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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2000
Applicants:
Benzion Landa, Nes-Ziona, IL;
Ishaiau Lior, Rehovot, IL;
Itzhak Ashkenazi, Kfar-Gibton, IL;
Avner Schneider, Nes-Ziona, IL;
Inventors:
Benzion Landa, Nes-Ziona, IL;
Ishaiau Lior, Rehovot, IL;
Itzhak Ashkenazi, Kfar-Gibton, IL;
Avner Schneider, Nes-Ziona, IL;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Indigo N.V., Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C003/00 ; B05D003/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for printing an image on a surface of a substrate having a surface finish defined by a gloss, the method comprising: printing an image on the surface of the substrate, such that image areas thereof have a thickness, when fixed to the substrate and dry, of less than about 6 micrometers of a thermoplastic material; and smoothing the surface of at least a portion of the thermoplastic material.