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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:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jia Hu, New Brighton, MN (US);
Charles C. Lee, Little Canada, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
Methods and systems for curing radiation-curable inks printed on substrates using inkjet printheads are disclosed. The methods and systems include radiation sources that are either integral with a printer or that can be added to an existing printer. In either case, the radiation source preferably moves independently of the printhead to provide the desired electromagnetic curing energy to the printed ink. The radiation source and the printhead may be mounted separately and move independently such that the mass of the printhead is not significantly increased.