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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shintaro Komuro, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/378 (2014.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/18 (2006.01); B42D 25/48 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/378 (2014.10); B41J 2/2114 (2013.01); B41J 11/00218 (2021.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 29/18 (2013.01); B42D 25/48 (2014.10);
Abstract
A printing device includes a providing unit configured to provide to a printed material an identifier for managing the printed material. The providing unit prints the identifier with invisible ink on the printed material. The identifier is visually recognizable under special light and invisible under normal light.