Typewriting machines – Typing by other than type-face or type-die – Thermal
Patent
1988-03-21
1989-08-22
Eickholt, Eugene H.
Typewriting machines
Typing by other than type-face or type-die
Thermal
346 76PH, 219216, B41J 302, G01D 1510
Patent
active
048590932
ABSTRACT:
A pixel preheat system for a thermal transfer device in which a selected image is transferred from a strip of color carrying ribbon to a strip of image carrying tape achieves precise control of the temperature of the individual pixel heating elements in a thermal printhead by combining the pixel data values just printed with the pixel data values to be printed to generate a pixel preheat value whenever either of the pixel data values is off or white. The present invention maintains the temperature of the individual pixel heating elements closer to the transition temperature of the thermal transfer ribbon and uses fewer circuit components.
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patent: 4724446 (1988-02-01), Hirahara
patent: 4758966 (1988-07-01), Brooks et al.
Eickholt Eugene H.
Kroy Inc.
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