ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,239, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KONICA MINOLTA INC. (Tokyo).

"Image processing system with image surface lamination" was invented by Hiromu Nagato (Hino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing system includes a reader that reads an image surface of a flat cut sheet on which an image is formed; and a laminator that is arranged on the downstream side of the reader in a conveyance direction of the flat cut sheet and laminates an image surface of the flat cut sheet."

The patent was filed on Jan. 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/408,769.

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