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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
David H. Pan, Rochester, NY (US);
James E. Williams, Penfield, NY (US);
T. Edwin Freeman, Webster, NY (US);
Edward B. Caruthers, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
James R. Larson, Fairport, NY (US);
Frank J. Bonsignore, Rochester, NY (US);
Antonio Decrescentis, Rochester, NY (US);
David H. Pan, Rochester, NY (US);
James E. Williams, Penfield, NY (US);
T. Edwin Freeman, Webster, NY (US);
Edward B. Caruthers, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
James R. Larson, Fairport, NY (US);
Frank J. Bonsignore, Rochester, NY (US);
Antonio DeCrescentis, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A liquid ink imaging member having a top outer imaging surface is provided for receiving image forming ink droplets from a printhead. The liquid ink imaging member includes (a) a substrate member; (b) at least one elastomeric layer formed over the substrate member and including the top outer imaging surface; and (c) a surface texture formed into the top outer imaging surface and comprising asperities spaced apart at most from about one-half to about one pixel spot size for providing contact angle hysteresis to pin image forming ink droplets received thereon, thereby preventing ink droplet drawback, and resulting in quality images.