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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Jerry A. Pickering, Hilton, NY (US);
Xin Jin, Pittsford, NY (US);
Dinesh Tyagi, Fairport, NY (US);
Kurt E. Jones, Webster, NY (US);
Jerry A. Pickering, Hilton, NY (US);
Xin Jin, Pittsford, NY (US);
Dinesh Tyagi, Fairport, NY (US);
Kurt E. Jones, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of printing which includes providing a substrate having an inked surface. The inked surface is typically achieved using an offset lithographic printing press. A thermoplastic polymer powder is applied to the inked surface. The surface is then fused. An advantage of the prepared substrate is that there is reduced contamination of electrostatographic fusing systems when fused by heat and pressure fixing. Another aspect of the invention further provides a method of fusing a substrate having an inked surface wherein a thermoplastic powder has been applied to the inked surface prior to stacking the uncured offset prints.