Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes – Pre or post image recording treatment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-23
2007-10-23
Feggins, K. (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Pre or post image recording treatment
Reexamination Certificate
active
11060177
ABSTRACT:
A method for operating more than one thermal printer adapted to print images by transferring donor material from patches of donor material from a donor ribbon onto a receiver medium, each printer being operable to print images in a manner that exhausts a full donor patch or a fractional donor patch during printing. In accordance with the method, a print order is received and it is determined whether a fractional donor patch set is available for printing at each printer. Portions of the print order are directed to the printers in a pattern that minimizes the number of printers having donor ribbon with a fractional donor patch set available after the printing order has been executed.
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Anderson Gary W.
Kuchta Daniel W.
Mindler Robert F.
Wright John E.
Eastman Kodak Company
Feggins K.
Schindler, II Roland R.
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