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Apparatus for flattening a substrate and method thereof

US6742948B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 2001
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/0005
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for flattening a substrate against a surface of a platform is provided. The method comprising positioning guides within a platform so that opposite edges of a substrate placed on the platform do not come in contact with at least one print head in close proximity over the substrate.

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