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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:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas W Martin, Rochester, NY (US);
Marcello D Fiscella, Fairport, NY (US);
William D Goodwin, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 / ; 346-11 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling the curl of high density images on transparent media is provided for thermal dye transfer printers. The method includes wrapping the transparent receiver media around the print drum a preselected amount during printing. For a mechanical drive printer, the amount of wrapping is about 210 degrees. For capstan drive systems, the degree of wrapping is about 90 to about 160 degrees.