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Printing apparatus with processing tank

US6082853A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 1998
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/0015
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink jet printing apparatus for producing an image on an ink receiver in response to an in put image, comprising: at least one ink reservoir for providing ink for printing the image; a print head means coupled to an ink receiver and at least one ink reservoir, for disposing ink spots on the ink receiver; and a processing tank coupled to the ink receiver, for providing a fluid for treating the ink spots disposed on the receiver thereby improving the stability, durability and quality of the image.

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