Patent ID: 7810922

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 outer coating comprising a conductive polyurethane for reduction of gloss ghost comprises a polyurethane and a conductive salt, wherein the conductive polyurethanes is prepared by mixing polyol or polyamine into an isocyanate-functional prepolymer with a solution of a conductive salt; and c) a release agent management system for supplying a release agent to said imaging member; wherein said outer layer has an electrical conductivity of from about 10 3 to about 10 8 ohm-cm.