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Image registration for printing

US11903446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 2022
Grant dateFeb 20, 2024
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/225
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for printing on an article can include positioning an article and a fiducial within a field of view of an image sensor. The method can also include generating an image of the article and the fiducial, using the fiducial to determine a print location on the article, and printing a graphic on the article at the print location. A method for printing on an article additionally or alternatively can include transforming a graphic using a shape model to produce a transformed graphic and printing the transformed graphic on the article. A method for printing on an article additionally or alternatively can include retrieving a shape model corresponding to a reference article, obtaining a configuration file corresponding to the article, transforming a graphic based on the shape model and the configuration file to produce a transformed graphic, and printing the transformed graphic on the article.

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