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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Leon Williams, Foster City, CA (US);

Thor Olson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 13/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 13/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0081 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00805 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various variable gloss reduction techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a textured roller and a wiper impregnated with fuser oil to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a combination of heat and pressure to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss in specific regions of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a differential gloss pattern to generate a security mark on a printed image to prevent against copying or fraudulent misrepresentation of the image.


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