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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939316 | Systems and methods for cryopreservation of cells An auto-nucleating device includes a hollow tube containing a crystalline cholesterol matrix therein. The ends of the tube are closed by a membrane that is impermeable to the cholesterol but permeable to liquids contained in a cryopreservation vessel. The auto-nucle... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938879 | Power generation from solid aluminum A fuel for splitting water into hydrogen and an oxide component comprises a substantially solid pellet formed from a solid-like mixture of a solid-state source material capable of oxidizing in water to form hydrogen and a passivation surface layer of the oxide compo... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934785 | Selectable gloss coating system A coating system comprises a high gloss coating ink supply source, and a low gloss coating ink supply source. The system includes a coating module configured to receive the high gloss coating ink and the low gloss coating ink. The coating module includes a first gro... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931363 | Open loop oil delivery system A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes an applicator configured to apply a release agent to a surface of an intermediate transfer drum of an imaging device at a first flow rate, and a reservoir spaced from the applicator including a supply o... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931362 | System for controlling engagement of a transfix roller with an image receiving member in a printer A hydraulic system controls engagement of a transfix roller with an image receiving member in a printer. The system includes a motor having an output shaft, a translational member having a first end and a second end, one of the first and the second ends being mechan... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926892 | Method for measuring a gap between an intermediate imaging member and a print head using thermal characteristics A method uses temperature measurements for a print head and an imaging member to identify a distance between a print head and an imaging member and a heat transfer function. The method includes heating an imaging member to a predetermined imaging member temperature,... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913812 | Composite sound barrier panel A composite sound barrier panel includes a concrete substrate provided for strength and a noise attenuation layer bonded thereto. The noise attenuation layer in one embodiment is a concrete mixture of a fiber composite material and cement. In another embodiment, rec... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909500 | Mixing and kneading machine and method of implementing continual compounding A mixing and kneading machine (1) for continual compounding comprises a screw shaft (3) rotating in a casing 2 and simultaneously moving axially translationally. To sustainably enhance the efficiency of the machine as regards its material thrupu... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909445 | Solid ink stick delivery system with static constraints, strategic barriers and breakage controls A system for an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises a feed chute having an insertion end and a melt end. An ink stick transport is configured to move at least one ink stick between the insertion end and the melt end of the feed chute. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901035 | Directed flow drip bib for printhead with three point contact A drip bib for use with a printhead of an imaging device includes a plate having an upper surface having an upper edge, an intermediate surface angled with respect to the upper surface, and a lower edge. The intermediate surface includes a plurality of fastener open... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896464 | Printhead restraint system A system for restraining printhead movement in an imaging device includes an imaging device frame; a carriage operably coupled to the imaging device frame for movement between a print position and a retracted position; and a printhead array movably supported by the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894837 | Instant messaging terminal adapted for wireless communication access points A handheld instant messaging terminal manages multiple conversation sessions across multiple instant messaging services. The handheld terminal includes a handheld terminal housing, a data entry device integrated in the terminal housing, the data entry device generat... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891798 | Micro-fluidic device having an improved filter layer and method for assembling a micro-fluidic device A method for assembling a micro-fluidic device better preserves the integrity of a filter in a filter layer and simplifies the bonding of the filter layer to the channel layers on each side of the filter layer. The method includes aligning a polymer layer having a p... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891792 | Solid ink stick with transition indicating region An ink stick comprises an ink stick body having a plurality of tracks formed in one or more side surfaces extending from a leading surface to a trailing surface substantially parallel to a feed direction of the ink loader. Each track forms a path corresponding to a ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891755 | System and method for imaging ink supplies in a printer A method identifies ink supplied to a printer. The method includes generating an image of an ink supply installed in a printer, comparing the image of the ink supply to a stored reference image of at least one ink supply, and activating an indicator in response to t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887495 | Protective and cosmetic covering for external fixators A removable protective covering is provided that can be secured about an external fixation device on the upper or lower extremity of a patient. The covering includes a fabric form that is sized and configured to accommodate varying sizes of external fixation devices... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887173 | Transport system having multiple moving forces for solid ink delivery in a printer A solid printer includes a solid ink transportation system that uses multiple forces to direct solid ink to a melting assembly within the printer. The solid ink transportation system includes a housing having an opening through which solid ink is inserted, a first t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883198 | Rapid response one-way valve for high speed solid ink delivery A valve assembly is provided for a high-speed phase change ink image producing machine between a first storage reservoir for receiving and holding a first volume of melted ink from a source and a second storage reservoir for holding a second volume of melted ink to ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883197 | Transport system having single insertion port for solid ink delivery in a printer A method is implemented to deliver a solid ink stick from a single insertion port to a corresponding feed channel to help ensure that each feed channel in a plurality of feed channels contains only ink sticks corresponding to the feed channel. The method includes re... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883196 | System for delivering solid ink through a feed channel having non-linear sections A system facilitates transport of solid ink by a motorized feed drive through a feed channel in a solid ink printer. The system includes a feed channel, a motorized feed drive in at least a portion of the feed channel, a meltable ink body having a drive coupler that... