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EP 1378367 B1 20071107 - Thermal printing method

Title (en)

Thermal printing method

Title (de)

Thermodruckverfahren

Title (fr)

Procédé d'impression thermique

Publication

EP 1378367 B1 20071107 (EN)

Application

EP 02100773 A 20020702

Priority

EP 02100773 A 20020702

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1378367A1] A method of generating a hard copy of an image, i.e. a medical image on a substantially rectangular heat sensitive recording material having rounded corners wherein image pixels of the image are printed in a printable area within the area of said recording material, the printable area being defined by a polygon with a degree higher than 4 which approximates the area of the recording material. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/28 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41M 5/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1378367 A1 20040107; EP 1378367 B1 20071107; DE 60223349 D1 20071220; DE 60223349 T2 20080828; JP 2004034703 A 20040205

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02100773 A 20020702; DE 60223349 T 20020702; JP 2003180768 A 20030625