Patent ID: 9403358
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M,F24H,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming hydrophobic structures in a hydrophilic substrate comprising: moving with a media transport a print medium formed from a hydrophilic material in a process direction through a first print zone and a convection heater at a predetermined velocity; operating with a controller a first plurality of inkjets in the first print zone to form a first predetermined arrangement of a hydrophobic material on a region of a first side of the print medium as the print medium moves through the first print zone; and operating the convection heater to enable the first predetermined arrangement of the hydrophobic material to penetrate the hydrophilic substrate to form at least one hydrophobic structure within the region of the print medium as the region of the print medium moves through the convection heater.