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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2006
Paul A. Lysiak, Rochester, NY (US);
Joel S. Lawther, East Rochester, NY (US);
Joseph A. Manico, Rochester, NY (US);
John R. Fredlund, Rochester, NY (US);
Kevin H. Blakely, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul A. Lysiak, Rochester, NY (US);
Joel S. Lawther, East Rochester, NY (US);
Joseph A. Manico, Rochester, NY (US);
John R. Fredlund, Rochester, NY (US);
Kevin H. Blakely, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A cartridge having a donor ribbon; a supply housing having an exterior surface and futher having a supply projection extending away from the exterior surface of the supply housing, said supply projection allowing the donor ribbon to pass from the supply area to a supply waypoint, and a take-up housing having an exterior surface and having a take-up projection extending away from the exterior surface of the take-up housing said take-up projection allowing the donor ribbon to pass from a take-up waypoint to the take-up area. A connecting portion holds the supply housing and the take-up spool with a separation area therebetween. said connecting portion providing a printing path from the supply waypoint to the take-up waypoint, wherein the supply waypoint is positioned at a supply side separation from supply housing and the take-up waypoint is positioned at a take-up separation from the take-up housing.