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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:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsumori Takei, Suwa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kitahara, Suwa, JP;
Takahiro Katakura, Suwa, JP;
Toshihisa Saruta, Suwa, JP;
Toshio Kumagai, Suwa, JP;
Tohru Fukushima, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41T / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347103 ; 399249 ; 347101 ;
Abstract
A transfer printing apparatus in which a recording image is written by ink drops ejected from an ink jet recording head onto a transfer drum. The ejected ink includes a dispersion medium and coloring material. The apparatus includes a dispersion absorbing member which absorbs the dispersion medium of the ink from the drum without removing the coloring material and which does not contact the transfer medium. The absorption is provided by an absorbing material, by a blower which provides suction, or a combination of both.