Patent ID: 8931890
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus used in printing comprising: a contact leveling member configured to level an image applied to a media substrate, the contact leveling member comprising at least one textured surface configured to repel one or more inks; wherein the at least one textured surface comprises one or more micro/nano structures configured to cause, at least in part, the at least one textured surface to have an ink contact angle greater than 100° and a sliding angle less than 30° when the at least one textured surface contacts the one or more inks; wherein the at least one textured surface comprises one or more of an array of pillars, an array of pillars having one or more overhang re-entrant structures, and an array of pillars having textured sidewalls, the term “re-entrant structure” referring to an overhanging structure that extends from a surface of a micro/nano structure over any spacing between one micro/nano structure and another micro/nano structure.