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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Alex Veis, Kadima, IL;
Lior Lifshitz, Mevaseret Zion, IL;
Alon Sarig, Netanya, IL;
Gilhad Ben-bassat, Kfar Yona, IL;
Alex Veis, Kadima, IL;
Lior Lifshitz, Mevaseret Zion, IL;
Alon Sarig, Netanya, IL;
Gilhad Ben-Bassat, Kfar Yona, IL;
Hewlett-Packard Industrial Printing Ltd., Netanya, IL;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and printing methods include a media support member to support media and an ink applicator unit to selectively apply ink to the media disposed on the media support member in a print mode. The image forming apparatus and printing methods also include a heating unit to preheat at least one of the media support member and the media to a predetermined temperature in a preheat mode prior to the selective application of the ink to the media.