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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Zink Holdings, Llc, Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Busch, Sudbury, MA (US);
Chien Liu, Wayland, MA (US);
Suhail S. Saquib, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Stephen J. Telfer, Arlington, MA (US);
William T. Vetterling, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
ZINK HOLDINGS, LLC, Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41M 5/34 (2006.01); B41J 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/34 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 2/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a printing system, and more specifically to an ordering of color-forming layers in a direct thermal printing medium. The present invention provides a direct thermal print medium with an ordering of the color layers that improves the perceived image sharpness and color uniformity of prints.