US Patent Issued to XEROX on June 30 for "Apparatus and method for deposting an overcoat on an image on a substrate" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,075, issued on June 30, was assigned to XEROX Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Apparatus and method for deposting an overcoat on an image on a substrate" was invented by Eliud Robles Flores (Rochester, N.Y.), Charles Facchini (Webster, N.Y.) and Pedro Pagan (Webster, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for applying an overcoat to a printed image on a substrate generally includes a radiative source that transmits electromagnetic radiation within a predefined wavelength range to the printed image on the substrate to be absorbed by the printed image and heat the printed image to a predetermined temperature range, a depositin...