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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105531 | PRINTER A printer includes a printing device configured to print a recording medium, and a transport configured to move the recording medium to an entry of the duplexer path immediately after printing a first side of the recording medium such that an edge of the recording mediu... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081487 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus including a conveyance unit to intermittently convey a recording medium in a conveyance direction, a carriage movable in a main scanning direction and including a recording head, a conveyance path having a curved portion provided downstream fr... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081488 | TRAY UNIT AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE A tray unit includes a first tray, a second tray, and a cover. The first tray includes a first holding surface for holding thereon a first sheet. The second tray includes a second holding surface for holding thereon a second sheet. The second tray is configured to slide... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081445 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a pair of first rollers which transports a recording medium in a transporting direction, a platen arranged at a downstream side of the transporting direction with respect to the first rollers, and which supports the recording medi... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081490 | Recording Apparatus A recording apparatus according to the invention includes an ink jet recording head that records onto a recording medium; a paper cassette that holds the recording medium in alignment with the vertical direction; an inverting path unit that inverts the transport directi... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081486 | Recording Apparatus with Removable Member A recording apparatus including: a casing provided with a feed roller for feeding a recording medium; a removable member insertable into and removable from the casing by being moved relative to the casing in an axial direction of the feed roller, between a removable-mem... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081489 | TRAY UNIT AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE A tray unit includes a first tray, a second tray, and a cover. The first tray includes a first holding surface for holding thereon a first sheet. The second tray includes a second holding surface for holding thereon a second sheet and is configured to slide above and al... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120069113 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a retaining roller, a triboelectric charging device, and an inkjet head. The retaining roller includes a first charging section including a first dielectric and a second charging section including a second... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069117 | PRINTING PRESS In a printing press, it is configured such that a newspaper web offset printing press is composed by a feeder device, a printing device, a guiding device, a turn bar device, and a folding unit; as a guiding device, there are provided an upstream side guide roller and a ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069114 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a retaining roller, a nipping device, a retaining device, an image forming head, and a controller. The retaining roller retains a recording medium and rotates. The nipping device is capable of operating to... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069116 | HINGE STRIPS FOR PRINTER PAPER The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the fle... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069115 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE An image recording device includes a recording unit, a feeding mechanism, a guide member, and a lock portion. The feeding mechanism is configured to feed a first feeding object along a feeding path. The feeding path has a straight path and a curved path. The recording u... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069111 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD According to one embodiment, an inkjet recording apparatus includes a holding roller, a holding device, an image forming device, a reversing device, and a controller. The holding roller holds a recording medium. The holding device presses the recording medium and holds ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069112 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE An inkjet recording device includes: a medium feed part including a rotating body that rotates about a horizontal axis to feed an elongated recording medium while the recording medium is in contact against a circular outer face of the rotating body so that the recording... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050439 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING A PAPER EDGE COVER An inkjet printer (1) has an inkjet head (7), a paper conveyance path (6) that conveys tractor feed paper (2) passed the printing position P of the inkjet head (7), and a pair of paper edge covers (21L, 21R) disposed on t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050437 | MEDIA SEPARATOR FOR A PRINTING SYSTEM A media separator comprising an elastomeric element mounted in a frame and including a plurality of fingers wherein, when unbent, the ends of the fingers extend to interfere with a movement of a media sheet. When a finger is bent by a sheet of media it is moved to a rec... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050371 | ENCODER FOR INKJET PRINTERS An inkjet printer includes a paper tray for holding print media; a pick roller for moving the print media through a paper transport path; and an encoder disk, which senses motion of the print media, disposed in the paper transport path and in direct contact with the pri... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050374 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF INK BUILDUP Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for removal of ink buildup are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In an embodiment, a chuck assembly to support a semiconductor substrate is provided. The chuck assembly includes a chuck, a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050435 | RECORDING APPARATUS A recording apparatus according to the invention includes a weight roller arranged between a platen and a winding device and configured to come into contact with a surface of a recording material to exert a conveyance resistance thereon against the direction of conveyan... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050438 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS A sheet conveying device having a rolled-sheet supporting unit, a conveying unit, a driving unit, a tension applying unit, and a control unit. The rolled-sheet supporting unit supports a continuous sheet rolled up into a roll. The conveying unit conveys the continuous s... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044311 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus A liquid ejecting head is adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium. A transporter is adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path. A tray guide is disposed in a front side... