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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Roger S. Kerr, Brockport, NY (US);
John D. Gentzke, Rochester, NY (US);
David F. Dalfonso, Victor, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is for an image processing apparatus (,) for writing images to a thermal print media (,). The image processing apparatus (,) comprises a vacuum imaging drum (,). A lead screw (,) moves printhead (,) relative to the vacuum imaging drum (,). A motor (,) rotates the vacuum imaging drum (,). A variable vacuum blower (,) supplies vacuum to an interior portion (,) of said vacuum imaging drum (,) which holds the thermal print media (,) on a surface of the drum. A controller (,) changes a speed of the vacuum blower (,) to vary the vacuum in the vacuum imaging drum (,) when the thermal media (,) is loaded or unloaded.