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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:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry D Reeves, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Loc V Bui, Beaverton, OR (US);
Clark W Crawford, Wilsonville, OR (US);
James D Rise, West Linn, OR (US);
Barry E Morgan, Clackamas, OR (US);
Larry Church, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Parker, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347103 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for processing an image transparency entails the application of an intermediate transfer surface of a layer of sacrificial liquid to a supporting surface and the deposition of a phase change ink onto the liquid layer. The inked image is then contact transferred to an optically transmissive final receiving substrate, such as a plastic transparency.