Patent ID: 9327519
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An indirect printing process comprising: providing an inkjet printing apparatus comprising an intermediate transfer member; depositing a wet sacrificial coating composition onto the intermediate transfer member, the wet sacrificial coating composition made from ingredients comprising: drying the wet sacrificial coating composition to form a dry sacrificial coating; ejecting droplets of ink in an imagewise pattern onto the dry sacrificial coating; at least partially drying the ink to form a substantially dry ink pattern; transferring both the substantially dry ink pattern and the sacrificial coating from the intermediate transfer member to a final substrate; and applying at least one cross-linking agent to cross-link the sacrificial coating, wherein the cross-linking agent is applied to at least one of: a) the intermediate transfer member prior to depositing the wet sacrificial coating composition, b) the wet sacrificial coating composition after depositing the wet sacrificial coating composition onto the intermediate transfer member, c) the dry sacrificial coating on the intermediate transfer member, or d) the dry sacrificial coating on the final substrate.