ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,880, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CANON PRODUCTION PRINTING HOLDING B.V. (Venlo, Netherlands).

"Method for applying an image onto a recording medium, scanning printer and software product" was invented by Vignesh Murali (Venlo, Netherlands) and Tim R. Frijnts (Venlo, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for applying an image onto a receiving medium, wherein the image is applied onto the recording medium by depositing a UV-curable ink and the ink is irradiated with radiation. The present invention further relates to a scanning printer and a software product."

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