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883195 | Solid ink stick features for printer ink transport and method A solid ink stick adapted for use with solid ink printers is provided. The stick includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body. The body defines an external periphery of the body. The external periphery has a groove formed on the periphery. The groove ext... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878641 | Solid ink stick with reversible keying and interlocking features An ink stick for use in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body having first and second opposed end surfaces and first and second opposed lateral side surfaces. The ink stick body is rotationally symmetric about a vert... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878636 | Solid ink stick chute for printer solid ink transport with mating solid ink stick chute An ink stick for use in solid ink printers is provided. The ink stick is for use in a solid ink delivery system for delivering ink to a melting unit to melt the solid ink. The ink stick has opposed first and second stick external surfaces. At least one of the first ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878617 | Registration system for a web printer An apparatus prints on a continuous web moving in a process direction. A fiducial marker prints on a portion of the web a repeating pattern of fiducial marks at a predetermined spacing along the process direction. At least two printing stations are operatively dispo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874826 | Solid ink stick fabrication by extrusion, roll forming and swaging A method of manufacturing an ink stick for use in a phase change ink jet imaging device comprises heating phase change ink material to an extrusion temperature at which the phase change ink material is in a malleable state. The ink material is then extruded through ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874661 | Solid ink stick with coded markings and method and apparatus for reading markings An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device is provided. The ink stick comprises a three dimensional ink stick body having an exterior surface. The ink stick includes one or more coded markers formed in the exterior surface from a leading end to a trai... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871159 | Ink loader with adjustable insertion openings A system for use with a solid ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an insertion opening configured to enable insertion of ink sticks therethrough and into the ink delivery system. An insertion key is movably supported adjacent the inser... | 01/18/2011 |
| RE42049 | Surgical and pharmaceutical site access guide An introducer guide 15 for introducing medical items into an internal tissue of a patient is provided. The guide 15 includes a cannula 20 defining a lumen sized to receive the item and a lateral opening 24. A ramp is disposed within the l... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868396 | Power semiconductor component with a drift zone and a high-dielectric compensation zone and method for producing a compensation zone A power semiconductor component includes a drift zone in a semiconductor body, a component junction and a compensation zone. The component junction is disposed between the drift zone and a further component zone, which is configured such that when a blocking voltage... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866782 | System for optically detecting and measuring release agent on a print drum in an ink jet printer A system optically detects and measures release agent on a rotating image member in an ink jet printer. The system includes a collimated light source oriented to direct a collimated beam of light generated by the source towards a rotating image member, an image sens... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862324 | Solid ink stick formation with flexible molding tool A molding tool is provided for forming solid ink sticks. The molding tool comprises a vessel having at least one sidewall defining a cavity for receiving molten phase change ink material. The molding tool includes a lid for covering an opening over the cavity of the... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860418 | System and method for cooling a roller having multiple heating zones A printer includes a system for cooling an image receiving member. The image receiving member cooling system includes an image receiving member having a first end and a second end, a first heater mounted within the image receiving member for heating the image receiv... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859691 | Printer having Bi-level operational modes A process enables a user to alter all the operational modes of a printer through a single parameter selection. The process includes selecting a group of operational parameter sets for a print process, the group selection being made with reference to one of an operat... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857442 | Heated folding system for a phase change ink imaging device A folding system includes a media pathway configured to transport a print substrate having phase change ink thereon. The folding system includes a folding apparatus disposed along the media pathway configured to fold the print substrate. A folding heater is configur... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857440 | Visual identification of solid ink sticks An ink stick comprises an ink stick body configured for insertion in an insertion direction into an ink loader of the phase change ink imaging device. The ink stick body has an insertion perimeter in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction and... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857439 | Solid ink stick with interface element An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device is provided, the phase change ink imaging device having an ink stick feed system comprising at least one ink stick feed channel for receiving the ink stick and for moving the ink stick through the ink stick f... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857432 | Drop generator A drop generator includes a pressure chamber and a flexible diaphragm plate disposed on the chamber and forming a wall of the pressure chamber. A piezoelectric transducer having a bottom surface is attached to the diaphragm plate. The diaphragm plate includes a rece... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857414 | Printhead registration correction system and method for use with direct marking continuous web printers A registration system for use with an imaging device includes sensors for detecting a web speed and a web tension of a moving web and a control system configured to generate a first timing offset for at least one marking station based on the detected web speed and w... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854501 | Common side insertion keying for phase change ink sticks A set of ink sticks includes multiple ink sticks, each adapted to be inserted in an insertion direction into one of the feed channels of a phase change ink jet printer. Each ink stick has a keyed surface substantially aligned with the insertion direction, and each o... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854490 | System and method for evaluating line formation in an ink jet imaging device to normalize print head driving voltages A method enables an ink jet imaging device to normalize the driving signals for the ink jets within a print head of the device. The method includes generating an ink jet driving signal at an initial voltage and a particular resolution, coupling the ink jet driving s... | 12/21/2010 |
