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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel Chang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Olive Tree Technology, Inc., Arcadia, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/100 ; B41J 3/105 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/100 ; B41J 3/105 ;
Abstract
Improvements in thermal printing are described. Print energy absorbers are arranged so as not to alter printed characteristics of colorant. Pre-heaters lessen the amount of print energy necessary to effect printing. D2T2 printing with a laser print energy source is disclosed.