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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seiki Takita, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyomi Ichizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ; 346 75 ;
Abstract
A recording apparatus wherein a liquid drop generator issues liquid drops which are steered to a strike at desired spots on an intermediate means so as to form a printing image to be transferred onto a recording sheet brought into contact therewith. The intermediate means includes a dye or pigment carrying layer, and the dye or pigment at the spot on the layer which has been wetted or moistened with the liquid drop becomes transferable to the recording sheet together with the liquid, whereby a visible printing image may be transferred onto the recording sheet.