IP Library Granted Patent US 4,458,253
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US 4,458,253 · App. 06/454,918

Thermal print apparatus using a thermal transfer ribbon such as a multi-colored one, and a printing method

Inventors: Willie Goff, Jr., Ta C. Ku
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Granted: Jul 3, 1984 Filed: Dec 30, 1982
Inventors
Willie Goff, Jr.
Ta C. Ku
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Patent No.
US 4,458,253
App. No.
06/454,918
Filed
1982-12-30
Granted
1984-07-03
Kind
A