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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939124 | Method of producing an information carrier Methods for producing an information carrier produced by: (1) providing an information carrier precursor comprising a 5 rigid sheet or support; a receiving layer configuration having an image-receiving side and a non-image-receiving side, the receiving layer configu... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7932320 | Process for preparing electroconductive coatings An aqueous dispersion of latex particles, said latex particles containing a polymer containing monomer units according to formula (I): in which R1 and R2 independently of one another represent hydrogen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7422765 | Binderless storage phosphor screen with needle shaped crystals A binderless storage phosphor screen with needle shaped crystals, wherein the phosphor is an alkalihalide phosphor and the needles show high [100] unit cell orientation in the plane of the screen. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7357965 | Liquid crystal alignment layer A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7214405 | Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168794 | Ink supply system An ink supply system for feeding ink from an ink cartridge to an inkjet printer includes a dry-break valve system and two coupling elements. Preferably use is made of a hollow tappet rod as a coupling element. The valves in the system are automatically opened in a s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168778 | Printhead cartridge A printhead cartridge for a multi-printhead ink jet printer includes an array of ink jet nozzles and a heat sink for controlling the temperature of the nozzles. The heat sink is made up of a copper block and thinner copper wing regions extending from the block paral... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167598 | Noise reduction method A method of reducing noise in an image by decomposing the digital signal representation of the image into a sequence of detail images representing detail at successive scales and a residual image and modulating pixels of at least some of the detail images by applyin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159962 | Wiper assembly for inkjet printer A wiper assembly is used to mount large size wiper blades for use in industrial inkjet printers. In order to provide an even wiping action over the length of a print head the wiper is sideways clamped in a rigid wiper blade holder and held in place by a clamping blo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7139416 | Method for enhancing the contrast of an image The contrast of an image is enhanced by converting the digital signal representation of the image according to a conversion function that is derived from a parameterized conversion function q(x) by giving specific values to the parameters of the function. Specific v... | 11/21/2006 |
| D531664 | Ink cartridge | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123380 | Method and a device for determining multi-ink color separations A method to convert a color provided in a first color space into a color in a second color space defined by more than four colorants and a reproduction process. The method includes converting the color into a third color space, determining which of a set of gamut vo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110588 | Retrospective correction of inhomogeneities in radiographs Several methods for retrospective correction of intensity inhomogeneites in digital diagnostic radiation images are presented. The methods are based on the correction of a digital image representation by means of a bias field. The bias field is deduced from the digi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095034 | Image carrier for storing X-ray information, and a system and method for processing an image carrier The invention relates to an image carrier for the storage of X-ray information, and includes an electronic memory in which data can be stored. In order to reduce the danger of loss of data it is envisaged that the image carrier comprises a mark that represents at le... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093925 | Method and device for printing with a uniform printing medium transport distance A printing method and apparatus is disclosed for printing an image on a printing medium by means of a printing head having a first number n of marking elements, the method includes printing the image as a set of N sub-images, N being a number C of colours used for p... | 08/22/2006 |
| D525652 | Ink jet cartridge | 07/25/2006 |
| 7032520 | Compact printing apparatus and method A printing apparatus (10) for printing an image on a receiving substrate (20) including ink application means (11) for imagewise applying liquid side of the receiving substrate; a drying section (12) for drying the receiving substrate aft... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6911081 | Preparation of metal chalcogenide dispersions Optionally doped nanoparticle dispersions of metal chalcogenides are prepared by a precipitation step in aqueous medium, followed by a diafiltration or ultrafiltration step in the presence of a compound capable of preventing agglomeration of said metal chalcogenide ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6423206 | Method for electrochemical roughening of a substrate To avoid or minimize the occurrence of cross streaks or current streaks on a substrate that is transported through an electrolytic bath and roughened electrochemically in it, the current density is regulated in the electrolyte between a first alternating ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6294298 | Pigmented recording material having a backing coating for the production of offset printing plates The invention relates to a recording material for the production of an offset printing plate, having a substrate on whose front a photosensitive image layer is present and on whose back a layer of an organic polymeric material having a glass transition te... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6274285 | Radiation-sensitive recording material for the production of driographic offset printing plates A recording material is provided, having, in this sequence, a support, a radiation-sensitive layer and a silicone layer. The radiation-sensitive layer contains, as a radiation-sensitive component, a diazonium salt polycondensation product and, as a binder... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261438 | Method and apparatus for roughening a support for radiation-sensitive coatings A method and apparatus for electrochemically roughening a support is disclosed to minimize the occurrence of surface discharges or electrical discharges on the support. A DC voltage acts on the support at the start of the movement of the support through t... