Inkjet printed images with wettable, fusible toner

Abstract

Production of a permanent ink-jet image with a fusible, wettable, colorant-containing toner and ink-jetted clear fluid.

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       29 . An image on a substrate comprising discrete areas of inkjetted clear fluid and electrostatic toner comprising hydrophilic polymers, the image being fused onto the substrate and discrete areas substantially free of said inkjet ink and electrostatic toner.  
   
   
       30 . The image of  claim 29  wherein said substrate is plain paper.  
   
   
       31 . The image of  claim 29  wherein said substrate is a transparency.  
   
   
       32 . The image of  claim 29  wherein said image is created by the steps of: 
 charging said paper with a given polarity;    ink-jet printing a fluid onto said paper;    exposing said paper from (b) to a clear toner having a polarity the same as said paper in step (a);    subjecting said paper from step (c) to fusing.    
   
   
       33 . A printing system comprising: 
 an inkjet printing engine for inkjetting clear fluid;    a developer mechanism for applying electrostatic toner comprising hydrophilic monomers;    a charging unit; and    a fuser.    
   
   
       34 . A printing system of  claim 33  wherein 
 said inkjet printing engine is a thermal inkjet printer.    
   
   
       35 . A printing system of  claim 33  wherein  
   
   
       35 . A printing system of  claim 33  wherein 
 said charging unit is a corotron.    
   
   
       36 . A printing system of  claim 33  wherein 
 said developing mechanism comprises a charged roller, a clear toner hopper, stirrer, wiper blade, and a source of AC/DC voltage biases.