Image forming apparatus having colorant holding regions and a colorant repelling region
US5539440A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/34
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a means for forming colorant holding regions on the image carrier, the colorant holding regions having better ink or developing agent holding properties than the image carrier, a means for supplying a colorant to the colorant holding regions, and a means for transferring the colorant, held in the colorant holding regions, onto a printing medium.
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