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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1995
Philip A Rombult, Bradford, MA (US);
Lawrence S Blake, Peabody, MA (US);
Mark E Tellam, Charlestown, MA (US);
Arthur J Bellemore, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ralph S Hanseler, North Andover, MA (US);
Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention involves a thermal imaging apparatus comprising a support for supporting a receiver material and a donor material in a superimposed relationship. The support includes a cylindrical drum having an inner circumference on which the receiver material is supported against in a bottom layer of the superimposed relationship and the donor material in a top layer of the superimposed relationship. An imaging unit thermally transfers an image from the donor material to the receiver material.