Patent ID: 7896488

Claim:
An offset printing apparatus for transferring and optionally fixing a phase change ink onto a print medium comprising: a) a phase change ink application component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image to an imaging member; b) an imaging member for accepting, transferring and optionally fixing the phase change ink image to said print medium, the imaging member comprising: i) an imaging substrate, and thereover ii) an intermediate coating comprising a polyurethane material, and having thereon, iii) an outer coating comprising a nitrile butadiene and a conductive filler for reduction of gloss ghost, wherein said outer layer has an electrical conductivity of from about 10 3 to about 10 8 ohm-cm, and c) a release agent management system for supplying a release agent to said imaging member, wherein an amount of release agent needed for transfer and optionally fixing said phase change ink image is reduced.