Method for using receiver medium having adjustable properties
US7875314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M7/0072
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a printed image on an image receiving element is disclosed, comprising: providing an image receiving element comprising at least one activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer which comprises a polymer matrix and an activatable material; printing an image over a designated area of said image receiving element, and substantially uniformly and non-imagewise activating said activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer over the designated area of said image receiving element after step (b) to produce a printed image receiving element with an activated stiffened and/or thickened layer.
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