Thermal transfer ribbon with end of ribbon markers
US6989180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/38214
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Thermal transfer ribbons which employ a reflective sensor marker of a small size for detecting the end of the ribbon and also thermal transfer ribbons which employ a reflective sensor marker and a transparent sensor marker for detecting the end of the ribbon.
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