Transferring print agent to cleanable medium
US11334004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00493
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an example, a method includes forming a print agent pattern on an image forming surface and transferring the print agent pattern from the image forming surface to an intermediate transfer member. In a first mode of operation in which a printable substrate is not between the intermediate transfer member and a cleanable medium, the print agent pattern may be transferred from the intermediate transfer member to the cleanable medium and then cleaned from the cleanable medium. In a second mode of operation, the printable substrate may be provided between the intermediate transfer member and the cleanable medium, and the same print agent pattern or a different print agent pattern may be transferred from the intermediate transfer member to the printable substrate.
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