Patent ID: 9045664
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B41M,C09D,G03G

Abstract:
1. A method of printing an image on a receiver, comprising: receiving image data for the image; a processor automatically producing data for a polymer pattern and a salt pattern using the image data; depositing a polymer on the receiver according to the polymer pattern using a polymer-deposition unit; depositing a salt on the receiver according to the salt pattern using a salt-deposition unit different from the polymer-deposition unit; and depositing liquid ink on the receiver according to the image data using an inkjet print engine, wherein at least some of the ink is deposited over the deposited polymer or the deposited salt; and wherein the polymer and the salt are powders and the processor controls an amount of salt or polymer depending on a type of the receiver or desired image effects; wherein the processor receives the type of the receiver being used and bases the salt deposition pattern on the type of receiver.