Method and apparatus for forming an image on an image transfer medium and a method of forming an image using the image transfer medium
US5862434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G13/0133
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system of forming an image on an image transfer medium. The system forms an image according to image data on the image transfer medium and forms one color primer image on the image transfer medium at least in an area of the image. The system forms the image using the transfer medium and can separate the image according to the image data and the primer image from the image transfer medium, and fix the separated image according to the image data and the primer image on a surface of a transferred object by contacting the primer image with a surface of the transferred object. In this system, an expected color image can be obtained even if a transferred object color is not white, because the primer image is formed between the image and the surface of the transferred object.
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