ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,476, issued on Sept. 22.
"Systems and methods for improved printing" was invented by Steven Billow (Bow, N.H.) and Kenneth Stack (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel printing system and associated printing methods that can overcome many of the obstacles presented by today's printing systems. In certain embodiments a printing vehicle is presented that may work in cooperation with other vehicles to produce a system capable of delivering a wide range of productivity and scale. This printing system is amenable to novel printing methods that can reduce printing defects and ink consumption by up to 30%."
The patent wa...