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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:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Audrey A Lester, Sherwood, OR (US);
Steven V Korol, Dundee, OR (US);
Stephen M Kroon, Sherwood, OR (US);
C Wayne Jaeger, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ; B41J / ; G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 43 ; 347 98 ; 347 99 ; 347105 ;
Abstract
A method of printing with phase change ink on an ink jet printer that contains multiple levels of black gray scale ink and a clear or slightly tinted wax ink base and which is applied to the roughened surface of an adhesion promoting coating applied to a transparent substrate is disclosed. The adhesion promoting coating has a surface roughness of greater than about 0.5 micrometers and contains a binder and an inorganic particulate material.