Patent ID: 11884058
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method of image formation comprising:
providing at least one frame portion supporting at least one charge source, at least one radiation source to emit radiation, and a fluid ejection device;
performing relative movement between the at least one frame portion and a substrate;
while performing the relative movement, depositing droplets of ink particles and resin within a non-aqueous fluid carrier from the fluid ejection device onto the substrate to at least partially form an image on the substrate;
while performing the relative movement, and after the droplets have been deposited, emitting airborne charges from the at least one charge source to fixate the ink particles onto the substrate by causing the ink particles to move, via attraction relative to the substrate through the fluid carrier toward the substrate to electrostatically fix the ink particles relative to the substrate; and
while performing the relative movement, and after emitting the airborne charges, emitting radiation from the at least one radiation source to further fixate the ink particles onto the substrate by polymerizing the resin to chemically fix the ink particles relative to the substrate.