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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Applicants:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mandakini Kanungo, Penfield, NY (US);
Srinivas Mettu, Webster, NY (US);
Timothy D. Stowe, Alameda, CA (US);
Ashish Pattekar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignees:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01); B41M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink-based digital printing apparatus includes an imaging member having a surface layer with regular texture. The regular texture includes an array of microstructures such as cavities. Methods include forming the imaging member textured surface using photolithography and molding processes.