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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Riso Kagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101116 ; 101419 ;
Abstract
A printed image after-processing apparatus includes a rotatable contact member coated with an excess ink removing liquid incompatible with a printing ink forming a printed image on a printing sheet and having a surface tension lower than that of the printing ink; a counter member having a surface roughness of 0.5 .mu.m or less, for feeding the printing sheet after printed between the counter member and the contact member to thereby make a printed surface of the printing sheet into contact with the contact member; a supplying device for supplying the excess ink removing liquid to the contact member; and a cleaning device contacting with the contact member.