Method and Apparatus for Generating Fingerprints and Other Skin Prints

摘要

Inkless skin printing apparatus and method featuring unique cooperation of acommon, harmless, odorless solvent in association with ordinary thermal (fax) paper material. The skin area is coated with a substance which includes the solvent and then impressed onto and withdrawn from the thermal paper, thereby visibly forming a developing impression on the thermal paper which eventually fully develops into a quality skin print. Heat application to the developing impression may serve to accelerate and/or enhance the development. Skin prints such as fingerprints are generated according to this invention with no muss, no fuss, no-clean-up-required neatness and efficiency, and if desired with on-location portability.