Printing device and printing method

US8955438B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955438-B2
Application numberUS-94954010-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 18, 2010
Priority dateDec 10, 2009
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A printing device employing a rewritable plate, includes: a first plate forming member forming a rewritable plate; a latent image forming unit as to the first plate forming member; a protrusion forming unit selectively adhering an ink-repellent particle to a portion where a latent image on the surface of the first plate forming member is formed; a second plate forming member accepting and holding the ink-repellent particle adhered onto the surface of the first plate forming member using a hollow included in the surface; a pressure adhesion unit configured to push the ink-repellent particle adhered into the hollow; and a recording material supply unit supplying a recording material to the surface of the second plate forming member; with the surface of the ink-repellent particle having a property of repelling the recording material, and also the surfaces of the plate forming members having a property not to repel the recording material.

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What is claimed is: 1. A printing device employing a rewritable plate, comprising: a first plate forming member configured to form a rewritable plate; a second plate forming member configured to accept and hold an ink-repellent particle adhered onto the surface of said first plate forming member using a hollow included in the surface; a pressure adhesion unit configured to push said ink-repellent particle held on said second plate forming member into said hollow; a recording…

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What does patent US8955438B2 cover?
A printing device employing a rewritable plate, includes: a first plate forming member forming a rewritable plate; a latent image forming unit as to the first plate forming member; a protrusion forming unit selectively adhering an ink-repellent particle to a portion where a latent image on the surface of the first plate forming member is formed; a second plate forming member accepting and holdi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kitakami Koichi, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41M1/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).