Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-19
2005-07-19
Stephens, Juanita D. (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Combined
C082S152000, C141S001000, C409S165000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06918641
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for imprinting high quality images on non-planar surfaces, including the surfaces of various types of three-dimensional articles, such as baseball bats, formed from a number of different types of materials. In the preferred method of the invention, the non-planar surfaces of the three-dimensional articles are printed using a uniquely modified ink jet image transfer technique. The apparatus of the invention includes a ink jet printer coupled with a novel article positioning apparatus which functions to support a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart articles, to move a selected one of the circumferentially spaced articles into proximity with the ink jet printer and to controllably rotate the selected one of the circumferentially spaced articles.
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