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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. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Francisco Javier Pozuelo, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Guerrero, Barcelona, ES;
Juan Carles Rubio, Barcelona, ES;
Roberto Guillen, Barcelona, ES;
Joan Matias Guerra, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Javier Pozuelo, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco Guerrero, Barcelona, ES;
Juan Carles Rubio, Barcelona, ES;
Roberto Guillen, Barcelona, ES;
Joan Matias Guerra, Barcelona, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The printing apparatus comprises a printer and a laminator; media that advances and is printed in the printer is fed to the laminator device. The apparatus comprises means for loading in the laminator device the leading edge of the media leaving the printer, said loading means comprising a carrier, on which no printing is performed, attached to the leading edge of the media and to take-up means downstream of the laminator device, such that said carrier travels through the laminator device. Said carrier may comprise a length of lamination film, or a sheet or strips and means for their attachment to the media. The loading method comprises providing a carrier travelling through the laminator and attached to the leading edge of the media and to take-up means, and causing the carrier to advance leading the media through the laminator.