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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177444 | Printer and associated ejection assembly An ejection assembly for a printer is provided, the ejection assembly being disposed downstream of a print head in order to receive web from the print head. The ejection assembly can include an ejection roller and a door having a closed configuration and an open con... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8160493 | Spatially selective UHF near field microstrip coupler device and RFID systems using device A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plural... | 04/17/2012 |
| D654949 | Printer | 02/28/2012 |
| 8078103 | Multi-element RFID coupler An RFID communication system comprising a near field coupler that is capable of selectively communicating with a targeted transponder positioned among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler is configured to receive communication signals from a transc... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063784 | Visual identification tag deactivation A device for deactivating an RFID portion on an identification tag and indicating that the RFID portion is deactivated. The present invention addresses current privacy concerns regarding potential use of RFID technology after the point of sale. The device for deacti... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7999683 | RFID tag with reduced detuning characteristics An RFID tag and an RFID access card configured to reduce detuning effects from a typical RFID environment. The present invention provides an RFID tag that is specifically configured to reduce the detuning effects caused by initiating communication between an RFID ta... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987405 | Method and system for calculating and verifying the integrity of data in a data transmission system A method is described of calculating and verifying the integrity of data in a data communication system. The system comprises a base station and one or more remote stations, such as in an RFID system. The method includes transmitting a select instruction from the ba... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7973946 | Global printing system and method of using same A system and method for parsing data formatted in a plurality of encoding schemes at a printer is provided. The method comprises receiving data from at least one host computer at the printer, wherein at least a portion of the data is encoded in a plurality of encodi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967340 | Slip and protective label assembly Slip and protective label assemblies are provided, as well as methods of manufacture and application to a receiving face. In one case, the assembly includes a slip layer and a protective layer, with the slip layer divided into a slip portion that is printed upon, a ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7936252 | Adaptive control for improved RFID transponder read and write performance System, methods and computer program product are provided for an adaptive control for adjusting the electromagnetic interrogation signal of an RFID transceiver where said signal is used to read and/or write to an RFID transponder, or to adjust the gain of the RFID t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934881 | Replaceable ribbon supply and substrate cleaning apparatus A ribbon cartridge for a printer. The ribbon cartridge includes a frame that supports supply and take-up spools and that has one or more locating features to facilitate its insertion and positioning in a frame of a printer. For example, the ribbon cartridge frame ma... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7920096 | Radio frequency identification tagging A RFID tag or label comprises a RFID tag module (comprising an electronic identification circuit and a coupling means) and an antenna structure coupled to the coupling means. The RFID tag module is separate from, separable or arranged to be severable from, the anten... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918618 | Printer having printhead angulator assembly A printer assembly for printing on a supply of media traveling in a media direction. The printer generally includes a platen assembly, a print head assembly and a pivot member. The pivot member provides for pivoting of the print head assembly relative to the platen ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7882590 | Double-sided media cleaning apparatus and method The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a media feed path that passes between the first roller... | 02/08/2011 |
| D628620 | Printer | 12/07/2010 |
| 7871213 | Ribbon cartridge including substrate cleaning apparatus A printer configured to print on substrates that undesirably tend to collect debris before being printed, comprises a print station including a printhead, and a printer body configured to receive a replaceable cartridge that holds a printer consumable (such as a rib... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870824 | Single-pass double-sided image transfer process and system The present disclosure is directed to a printing assembly incorporating an improved double-sided image transfer station. The present disclosure also describes a product processing apparatus including a cross feed processing architecture. The single-pass double-sided... | 01/18/2011 |
| D629040 | Media cartridge | 12/14/2010 |
