Patent ID: 6032577
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B41F,H05K

Abstract:
A method of printing material on substrates using a printer having a transportation system that transports the substrates to positions within the printer, the method comprising steps of:(a) transferring a first substrate to a print position in the printer using the transportation system;(b) raising the first substrate off of the transportation system to print the material on the substrate utilizing a first substrate lifter;(c) transferring a second substrate to a pre-print position in the printer while the first substrate is raised off of the transportation system;(d) transferring the first substrate to a post-print position while maintaining the second substrate at the pre-print position; and(e) transferring the second substrate to the print position while maintaining the first substrate at the post-print position by raising the first substrate off of the transportation system utilizing a second substrate lifter.