A format assembler allows an automatic photographic printer to form any desired size, number, and orientation of images to be juxtaposed on a continuous length of print paper with minimal paper waste. This is done with a carriage 10 that moves along a path parallel with the printing plane and extending...http://www.google.com/patents/US4232962?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4232962 - Format assembler for photographic printer