EP0600712A3 - Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing. - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing. Download PDF

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EP0600712A3
EP0600712A3 EP19930309555 EP93309555A EP0600712A3 EP 0600712 A3 EP0600712 A3 EP 0600712A3 EP 19930309555 EP19930309555 EP 19930309555 EP 93309555 A EP93309555 A EP 93309555A EP 0600712 A3 EP0600712 A3 EP 0600712A3
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transfer printing
ink transfer
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Si-Ty Lam
Young-Soo You
An-Chung R Lin
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HP Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/0057—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
EP19930309555 1992-11-30 1993-11-30 Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing Expired - Lifetime EP0600712B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US98300792A 1992-11-30 1992-11-30
US983007 1992-11-30
US07/983,011 US5481280A (en) 1992-11-30 1992-11-30 Color ink transfer printing
US07/983,010 US5381166A (en) 1992-11-30 1992-11-30 Ink dot size control for ink transfer printing
US983011 1992-11-30
US983010 1992-11-30

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EP0600712A2 EP0600712A2 (en) 1994-06-08
EP0600712A3 true EP0600712A3 (en) 1994-09-07
EP0600712B1 EP0600712B1 (en) 1998-08-12

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