Method and apparatus for forming an image for transfer to a receiver sheet using a clear toner and sintering of a pigmented toner layer
US5926679A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1619
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrostatographic method and apparatus of forming a toner image on a receiver. In order to improve transfer of a pigmented toner image to a receiver, a clear toner layer is applied to a support member. The pigmented toner image is applied over the clear toner layer. The pigmented toner image is sintered and the sintered pigmented toner image is then transferred to a receiver sheet.
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