| 7839287 | Near-field miniature coupler A near-field coupler for a RFID system is provided. The coupler is configured to selectively communicate with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler includes a conductive strip terminated by a load. The load is for m... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7755487 | Interface for communicating with an information processing device The present invention provides a membrane assembly that integrates an antenna configured to communicate with an RFID device to receive and/or write RFID data to and/or from the RFID device. In various embodiments, the membrane assembly may be incorporated into an in... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7683788 | Reader for RFID transponders and corresponding method An RFID reader system comprises one or more transceiver modules (10) for communicating with a plurality of RFID tags, a control unit (8) having a reference frequency generator for providing a reference frequency to said one or more transceiver modules ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664257 | Method and apparatus for article authentication An authentication method for authenticating an article in a device includes the steps of (a) reading an identification number stored on the article, (b) reading an authentication number stored on the article, (c) determining an input number based at least in part on... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7600685 | XML printer system with RFID capability An XML system (10) configured to print bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards, or other media, and/or encode RFID devices embedded in media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream. The XML system includes a computer system (12)... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7586410 | RFID UHF stripline coupler A stripline coupler for a RFID system is provided. The coupler is configured to communicate with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler may include a conductive strip, a terminating load, a dielectric material, a fir... | 09/08/2009 |
| D594898 | Ribbon cartridge | 06/23/2009 |
| 7504950 | System and method for continuous RFID encoding An encoder device for encoding a series of radio frequency identification tags supported by media includes a media path, at least two antennae, at least one transceiver, and a controller. Media and radio frequency identification tags are advanced along the media pat... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500797 | Apparatus for a floating print head and associated method The present invention provides a floating print head assembly and an associated method. According to one embodiment, the floating print head assembly includes a head bracket and a print head attached to the bracket such that the print head is suspended above the pri... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7489902 | Systems and methods for facilitating simultaneous communication over multiple wired and wireless networks A device is provided that is capable of simultaneous communication over multiple wired and wireless networks. The device is capable of processing data received simultaneously over multiple networks by storing the data in data buffers and using a polling routine to r... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7489243 | System and method for detecting transponders used with printer media A calibration apparatus for determining a location of a transponder supported by a printer media. The calibration apparatus uses a transceiver to attempt to read, write or otherwise communicate with the transponder. Controller logic of the calibration apparatus uses... | 02/10/2009 |
| D584683 | Battery | 01/13/2009 |
| 7441701 | Universal card reader apparatus and method A multiple card reading apparatus for reading at least two different types of information cards that may be used in a handheld point of sale device with printing capability. The multiple card reading apparatus has a housing containing at least two card reading devic... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7400298 | Radio frequency identification tagging A RFID tag or label comprises a RFID tag module (comprising an electronic identification circuit and a coupling means) and an antenna structure coupled to the coupling means. The RFID tag module is separate from, separable or arranged to be severable from, the anten... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398054 | Spatially selective UHF near field microstrip coupler device and RFID systems using device A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plural... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391043 | Self calibrating media edge sensor Various edge detection arrangements are disclosed, including an edge detection method and arrangement that utilizes outputs of commonly illuminated reference and edge sensors as the inputs for a comparator. The reference sensor is configured to have a wide field of ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7331576 | Feeder device having increased media capacity and multiple media thickness feed capability and associated method A feeder device is provided, comprising a drive mechanism for driving a media unit in a feed direction, the media unit being provided from a stack of media units by a hopper including upstream and downstream hopper members. A directing member associated with the ups... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328897 | Card printer and method of printing on cards A compact system adapted for card imaging, card laminating, or other card processing, comprises a card processor positioned on a horizontal card feed path and configured to process one or both faces of a rectangular card such as a plastic credit or debit card. A car... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327218 | Electronic identification system with forward error correction system An electronic radio frequency (RF) identification system 10 is disclosed and claimed. The system includes an interrogator 11 and a plurality of RF transponders 12.1 to 12.n. In use, each transponder is operative in response to an i... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327261 | Visual identification tag deactivation A device for deactivating an RFID portion on an identification tag and indicating that the RFID portion is deactivated. The present invention addresses current privacy concerns regarding potential use of RFID technology after the point of sale. The device for deacti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323993 | Variation of conductive cross section and/or material to enhance performance and/or reduce material consumption of electronic assemblies An RFID antenna is fabricated according to varying current density requirements of different regions of the antenna. A method such as computer modeling is used to determine the current densities of the antenna regions. In one aspect of the invention, a conductive ma... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311256 | Barcode optical character recognition Computer software which includes code configured to create a printer label format based on a printed label that has been scanned. The code is configured to scan a label by either using a plurality of different types of scanners, or by using a single piece of hardwar... | 12/25/2007 |
