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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lianhui Cong, Concord, NH (US);
Terrill Clayton, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/54 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 3/543 (2013.01); B41M 3/008 (2013.01); B41M 7/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a technique that effects spot gloss or gloss control and/or variations on one image without requiring clear inks. This is preferably accomplished by use of a multilayer printing process in which an image is first printed using a first set of color print heads and then cured, and in which the image is again printed using a second set of color print head, but where the image remains uncured for a predetermined interval to allow the ink drops applied to the media to spread and thus introduce a gloss effect.