Patent ID: 7845783

Claim:
A printing apparatus, comprising: a) a printing station including at least one printhead for applying phase-change ink to a print substrate in a phase-change ink image, and b) an ink spreading station comprising an ink spreading member and a back-up pressure member in pressure contact with said ink spreading member forming a nip between said ink spreading member and pressure member for spreading the phase-change ink image on the print substrate, wherein said print substrate is passed through said nip, and wherein said pressure member comprises i) a pressure member substrate, and having thereon 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.