Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172363 | Apparatus and methods for full-width wide format inkjet printing Apparatus and methods are provided for wide format inkjet printing using conventional piezoelectric inkjet print heads that each print at a native resolution. A plurality of inkjet print heads are disposed in a print head array to print an image on the substrate at ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171103 | Methods and apparatus for providing access to content Methods and apparatus are provided for providing access to content via messaging services, such as email, voicemail, instant messaging, text messaging, or other similar messaging services. A content server is provided that includes a user interface, a web server and... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169630 | Methods and apparatus for analyzing electronic documents and digital printing systems Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving a PDL File that describes a print job, processing the PDL commands in the file, identifying print settings and printer factors that may affect the entire print job, and reporting such print settings and printer factor... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162437 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer for printing on a substrate comprising a first print head outputting ink and defining an ink meniscus; a platen operable to carry the substrate; a support structure; and a print head mechanism coupled to the support structure and carrying the firs... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153195 | Dot size controlling primer coating for radiation curable ink jet inks The present invention provides a printing method for printing radiation-curable ink jet ink printing comprising a clear coat primer composition comprising: a low surface tension monofunctional alkyl acrylate monomer with a surface tension in the range of 23 to 31 dy... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8139256 | Method and system for merging scan files into a color workflow A method and system for scanning documents in a network environment and merging the resulting scan files with other documents into a printing workflow provides a user interface in which the user merges a scan file and a document file on a page basis by selecting thu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133539 | Method and composition for ink jet printing on a nonabsorbent substrate Ink jet printing on a non-absorbent substrate involves a wet primer having a primer viscosity. The wet primer is applied on the non-absorbent substrate. An ink jet ink having an ink jet viscosity lower than the primer viscosity is jetted over the wet primer while th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8107122 | Methods and apparatus for print job submission Methods and apparatus are provided for submitting an electronic document to a printing system that includes a print controller having an input port and a print queue. Methods in accordance with this invention include coupling a portable media device to the input por... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100507 | Industrial ink jet printer A printer comprising a base module having a main drive element and a print zone, a main module back plane coupled with the base module, a machine base rail system coupled to the base module, and an expansion module releasably coupled to the machine base rail system ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8031363 | Methods and apparatus for dynamically soft proofing halftone images Methods and apparatus are provided for dynamically halftoning image data, substantially in real-time. Halftone threshold values are calculated and stored in memory, and halftone output values are calculated for the portions of the image data that will be displayed o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014036 | Methods and apparatus for watermarking digitally printed documents A form of stochastic random distribution is used to print an invisible watermark using a typical, e.g., 600 dpi, printer. The watermark contains such information as “Do Not Copy,” or other such information. Although the watermark is not visible on a first genera... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013871 | Apparatus and methods for selective color editing of color profiles Apparatus and methods are provided for editing color profiles. In particular, an output color including a first hue, a first lightness and a first chroma is received, and a first range of lightness values and a first range of chroma values for all output color value... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7996806 | Methods and apparatus for layout of multi-layer circuit substrates Methods and apparatus are provided for designing and laying out multi-layer circuit substrates, such as multi-layer PCBs. Dynamic vias are provided on intermediate PCB layers. Each dynamic via has features that adjust based on the trace layout of the corresponding i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982890 | Method and apparatus for secure printing Systems and methods are provided for securely communicating a print job to a printer, the systems and methods pausing the print job in a print queue on a client computer, obtaining first authentication information regarding a user at the client computer, obtaining s... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7919543 | Inkjet inks, methods for applying inkjet ink, and articles printed with inkjet inks Compositions for inkjet inks, methods for applying the ink to a surface of a substrate, and articles that include indicia printed with the ink. The inkjet inks include a cellulose polymer and a liquid carrier. Unlike currently available commercial inks, the inkjet i... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7911433 | Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inopera... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911432 | Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inopera... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7891799 | Metallic ink jet printing system for graphics applications A multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate includes applying to the substrate a first ink jet ink having a dispersion of reflective metallic particles in a suitable carrier system, to form a reflective coating layer; and applying a second ink... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889403 | Methods and apparatus for calibrating a digital color imaging device that uses multi-hue colorants Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using colorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In add... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889361 | Methods and apparatus for adaptive imposition templates Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving a print file having an actual page size, and a nominal imposition template specifying a nominal page size, and generating an imposition flat for printing. If the actual page size matches the nominal page size, the nom... