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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Sui-hing Leung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hou T. NG, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sui-hing Leung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hou T. Ng, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/005 (2006.01); B41J 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0057 (2013.01); B41J 13/223 (2013.01); B41J 2002/012 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inkjet ink and an intermediate transfer medium for inkjet printing are disclosed herein. During inkjet printing, the inkjet ink forms ink drops having a contact angle (θ) of less than or equal to 50° on the intermediate transfer medium, where the contact angle (θ) reduces or substantially eliminates coalescence of adjacent ink drops. The contact angle (θ) may be obtained by controlling a property of the inkjet ink and/or a property of the surface of the intermediate transfer medium.