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Bi-directional inverter printing apparatus and method

US7746524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2005
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00612
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one aspect of this disclosure, a printing apparatus and method is provided. The printing apparatus comprising a media sheet first inverter and a media sheet second inverter, the first inverter and second inverter operatively connected to provide a media sheet pass-through route, wherein the media sheet pass-through route transports a media sheet through the first inverter and the second inverter.According to another aspect of this disclosure, a printing system is disclosed. The printing system comprising an inverter module. The inverter module comprising a first media sheet input/output zone, and a second media sheet input/output zone, the first and second media sheet input/output zones operatively connected to provide a media sheet pass-through route. The inverter module is configured to selectably route a media sheet to a printing device for image transfer and the inverter module is configured to invert a media sheet from the printing device media sheet output.

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