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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Leon Williams, Foster City, CA (US);
Thor Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 (2006.01); B05C 11/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01);
Abstract
The smoothness of a toner layer is reduced and thus the gloss of a resulting print is reduced. A single toner, the original high gloss version, is enabled to print all images. A finishing option is provided which, through application of a combination of heat and pressure with a textured roller, reduces the specular gloss of the toner surface by imprinting a high frequency texture onto the smooth toner layer. By adjusting the temperature/pressure of the textured roller, the effective gloss of the press can be adjusted through software as desired.