IP Library Granted Patent US 10,824,084
Granted Patent B2
US 10,824,084 · App. 16/603,795 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Print agent transfer assemblies

Inventors: Peter Nedelin (Ness Ziona, IL); Shai Lior (Ness Ziona, IL); Mark Sandler (Ness Ziona, IL)
Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
G03G13/20G03G13/10G03G15/11G03G2215/0409G03G2215/0658
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Patent No.
US 10,824,084
App. No.
16/603,795
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A print agent transfer assembly including a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and a second layer of print agent, and an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different predetermined intensity level to the second layer.

Claims (38)

1. A print agent transfer assembly comprising:

a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and second layer of print agent, the first layer and second layer defining a multilayer image; and

an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different, predetermined intensity level to the second layer.

2. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is predetermined based on at least one of:

a type of print agent in the first layer of print agent;

a number of further layers to be received at the print agent transfer member over the first layer of print agent; and

a thickness of the first layer of print agent.

3. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the energy source comprises at least one of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs).

4. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the print agent transfer member is to receive the first and second layers of print agent before the first and second layers of print agent are transferred simultaneously to a substrate.

5. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is lower than the second predetermined intensity level.

6. The print agent transfer assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first predetermined intensity level is zero.

7. A print agent transfer assembly comprising:

a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and second layer of print agent; and

an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different, predetermined intensity level to the second layer;

wherein the print agent transfer member is to transfer the first layer of print agent to a substrate before receiving the second layer of print agent.

8. A method comprising:

determining, on a layer-by-layer basis, a level of heat flux to be supplied to a layer of print agent of a multi-layer image;

receiving the layer of print agent on a transfer member; and

supplying the determined level of heat flux to the layer of print agent on the transfer member.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the level of heat flux comprises determining the level based on one of:

a type of print agent in the layer of print agent;

a number of further layers of print agent to be received at the transfer member over the layer of print agent; and

a thickness of the layer of print agent.

10. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving a further layer of print agent on the transfer member on top of the layer of print agent;

determining a further level of heat flux to be supplied to the further layer of print agent;

supplying the determined further level of heat flux to the further layer of print agent on the transfer member; and

transferring the layer and the further layer simultaneously onto media.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the level of heat flux is lower than the further level of heat flux.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the level of heat flux is zero, and the further level of heat flux is non-zero.

13. A method comprising:

determining, on a layer-by-layer basis, a level of heat flux to be supplied to a layer of print agent;

receiving the layer of print agent on a transfer member;

supplying the determined level of heat flux to the layer of print agent on the transfer member;

transferring the layer of print agent to media;

receiving a further layer of print agent on the transfer member;

determining a further level of heat flux to be supplied to the further layer of print agent; and

supplying the determined further level of heat flux to the further layer of print agent on the transfer member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2019
From: NEDELIN, PETER; LIOR, SHAI; SANDLER, MARK
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD INDIGO B.V.
Reel/Frame 051133/0534 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 27, 2019
From: HEWLETT-PACKARD INDIGO B.V.
To: HP INDIGO B.V.
Reel/Frame 051144/0309 →
Continuity (1)
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