US Patent Issued to Toshiba Tec on Sept. 30 for "Thermal overwrite secure indirect thermal printing" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,788, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).

"Thermal overwrite secure indirect thermal printing" was invented by Brad W. Towe (Versailles, Ky.) and Michael W. Lawrence (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indirect thermal transfer printer applies images to label stock with the use of heat activated transfer ribbon. Once an image is printed, a negative of the printed image remains on the exposed transfer ribbon. Heat is applied to the exposed transfer ribbon as it is spooled to obliterate the negative, fuse the ribbon to previously exposed and spooled ribbon, or both."

The patent was filed on Marc...