Thermal ink transfer printing system
US4561789A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal ink transfer printing system comprising an ink material selected from the group consisting of thermal meltable inks and thermal sublimatable inks, a container for such ink material, at least a part of one wall of the container being a filter material, a heater for heating the ink adjacent the filter in the selected pattern to be printed and activating the ink in the selective pattern to pass through the filter holes in the pattern and print such pattern on a paper adjacent the filter.
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