deformation of the intermediate transfer member to a second deformation degree.

Image transfer apparatus including a compliant transfer member

Apparatus for image transfer including an image bearing surface arranged to support a liquid toner image thereon, including image regions and background regions, means for removing pigmented toner particles from the vicinity of background regions defined on the image bearing surface, means for rigidizing the toner image at the image regions, and an intermediate transfer member for receiving the toner image from the image bearing surface after rigidization thereof, for transfer of the image to a substrate.

Imaging system with rigidizer and intermediate transfer member

Apparatus for image transfer including an image bearing surface and an image receiving surface arranged for relative movement along a pathway whereby portions of the image bearing surface and the image receiving surface sequentially come into propinquity for image transfer therebetween and subsequently move out of propinquity following image transfer therebetween, potential impression device associated with at least one portion of at least one of the image bearing surface and the image receiving surface for impressing a potential on the at least one portion, and device for energizing the potential impression device only when the at least one portion is located at a predetermined location along the pathway, thereby to provide desired image transfer enhancement.

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