Patent ID: 6205088
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method of filling a void in an image which has been printed on a receptor material by a process wherein a heat-sensitive pigmented material, coated on a foil, is transferred to the receptor material, the void-filling method comprising the steps of:providing a piece of foil bearing, on a first surface, a quantity of pigmented material of the same color as the pigmented material bordering the void to be filled;positioning said piece of foil over the image printed on the receptor material, with said first surface of said piece of foil facing the image and the quantity of pigmented material superposed over the void in the image; andapplying heat to said piece of foil, proximate to said quantity of pigmented material, while pressing at least the heated portion of the foil against the printed image to transfer pigmented material from the foil into the void of the image, the foil being heated to about 260.degree. F.-280.degree. F.