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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Terrence L. Fisher, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A dye transfer printer uses a dye donor web that is capable of developing a crease-causing wave-like or ripple distortion across the donor web when the donor web is subjected to a longitudinal tension as it is advanced from a print head, over a web guide, and onto a web take-up spool in the printer. The web guide is positioned to extend across the donor web and is adapted to be bowed to effect a curvature across the donor web in proportion to the longitudinal web tension in order to urge the donor web to spread substantially widthwise to reduce the likelihood of the wave-like or ripple distortion developing across the donor web. If the wave-like or ripple distortion is prevented from developing in a dye transfer area being used, it is unlikely that any creases will be created in the next unused transfer area. Thus, no line artifacts will be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer in the printer.