Mechanism for coating laboratory media with photo-sensitive material
US8951614B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00861
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for coating a laboratory print media with a photo-sensitive material may include generating, at a printer, a request to label a laboratory media. The laboratory media includes applying multiple coating layers to a laboratory print media to produce a human-readable and machine-readable label within a dedicated area of the print media. The multiple coating layers include at least a material based on photo-sensitive ink that is thermally-activated, and protected by a chemical and physical protective barrier/layer. The method may further include generating, using a printing mechanism, an image within the dedicated area of the print media. The image includes a laser-based image reflecting off of the photo-sensitive ink.
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