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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Markem-imaje Corporation, Keene, NH (US);
Ann Elizabeth Glennon Benjamin, Epping, NH (US);
Stewart Wayne Wilson, Clearwater, FL (US);
Keith Russell Sanctuary, Alstead, NH (US);
Cameron Dee Dryden, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Markem-Imaje Corporation, Keene, NH (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for a system including: at least one ink-based printer configured and arranged to provide ink to form a symbol on a surface of a material; at least one laser bleaching subsystem including a laser operable to produce a laser beam, and an optical assembly operable to convey the laser beam onto the surface of the material to generate an oxidized region on the surface of the material; and electronics communicatively coupled with the at least one ink-based printer and the at least one laser bleaching subsystem, the electronics being configured to coordinate control operations of the at least one ink-based printer and the at least one laser bleaching subsystem based on a nature of the surface of the material.