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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
Dana G. Marsh, Newark, NY (US);
John F. Crichton, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the toner image bearing side of the substrate by depositing the phase change composition onto a rotary brush in contact with the substrate using an ink jet printer with the phase change composition being transferred from the brush to the substrate in an amount sufficient to reduce rub-off from the toner image bearing side. An ink jet printer and a second rotary brush may be also used to deposit a clear phase change composition to an image bearing backside of the substrate.