Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for printing and coating

US6866371B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

10References

34Claims

0Family size

Assignee

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY · US

Inventors

Sridhar Sadasivan · Rochester, US
David Nelson · Indianapolis, US
Seshadri Jagannathan · Rochester, US
Ramesh Jagannathan · Rochester, US
Suresh Sunderrajan · Rochester, US
Glen Irvin · Rochester, US
Gary Edward Merz · Rochester, US
John E. Rueping · Spencerport, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 2002
Grant date	Mar 15, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B1/3046
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for printing and coating includes providing a pressurized source of a thermodynamically stable mixture of a solvent and a marking material. A printhead is connected to the pressurized source. The printhead is configured to produce a first shaped beam of the marking material and a second shaped beam of the marking material. The marking material can be different marking materials or the same marking material.

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