Patent ID: 9110412
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A system for generating a differential gloss image useful for digital printing, comprising: a pre-heating system configured to pre-heat marking material on a substrate, the pre-heating system being a fuser that fuses the marking material to the substrate, the fuser pre-heating the marking material to a temperature above room temperature and near a melting point of the marking material; and an imaging device configured to perform an imaging function by exposing a first portion of the fused pre-heated marking material to radiation at a higher power level than a second portion of the fused pre-heated marking material to create a first gloss level on the first portion and a second gloss level on the second portion, wherein the first gloss level and the second gloss level are different gloss levels, the fuser performs the pre-heating at a nip between two rolls, and the imaging device performs the imaging function after the fused marking material leaves the fuser.