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Method of selectively glossing toner images

US5234783A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1991
Grant dateAug 10, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G13/0133
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A toner image that combines pictorial information with text or graphic information is made glossy only in the pictorial portion. A clear gloss enhancing toner is selectively applied to the portion of the image that is pictorial as determined by a suitable manual input or electronic analysis of the image.

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