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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Hartmann, Friedberg, DE;
Assignee:
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Offenbach am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/200 ; G01D 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/200 ; G01D 1/516 ;
Abstract
Cassette for thermal transfer ribbon for setting images on printing plates, having spools to hold the thermal transfer ribbon inside a housing, the spools having some play with respect to the housing of the cassette, and the spools being capable of being positioned with respect to the housing such that neither the spools nor the thermal transfer ribbon touch the housing during spooling operations.