EP0373954A3 - Printable medium - Google Patents

Printable medium Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0373954A3
EP0373954A3 EP19890313137 EP89313137A EP0373954A3 EP 0373954 A3 EP0373954 A3 EP 0373954A3 EP 19890313137 EP19890313137 EP 19890313137 EP 89313137 A EP89313137 A EP 89313137A EP 0373954 A3 EP0373954 A3 EP 0373954A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
medium
printable medium
disclosed
printing
controllably
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP19890313137
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0373954B1 (en
EP0373954A2 (en
Inventor
Siegfried Esselte Meto International Mehl
Peter Esselte Meto International Franzen
Michael John Abrams
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Meto International GmbH
Original Assignee
Esselte Meto International GmbH
Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Esselte Meto International GmbH, Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH filed Critical Esselte Meto International GmbH
Publication of EP0373954A2 publication Critical patent/EP0373954A2/en
Publication of EP0373954A3 publication Critical patent/EP0373954A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0373954B1 publication Critical patent/EP0373954B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0201—Label sheets intended to be introduced in a printer, e.g. laser printer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0202—Forms or constructions printed before use
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0208—Indicia
    • G09F2003/0211—Transfer or thermo-sensitive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F2003/0214—Stock management

Abstract

A medium for use in a printing device is disclosed, which medium comprises a substrate (3; 23) which carries a controllably transferable printing medium (5; 30), e.g. ink, and at least one detachable element (4; 24) capable of displaying indicia when contacted under appropriate conditions with said printing medium (5; 30). Printers suitable for use in conjunction with such a medium are also disclosed.
EP89313137A 1988-12-15 1989-12-15 Printable medium Expired - Lifetime EP0373954B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB888829229A GB8829229D0 (en) 1988-12-15 1988-12-15 Medium for printing and its use
GB8829229 1988-12-15

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0373954A2 EP0373954A2 (en) 1990-06-20
EP0373954A3 true EP0373954A3 (en) 1991-12-04
EP0373954B1 EP0373954B1 (en) 1996-07-03

Family

ID=10648517

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP89313137A Expired - Lifetime EP0373954B1 (en) 1988-12-15 1989-12-15 Printable medium

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0373954B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE140094T1 (en)
DE (1) DE68926778T2 (en)
GB (1) GB8829229D0 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5587214A (en) * 1994-05-13 1996-12-24 Media Solutions, Inc. Laminated thermal transfer printable labels

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4370370A (en) * 1981-06-08 1983-01-25 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Thermosensitive recording adhesive label
GB2163562A (en) * 1984-08-20 1986-02-26 Ricoh Kk Adhesive thermosensitive recording sheet
GB2192288A (en) * 1986-06-16 1988-01-06 Ricoh Kk Thermosensitive recording materials
EP0314592A2 (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-05-03 Jean Claude Duport Composite ribbon for label impression machine and machine using such a ribbon

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4370370A (en) * 1981-06-08 1983-01-25 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Thermosensitive recording adhesive label
GB2163562A (en) * 1984-08-20 1986-02-26 Ricoh Kk Adhesive thermosensitive recording sheet
GB2192288A (en) * 1986-06-16 1988-01-06 Ricoh Kk Thermosensitive recording materials
EP0314592A2 (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-05-03 Jean Claude Duport Composite ribbon for label impression machine and machine using such a ribbon

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0373954B1 (en) 1996-07-03
ATE140094T1 (en) 1996-07-15
GB8829229D0 (en) 1989-01-25
DE68926778D1 (en) 1996-08-08
DE68926778T2 (en) 1996-10-31
EP0373954A2 (en) 1990-06-20

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU6960596A (en) Water-activated polymers and adhesive image transfer technique
WO1999030481A3 (en) Apparatus and methods for printing labels on optical media
EP0388978A3 (en) Recording head cartridge and recording apparatus using the same
CA2182985A1 (en) Method of printing a multiple color image using heat sensitive inks and applying a polymer surface preparation material to a substrate
EP0664218A3 (en) Ink jet printing apparatus
EP1231058A3 (en) Print head and printer apparatus using the same
CA2269811A1 (en) Printer or copier with two printing units and method for the operation of such an apparatus
CA2101696A1 (en) Stationery with removable, printable labels and method therefor
WO2001062514A3 (en) Transferable greeting cards
EP0352091A3 (en) Bar code printing method and printer
EP0257527A3 (en) Thermal transfer recording apparatus
DK0824745T3 (en) The label in several parts and methods
AU5736790A (en) Device at an ink jet printer
EP0373954A3 (en) Printable medium
ES2099985T3 (en) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING ON SHEET MATERIAL.
EP0350889A3 (en) Ink composition for thermal transfer printing and film for thermal transfer printing
ITTO920478A1 (en) PROCEDURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE ON AN ARTICLE
EP0392425A3 (en) Image recording apparatus and method thereof
EP0055614A3 (en) Improvements in or relating to computer matrix printers
EP0190619A3 (en) Dot character display apparatus
JPS54134929A (en) Unit with both functions of displaying and printing
AU5998394A (en) Dye material for use in transfer printing, and method for transferring a colour image to an image-receiving member by using such dye material
JPS5651372A (en) Electronic type check writer
JPS5667263A (en) Printing device
KR900012945U (en) Dot matrix printer printing paper transfer device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19920527

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19931116

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: ESSELTE METO INTERNATIONAL GMBH

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRE;WARNING: LAPSES OF ITALIAN PATENTS WITH EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE 2007 MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME BEFORE 2007. THE CORRECT EFFECTIVE DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE RECORDED.SCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: CH

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: THE PATENT HAS BEEN ANNULLED BY A DECISION OF A NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: LI

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: AT

Effective date: 19960703

Ref country code: BE

Effective date: 19960703

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 140094

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19960715

Kind code of ref document: T

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 68926778

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19960808

ET Fr: translation filed
PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Effective date: 19961003

NLV1 Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act
PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Effective date: 19961215

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19961215

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Effective date: 19970829

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Effective date: 19970902

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST