Method and apparatus for making a graphic product
US5537135A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J33/52
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preparing graphic products utilizes a printer to print on sheet material and a cutter to cut the sheet material with the printed material within the periphery of the cut edges. Both the printer and the cutter are controlled by machine readable data having a common data base so that the printed material and the cut material correspond positionally in the final graphic product. The printer is a thermal printer that places the printed material on a strip of sheet material generally before the sheet material is cut. The thermal printer utilizes a donor web bearing a transfer ink to create enhanced printed images on the sheet material with half tones, color and other attractive features. The printer is controlled to regulate a number of printing parameters through coding on a cassette in which the donor web is supported.
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