Class 399/342 - Lamination

Subclass of Class 399 - Electrophotography
Definition: Subject matter wherein treatment of the fixed image is by
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 05/01/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8170460	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and printing medium An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, an adhesion processing device, an adhesion device, and a fixing device. The image forming device forms an image on a light-transmitting medium with image formation toner. The adhesion processing device set...	05/01/2012
8145114	Digital manufacture of a microfluidic device In view of the above, this invention is directed to printing methods including electrographic printing wherein toner and/or laminates form one or more multi-channeled layers, with a particular pattern. The multi-channeled layers are printed, such as by electrographi...	03/27/2012
8145115	Image formation method Disclosed is an image formation method in which clear dots comprised of clear toner are formed on an image with a 75° glossiness of from 10 to 60, the image formation method comprising the steps of forming a clear toner image on the image, employing clear toner, an...	03/27/2012
8005415	Method and apparatus for printing using a tandem electrostatographic printer A tandem color electrostatographic printer apparatus has five or more color printing stations or modules for applying respective color separation toner images to a receiver member to form a pentachrome color image in a single pass. A fuser station fuses the pentachr...	08/23/2011
7720425	Method and apparatus for printing using a tandem electrostatographic printer A tandem color electrostatographic printer apparatus has five or more color printing stations or modules for applying respective color separation toner images to a receiver member to form a pentachrome color image in a single pass. A fuser station fuses the pentachr...	05/18/2010
7424262	Surface treatment of coated media A cleaning agent having one or more active ingredient which may remove residual release agents from printed material and methods for using the cleaning agents are described herein. ...	09/09/2008
7389082	Method and apparatus for forming an image having uniform glossiness An image forming method including the steps of a) forming a mirror image by a toner on a transparent substrate, and b) laminating the toner image carrying surface of the transparent substrate with a light reflecting material through a tacking layer or an adhering la...	06/17/2008
7389081	Process for manufacturing an image recording body and apparatus for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an image recording body comprising: image-forming, to form an image on a surface of a film by an electrophotographic method; positioning, by overlaying the film onto a support so that at least one side of the...	06/17/2008
7324240	Color correction method with transparent toner insignia images A method for color correction of an image having an insignia portion in a multi-module printer (10). A first color profile is calibrated for a four-color image. A second color profile is calibrated for a four-color image with a transparent toner layer on top ...	01/29/2008
7241355	Laminated image printing method A method of determining an adjusted color to be used for computing colorants for printing on a specified substrate, comprising: specifying an apparent color; estimating diffuse reflection from an outside surface of colorants when printed on the specified substrate; ...	07/10/2007
7208251	Method for producing image-recorded medium, image forming apparatus and image-recorded medium The present invention relates to a method for producing an image-recorded medium on the surface of a transparent substrate. The image-recorded medium comprises a fixed image formed electrographically, and the fixed image is laminated on the image-recorded medium. Th...	04/24/2007
7205046	Electrophotographic lamination film, a method of producing the same, and a method of forming an image The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a sur...	04/17/2007
7135085	Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprises a first step of laying a base film of a thermoplastic resin on a pattern layer of a transfer sheet in which the pattern layer is placed on one surface of a carrier film, thermally transferring the pattern layer onto...	11/14/2006
7024149	Surface treatment apparatus and image-forming apparatus The present invention aims to provide a surface treatment apparatus which can modify the surface qualities of different parts of image prints obtained by various image-forming methods, and an image-forming apparatus. For this purpose, it provides a surface treatment...	04/04/2006
6985691	Transparent substrate image forming method and laminated image-recording medium The present invention provides an image forming method comprising: laminating a plurality of toner layers on the surface of a transparent substrate electrophotographically; subjecting the plural toner layers to a primary fixing in a primary fixing step; and forming ...	01/10/2006
6925281	Method and apparatus for finishing a receiver sheet or similar substrate Method and apparatus for finishing a receiver sheet or similar substrate by providing a protective coating on the receiver sheet for the benefit of, for example, protecting an image resident thereon. Such coating is created by applying and fusing a mixture containin...	08/02/2005
6906700	3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general...	06/14/2005
6751436	Apparatus and method for laminating a print medium in a printing device An apparatus includes a transfer roller for transferring an image to a print medium, a laminating device to substantially cover the print medium with a laminating powder, and a pressing roller to press and substantially affix the image and the laminating powder to t...	06/15/2004
6741828	Method for reducing rub-off from a toner image using a phase change composition A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with the front side, back side, or both sides bearing toner images, by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the front side, back side, or both sides of the sub...	05/25/2004
6663238	Lamination apparatus and recording apparatus A laminating apparatus includes a lamination object conveying unit for conveying an object, a laminating film conveying unit for conveying the laminating film, and a heating-pressurizing unit for overlapping the object with the laminating film, and heatin...	12/16/2003
6413318	Sheet coating apparatus A sheet coating apparatus including a storage tank in which a coating liquid having charged coating particles dispersed therein is contained, a development roller rotatably installed to be immersed in the coating liquid, a voltage source for applying a vo...	07/02/2002
