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Transfer of ink layers

US9383687B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V. · NL

Inventors

Peter Nedelin · Nes Ziona, IL
Mark Sandler · Rehovot, IL
Shai Lior · Rehovot, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2011
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2215/0626
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive member to move in a rotational direction, a charging unit to charge the photoconductive member, a discharging unit to discharge a portion of the photoconductive member to form a latent image thereon, and a plurality of ink applicator units to sequentially apply a plurality of ink layers, respectively, toward the latent image to form an ink image. The image forming apparatus may also include an image transfer blanket to receive the ink image including the plurality of ink layers from the photoconductive member.

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