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Ink jet printer with apparatus for curing ink and method

US6145979A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 1998
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/00214
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process and apparatus for forming an image on a moving substrate involves ink jet printing a radiation-curable ink onto the substrate with a print head. The image is cured by exposure to a radiation source. The time between printing and curing is substantially the same for all portions of the substrate.

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