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Ink transfer element

US9248641B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

7References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V. · NL

Inventors

Ziv Gilan · Kiryat Malachi, IL
Michal Kalish · Nes Ziona, IL
Zeharia Levi · Netanya, IL
David Levi · Shoham, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2012
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/11
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ink transfer element for a printing apparatus, the ink transfer element comprising a surface for transferring ink applied thereto to at least one further ink transfer element, wherein the surface is configured to, when an ink comprising pigment particles and a liquid vehicle is applied to the surface, at least partly separate the liquid vehicle from the pigment particles, through the surface. The ink transfer element further relates to printing apparatus and a method of printing.

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