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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
W. Charles Kasiske, Penfield, NY (US);
John L. Hryhorenko, Webster, NY (US);
W. Charles Kasiske, Penfield, NY (US);
John L. Hryhorenko, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrophotographic printer is configured to print a three-dimensional texture on a substrate by applying clear toner in locations corresponding to where texture is desired. The clear toner for texture may be applied either after, or before, other colors (e.g., CMYK) are applied to the substrate. The clear toner may be applied during the same pass as the other colors in an electrophotographic printer () having five imaging units (C,M,Y,K, andX). Alternatively, the clear toner may be applied during a second pass of the substrate through the electrophotographic printer () if, on the first pass, all five imaging units are occupied with different colored toners. An electrophotographic printing system that includes a front-end station for scanning a document coupled to an electrophotographic printer () allows an operator to add texture to a scanned document.