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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Kris Vandermeulen, Bornem, BE;
Jos Vleurinck, Oordegem, BE;
Geert Heyse, Sint-Katelijne-Waiver, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dymo, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 35/22 (2006.01); B41J 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printing apparatus having a first zone for receiving a supply of image receiving tape and a second zone for receiving a supply of thermal transfer ribbon, means for identifying the nature of the image receiving tape and the thermal transfer ribbon located in the first and second zones, and means for implementing a compatibility check to determine whether said image receiving tape and said thermal transfer ribbon are compatible, and to generate an incompatibility indication if the the compatibility check fails.