US 12,083,813 B2
Printing machine and fixed patterned plate
Cornelis Jan Delst, Fairfax, CA (US); Vladimir P. Raksha, Santa Rosa, CA (US); Alberto Argoitia, Santa Rosa, CA (US); and Paul Thomas Kohlmann, Windsor, CA (US)
Assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed by VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,516.
Prior Publication US 2023/0129015 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B41N 1/16 (2006.01); B41F 3/54 (2006.01)
CPC B41N 1/16 (2013.01) [B41F 3/54 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing machine comprising:
a printing plate on a surface of a rotatable cylinder, wherein the printing plate has a fixed pattern for receiving a toner;
a vessel for containing the toner,
wherein the fixed pattern is a permanent, machined pattern in a form of selected portions of an image,
wherein the printing plate includes an insulative surface configured to have an electric charge that attracts toner.