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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Bendix DE Meulemeester, Aartselaar, BE;
Pierre Vennekens, Hove, BE;
Inventors:
Bendix De Meulemeester, Aartselaar, BE;
Pierre Vennekens, Hove, BE;
Assignee:
Xeikon International, N.V., Lier, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B45L035/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments of a system and method for forming coated toner images on a web are disclosed. The coating unit can be employed off-line or in-line with a digital printing system. The coating is applied on already fused toner images and is subsequently cured by means of UV radiation. The resulting coated fused toner images have a reduced sensitivity towards mechanical interaction, e.g., rubbing, and towards water, solvents and sunlight. In addition, they yield a smooth surface with an even tunable gloss, independent of the amount of superimposed toner layers.