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044309 | PRINTER Problems related to being unable to convey recording paper in a printer due to the tension guide that guides the recording paper while tensioning the paper are eliminated. A removable guide 40 can be removably installed to the tension guide 26 of the print... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044308 | RECORDING APPARATUS A recording apparatus includes a recording head that ejects a liquid thereby performing recording on a recording medium, and a support member disposed so as to oppose the recording head. The support member includes a deposit recess located at a position corresponding to... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044310 | POSITION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND RECORDING APPARATUS A position adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust a position of second member with respect to a first member. The position adjustment mechanism includes: a cam that is provided in the first member so that a cam surface of the cam abuts the second member; and a fixin... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038727 | INKJET PRINTER AND INK EJECTING METHOD According to one embodiment, the inkjet printer includes an endless device which has a circumferential surface for adsorbing a sheet, an inkjet head for ejecting ink, a tray, and a controller. The tray is moved from a home position toward the inkjet head along a circumf... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038699 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM A printing device includes: a driving motor that applies a power rotating a roll body in which a medium is rolled; a driving roller that transfers the power of the driving motor to the roll body; a transport mo... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120026265 | FEEDING APPARATUS A feeding apparatus for roll paper that enables downsizing and a stable feeding of a printer pressurizes a roll paper shaft to press-contact with a feeding roller, and thereafter, drives the feeding roller to feed the paper, and urges a pick-up guide to contact an outer... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026266 | Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus and Recording Method Therefor A recording apparatus has a recording head, a platen, and a first hole. The recording head includes a dot formation element array, and the platen holds a recording medium opposite the recording head. The first hole is disposed in an area of the platen opposite a downstr... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019606 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance drum which has a round cylindrical shape including an outer circumferential surface having a medium holding section, and rotates in a prescribed direction while holding a medium in tight contact on the medium holding sec... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013692 | APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON A MEDIUM A roller assembly for use in a printer includes a shaft with two ends and a pair of conical rollers. Each of the conical rollers is disposed on the shaft near each of the ends. The roller assembly guides a medium within the printer without damaging a freshly-printed sur... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120001992 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS An image recording apparatus including: (a) a first conveyor configured to convey a recording medium along a first conveyance path; (b) a first recording head; (c) a second conveyor configured to convey the recording medium along a second conveyance path; (d) a second r... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316951 | RECORDING DEVICE A recording device includes a device body, a roll accommodating unit accommodating a roll that is a long recording medium wound up into a roll shape, the roll accommodating unit being provided to an exterior of the device body, a recording head that performs recording o... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316953 | RECORDING MEDIUM HOLDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a drum, a transportation roller, a pressing roller, a power supply, and an image forming unit. The drum rotates, and the transportation roller transports a recording medium to the drum. The pressing roller... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316952 | CONSUMABLE PRODUCT ACCOMMODATING DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONSUMABLE PRODUCT ACCOMMODATING DEVICE A consumable product accommodating device includes an accommodating body, a cushioning member, a weight detecting unit and a control unit. The accommodating body accommodates a consumable product whose weight decreases due to being fed to a consumption side, and is cons... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310156 | MOVING PRINT MEDIA IN A PRINTER In one embodiment, a device for moving print media in a printer includes: a rotatable shaft extending lengthwise along an axis of rotation and a hub. The hub is operatively and pivotally connected to the shaft at a connection such that the hub rotates with the shaft abo... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310206 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS An image recording apparatus including: a first conveying path for guiding a recording medium in a conveying direction; a recording portion configured to record an image on the recording medium guided by the first conveying path; a tray provided below the recording port... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310207 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE An image recording device comprises a housing, a sheet cassette, a recording unit, and a convey path defining member. The housing has an opening. The sheet cassette is configured to hold therein sheets and configured to be inserted into and removed from the housing thro... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110298858 | RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS First humidified gas is supplied from a first supply port to a sheet to be conveyed to increase the moisture content of the sheet. Second humidified gas is supplied to a space where nozzles of the inkjet recording head are exposed, from a second supply port provided at ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292146 | USE OF A GOLF BALL ORIENTATION DEVICE TO ORIENT A GOLF BALL FOR A CONTINUOUS FLOW, SINGLE PASS INKJET PRINTER A system for printing indicia on one or more golf balls using an inline inkjet printer is disclosed herein. The system of the invention comprises a golf ball orientation device and a continuous flow, single pass, inkjet printer. The golf ball orientation device of the s... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292145 | MEDIA HOLD-DOWN SYSTEM HAVING CROSS PROCESS CHAMBERING A printable media hold-down system includes a print head array, a transport surface positioned adjacent to the print head array which transports a printable medium past the print head array in a location where the print head array may apply ink to the printable medium, ... | 12/01/2011 |
