Patent ID: 8382270
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. A method for contact leveling ink applied to an image receiving member, the method comprising: applying ink from a print head to form an image on the image receiving member; and contacting the ink with a rotating contact member, wherein the rotating contact member comprises a hydrophilic surface layer, and a release layer is provided on top of the hydrophilic surface layer, wherein the release layer comprises a fountain solution, said fountain solution comprising a mixture of water, a water-soluble film-forming polymer, an acid component, a pH buffering agent, a wetting agent, a surface tension reducing component, a surfactant, and optionally one or more member selected from the group consisting of biocides, desensitizing agents, chelating agents, drying stimulators, and defoaming agents.