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6251563 | Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive image element According to the present invention there is provided a method for making lithographic printing plates including the following steps a) preparing a heat mode imaging element consisting of a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface and a top layer which top ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6218070 | Process to make ultrahigh contrast images A process to make ultrahigh contrast photographic negative images is disclosed. In known processes, particularly those using hydrazine compounds, developer solutions to increase contrast contain high concentrations of amino compounds that are volatile, ha... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6197418 | Electroconductive glass laminate A material is disclosed which comprises a substrate and an organic electroconductive layer provided on said substrate, characterised in that the substrate is a laminate comprising a glass layer and a support. The glass layer is preferably a flexible glass... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190821 | Film materials comprising colored matting particles A photosensitive silver halide film material is disclosed comprising a support and on one or both sides thereof one or more layer(s) comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion wherein tabular silver halide crystals having an average thickness of l... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6190825 | Polymers containing N-substituted maleimide units and their use in radiation-sensitive mixtures The invention relates to polymers containing N-substituted maleimide units, to a positive- or negative-working radiation-sensitive mixture comprising a) a polymeric binder which is insoluble in water, but soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions, and b) at l... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187507 | Presensitized printing plates The invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a grained and anodized aluminium substrate having coated thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, the back surface of said substrate being coated with an inert coating which does not... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183936 | Method of preparing a lithographic printing plate A method of preparing a lithographic printing plate which involves providing a plate precursor comprising a grained and anodized aluminium substrate coated with a metallic silver layer, imagewise exposing the precursor by means of a high intensity laser b... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180949 | Photostimulable phosphor screen suited for dual energy recording A single sheet photostimulable phosphor screen, characterized in that the screen contains in consecutive order (1) a support, (2) a continuous phosphor-containing layer, and permanently and contiguously united therewith (3) a grid structured phosphor-cont... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6181809 | Apparatus for processing and digitizing photographic film in one pass An apparatus comprising means for processing exposed photographic film and means for digitizing the processed photographic film is disclosed. According to a preferred mode, the apparatus for processing exposed radiographic film and for digitizing the proc... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6165685 | Thermally recordable material insensitive to white light The invention relates to a recording material having a substrate and a radiation-sensitive, water-insoluble layer which contains a component absorbing IR radiation and which, after the action of infrared radiation, becomes soluble or at least swellable in... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6165691 | Method for lithographic printing by use of a lithographic printing plate provided by a heat sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element and a fountain containing water-insoluble compounds According to the present invention there is provided a method for lithographic printing comprising the following steps: preparing a lithographic printing plate by image-wise laser exposing a heat-sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element comprising a ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6165679 | Heat-sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate, having on a support as top layer an image forming layer comprising a heat-switchable binder, charact... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162599 | Photosensitive image-forming element containing silver halide crystals which are internally modified with a metal ligand complex forming deep electron traps A photosensitive image-forming element has been provided, comprising on a support at least one photosensitive layer containing silver halide crystals which are internally doped with a transition metal complex (more preferably a metal halide chalcogenic cy... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162493 | Process for the preparation of a heat mode recording element A process is disclosed for the preparation of a heat mode recording element of the DRAW type (Direct Read After Write), said process comprising the following steps: (A) providing a material having following layer arrangement, in order: (1) a transparent suppor... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6159679 | Photosensitive image-forming element containing internally modified silver halide crystals A photosensitive image-forming element comprising on a support at least one photosensitive layer containing silver halide crystals internally doped in the center of the crystal volume with a transition metal complex while satisfying equation (I): 0 | 12/12/2000 |
| 6160624 | Method for verifying silver-based lithographic printing plates A method is disclosed for verifying the printing quality of a lithographic printing plate which is obtained by a plate-making process whereby an ink-receptive silver image is formed at the printing areas, characterized in that said method comprises the st... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6156416 | Transfer foil for use in electrostatographic printing A transfer foil comprising a support with a thickness equal to or lower than 75 μm and, directly adjacent to the support, an image receiving layer with a polymeric binder and having thickness d, a cohesive force Fcoh and adhering to the suppor... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152036 | Heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates The present invention is directed to a heat mode imaging element for making a lithographic printing plate including on a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface, a first layer including a polymer, soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, and a top la... | 11/28/2000 |