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884962 | Systems and methods for multiple raster image processing Apparatus and methods for raster image processing are provided that include a networked computer coupled to a plurality of networked printers, the networked computer adapted to receive a print job, parse the print job into one or more print pieces, load balance the ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880934 | Methods and apparatus for watermarking digitally printed documents A form of stochastic random distribution is used to print an invisible watermark using a typical, e.g., 600 dpi, printer. The watermark contains such information as “Do Not Copy,” or other such information. Although the watermark is not visible on a first genera... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849316 | Methods and apparatus for secure document printing Methods and apparatus are provided for securely printing a print job on a networked printer. An application program running on a networked computer instructs the printer to generate and exchange cryptographic keys. The application program then encrypts the print job... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7869079 | Methods and apparatus for print job submission Methods and apparatus are provided for submitting an electronic document to a printing system that includes a print controller having an input port and a print queue. Methods in accordance with this invention include coupling a portable media device to the input por... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861156 | Methods and apparatus for parallel processing page description language data Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segm... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859724 | Image tiling in ink jet printing systems A system or method of removing whitespace between tiled or repeated patterns generated during a printing operation. The system takes an initial image and determines if there exist extraneous bits of whitespace around the edge of actual image. Once this information i... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859711 | Image tiling in ink jet printing systems A system or method of removing whitespace between tiled or repeated patterns generated during a printing operation. The system takes an initial image and determines if there exist extraneous bits of whitespace around the edge of actual image. Once this information i... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859689 | Methods and apparatus for analyzing electronic documents and digital printing systems Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving a PDL File that describes a print job, processing the PDL commands in the file, identifying print settings and printer factors that may affect the entire print job, and reporting such print settings and printer factor... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7831830 | Methods and apparatus for secure document printing Methods and apparatus are provided for securely printing a print job on a networked printer. An application program running on a networked computer instructs the printer to generate and exchange cryptographic keys. The application program then encrypts the print job... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828412 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer for printing on a substrate comprising a first print head outputting ink and defining an ink meniscus; a platen operable to carry the substrate; a support structure; and a print head mechanism coupled to the support structure and carrying the firs... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7812999 | Methods and apparatus for automatic scanner calibration An automatic scanner calibration method and apparatus is disclosed in which a calibration target, such as a Kodak® gray strip, is attached to a scanning surface of a scanner. During a normal scan, the calibration target area can be ignored or scanned depending on u... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7800776 | Methods and apparatus for mixed page imposition Methods and apparatus are provided for imposing multiple pages on a printable sheet, in which the multiple pages include pages of varying size. The printable sheet is divided into a plurality of slots, and each of the pages is assigned to a corresponding slot. User-... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800773 | Methods for print job monitoring A client print server link is provided, which uses two-way communication between a client computer and a printing system typically comprised of networked output devices and print servers. The client print server link provides detailed information regarding each prin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791777 | Method and apparatus for providing a color-balanced multiple print engine A method and apparatus is disclosed for color balancing page data, from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device color profiles, among a plurality of individually accessible print engines arranged in a system for color printing multiple copies of mult... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770999 | Sonic leak testing on ink delivery systems and ink jet heads A method of detecting a leak in an ink delivery system comprises providing an ink delivery system having a plurality of pipes, wherein the ink delivery system could potentially have an ink leak producing an audible signal. The method further comprises providing an u... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7756346 | Methods and apparatus for converting color values Color conversion apparatus and methods are provided for converting a first color value, such as an RGB, L*a*b* or XYZ color value, to a second color value, such as an RGB, CMY, CMKY, L*a*b*, L,C1C2, or XYZ color value, without saturation error.... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742204 | Methods and apparatus for determining a total colorant limit for digital imaging devices Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using colorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In add... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738710 | Methods and apparatus for communicating and displaying compressed image data Methods and apparatus are provided for creating one or more compressed image tiles based on a compressed file that describes a digital image. In particular, the compressed image tiles are created without fully decompressing the compressed file. Each compressed image... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729014 | Systems for gray component replacement blending Color processing methods and apparatus are provided that blend the gray component replacement (“GCR”) level of arbitrarily-specified input color data with an estimate of the GCR level of an output profile, and then converts processed device-independent data to o... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7724392 | Methods and apparatus for calibrating digital imaging devices Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using calorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In add... | 05/25/2010 |
