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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Andrea Mariotti, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kenneth F. Gudan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrea Mariotti, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kenneth F. Gudan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A small home/office tactile printing system comprises a print head assembly and a paper feed assembly. The print head assembly includes a print head for printing with ink and an applicator for applying a liquid. The paper feed assembly moves paper (or any other medium suitable for printing) relative to the print head assembly and its components for printing the ink on the paper, applying the liquid to the medium and curing the liquid. The liquid is ultraviolet (UV) curable glue and curing is exposure of the UV liquid to UV light. The present invention also includes a variety of methods including a method for printing tactile information, a method for copying a document having tactile printing, a method for binding sheets of a media, a method for scratch-off printing and method for copying a bound document.