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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1998
Xin Wen, Rochester, NY (US);
Henry G. Wirth, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Ink jet printing apparatus for forming a plurality of ink images on a receiver and for cutting the receiver to form separate prints of such ink images in response to one or more digital image files each including at least one digital image is disclosed. The ink jet printing apparatus has at least one ink jet print head adapted to deliver ink to the receiver and at least two receiver webs. One or more webs are selectively moved along a first receiver path past the ink jet print head. Control circuitry responds to one or more digital image files for actuating the ink jet print head to form ink images on the web(s) of receiver in a manner that minimizes receiver waste. Actuatable receiver cutter responds to the control circuitry for cutting the receiver across the first receiver path.