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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroya Okuwa, Kariya, JP;
Tatsuya Miyasaka, Nagoya, JP;
Shuhei Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Taiki Tanaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kazunari Matsuura, Komaki, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a head and a controller. The head includes a first nozzle and a second nozzle. The first nozzle is configured to eject sublimation ink. The second nozzle is configured to eject non-sublimation ink. The controller is configured to perform a first printing operation of printing an image on a transfer sheet based on image data by ejecting the sublimation ink from the first nozzle. The controller is configured to perform a second printing operation of printing an alignment mark on the transfer sheet by ejecting the non-sublimation ink from the second nozzle.