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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario Grossa, Dreieich, DE;
Udo D Bode, Dreieich, DE;
Manfred Sondergeld, Muhlheim/Main, DE;
Karl-Heinz Wiedenmann, Rodermark, DE;
Ronald J Convers, Towanda, PA (US);
Steven M Kalo, Towanda, PA (US);
Ashok K Kudva, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03F / ; G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430257 ; 430256 ; 430258 ; 430259 ; 430263 ; 430291 ; 430292 ; 430293 ; 430952 ;
Abstract
This invention makes available processes for preparing images, especially color proofs. A layer with imagewise tacky and nontacky areas is toned. Toner adhering to the tacky areas is transferred first onto a temporary support and from there onto an image receptor.