EP2385901A4 - Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers - Google Patents

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EP2385901A4
EP2385901A4 EP10729530.5A EP10729530A EP2385901A4 EP 2385901 A4 EP2385901 A4 EP 2385901A4 EP 10729530 A EP10729530 A EP 10729530A EP 2385901 A4 EP2385901 A4 EP 2385901A4
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thermal transfer
transfer printers
reducing flash
flash
reducing
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EP2385901A2 (en
EP2385901B1 (en
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Raymond Eugene Maynard
Thomas Richard Helma
Keith R. Heffley
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ZIH Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/377—Cooling or ventilating arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/0057—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
    • B41J13/12—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards
EP10729530.5A 2009-01-10 2010-01-08 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers Active EP2385901B1 (en)

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US12/351,823 US9676179B2 (en) 2005-04-20 2009-01-10 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers
US24967609P 2009-10-08 2009-10-08
PCT/US2010/020409 WO2010080940A2 (en) 2009-01-10 2010-01-08 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers

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EP2385901A2 EP2385901A2 (en) 2011-11-16
EP2385901A4 true EP2385901A4 (en) 2017-01-11
EP2385901B1 EP2385901B1 (en) 2018-07-25

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WO (1) WO2010080940A2 (en)

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US20070122216A1 (en) * 2005-06-01 2007-05-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image heating apparatus and belt therefor

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JPH0519642A (en) * 1991-07-15 1993-01-29 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming method
JP2001331043A (en) * 2000-05-23 2001-11-30 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Image forming device and fixing device
US20070122216A1 (en) * 2005-06-01 2007-05-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image heating apparatus and belt therefor

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CN102348559B (en) 2014-11-05
EP2385901A2 (en) 2011-11-16
EP2385901B1 (en) 2018-07-25
WO2010080940A3 (en) 2010-09-30
WO2010080940A2 (en) 2010-07-15
WO2010080940A4 (en) 2010-11-25
CN102348559A (en) 2012-02-08

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