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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Bradley Leonard Beach, Lexington, KY (US);
Ligia Aura Bejat, Versailles, KY (US);
Gerald Lee Fish, Versailles, KY (US);
Philip Jerome Heink, Lexington, KY (US);
David Starling MacMillan, Winchester, KY (US);
Jean Marie Massie, Lexington, KY (US);
Peter Brown Pickett, Lexington, KY (US);
Ronald Lloyd Roe, Lexington, KY (US);
Sean David Smith, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A layered intermediate used in inkjet printing contains a release coat formed on a transfer medium in an area where an image has not been printed. The release coat is formed of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) or a PVP copolymer and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol solvents and diol solvents. A viscous coating of PVP or the PVP copolymer is formed on the transfer medium in an area where an image has been printed. A release layer formed from components in the release coat and components in the ink is formed on the viscous coating. A first ink layer is formed on the release layer of flocculated ink. A second ink layer is formed on the first ink layer, of ink that is substantially not flocculated.