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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armin Weichmann, Kissing, DE;
Alfons Schuster, Augsburg, DE;
Michael Müller, Augsburg, DE;
Thomas Hartmann, Friedberg, DE;
Dirk Probian, Gablingen, DE;
Assignee:
Man Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Offenbach am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/314 ; B41J 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/314 ; B41J 3/300 ;
Abstract
To optimize the provision of thermal transfer material and to correctly provide different thermal transfer materials for the respective purpose at the correct time, a plurality of thermal transfer ribbons are made available, each in its own cassette. A control device provides management and controlling mechanism for managing the plurality of cassettes that are stored in a storage device.