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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1994
Ivan Rezanka, Pittsford, NY (US);
John W Lin, Webster, NY (US);
Gary R Fague, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Lesley P Dudek, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for printing a multicolor image on a sheet movable along a sheet path in a process direction. The apparatus includes a first printhead mounted at a first location along the sheet path and containing a first type ink for printing a first portion of the image on the sheet in which the first type ink has a surface tension greater than 40 dynes/cm at room temperature. The apparatus also includes a set of secondary printheads mounted along the sheet path and separated a small gap from the first printhead. The set of secondary printheads each contains a secondary type ink for printing a secondary portion of the multicolor image on the sheet, and each of the secondary type ink has a surface tension less than 40 dynes/cm at room temperature.