6371044	Wax coating device for a wet type electrophotographic color printer A wax coating device for a wet type electrophotographic color printer is capable of preventing the coating operation when printed matter is not supposed to be wax-coated. The wax coating device includes: a coating roller rotatably disposed so as to be par...	04/16/2002
6171422	Imaging element having a conductive polymer layer An electrographic imaging element useful for forming colored images is described. The element contains an imaging layer structure and a support structure. The support structure contains an electrically conductive polymeric release layer formed by polymeri...	01/09/2001
6108022	Method for producing identification documents and documents produced by it A method for making documents, in particular identifying documents, such as passports and identifying cards, comprises the steps of providing a set of signals, particularly digital signals, defining an image to be printed on the document; providing a temp...	08/22/2000
5998008	Developer carrying member, comprising a coat layer containing a conductive particle and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound developing apparatus, developing method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge A developer carrying member is comprised of a substrate and a coat layer which covers the surface of the substrate. The coat layer contains at least a binder resin, conductive spherical particles having a number average particle diameter of from 0.3 μm t...	12/07/1999
5983064	Auxiliary processor for making simulated photographic prints Simulated photographic prints are created using xerographic imaging. A transparent carrier having a xerographically formed mirror image fused thereto is bonded to a plastic substrate through the use of heat and pressure. The transparent carrier and the pl...	11/09/1999
5894318	Image forming device having laminating function A laser printer having a manual insertion port through which a pair of lamination sheet members interposing therebetween a printed card is insertable into a sheet feed passage. The laser printer also includes a sheet supply roller, a pair of resist roller...	04/13/1999
5869179	Imaging element having a conductive polymer layer An electrographic imaging element useful for forming colored images is described. The element contains an imaging layer structure and a support structure. The support structure contains an electrically conductive polymeric release layer formed by polymeri...	02/09/1999
5837406	Toner image resistant to scratching A toner image, comprising a plurality of fused different types of toner particles on a substrate is provided wherein on top of the image, optionally comprising a clear finish layer, an abhesive compound is present in an amount between 3.0 and 300 mg/m	11/17/1998
5822671	Image forming method and apparatus for forming a resin-formed image on a fabric, fiber or other such recording medium An image forming apparatus and an image forming method including a first process in which a resin-formed image is formed on a recording medium, and a second process in which the image formed on the recording medium is brought into contact with a solution ...	10/13/1998
5771431	Image-receiving sheet for sublimation thermal transfer recording, and method for producing the same There is provided a method for forming an image-receiving sheet for sublimation thermal transfer recording, in which a photoreceptor is partly or wholly charged as it is rotated, while the powdery coating composition is charged oppositely to the photorece...	06/23/1998
5751432	Highlight gloss for xerographic engine Apparatus and method for glossing certain areas of a substrate. In particular, highlight images are created by incorporating in some of the images on a substrate a clear polymer material thereby providing them with a larger mass thereby resulting in a hig...	05/12/1998
5483321	Electrographic element having a combined dielectric/adhesive layer and process for use in making an image A novel process is disclosed for the manufacture of protected, distortion-free, full-color electrographic images for use on large format posters, billboards and the like. A novel electrographic element is also disclosed, which includes a base, a release l...	01/09/1996
5339146	Method and apparatus for providing a toner image having an overcoat To create an overcoat on a toner image, a clear heat softenable particulate material is applied to a fusing surface before the fusing surface contacts the toner image in a fusing nip. The particulate material softens in the fusing process and ends up as a...	08/16/1994
5337132	Apparatus for creating simulated color photographic prints using xerography Simulated photographic prints are created using xerographic imaging. A transparent carrier having a xerographically formed mirror image fused thereto is bonded to a plastic substrate through the use of heat and pressure. The transparent carrier and the pl...	08/09/1994
5327201	Simulated photographic prints using a reflective coating Simulated photographic prints are created using xerographic imaging. A transparent carrier having a xerographically formed mirror image fused thereto is bonded to a plastic substrate through the use of heat and pressure. The transparent carrier and the pl...	07/05/1994
5306381	Laminating apparatus The present invention provides a laminating apparatus comprising a sheet feeder for feeding a sheet on which an image is formed, a laminate film feeder for feeding laminate films, a heater for heating the laminate films being fed, a device for pressurizin...	04/26/1994
5210581	Image recording apparatus having image surface laminating capability An image recording apparatus for recording an image on an image receiving member in cooperation with a photosensitive pressure-sensitive member. The apparatus includes an exposure unit for exposing the photosensitive pressure-sensitive member to an imagin...	05/11/1993
5126797	Method and apparatus for laminating toner images on receiving sheets A toner image on a receiving sheet is laminated using a transparent laminating sheet fed from the normal copy sheet supply of a copier, printer or the like. The laminating sheet is fed into laminating contact with the toner image after the toner image has...	06/30/1992
4891677	Adhesive transfer apparatus, and image receiving web for adhesive transfer In a method of and apparatus for adhesive transfer, an image receiving web comprising a belt-shaped, release agent coated paper and a plurality of transfer sheets having adhesive surfaces and put side by side on the release agent coated paper in the longi...	01/02/1990

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