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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073441 | Image recording apparatus A punch unit includes punch blocks supported by an arm through support plates. The arm has, arranged thereon, a motor for rotating a drive rod, a detector for detecting rotation angles of the drive rod, and a sensor for detecting a forward end of a recording materia... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072063 | Information processing apparatus and system, method of controlling same, peripheral apparatus and printer driver Disclosed is an information processing system in which a host computer and a printer are connected so as to be capable of communicating in both directions. Model-specific information, which is information relating to number of tones of image data handled by the prin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067337 | Thin film device provided with coating film, liquid crystal panel and electronic device, and method for making the thin film device Any one of an insulating film forming a TFT, a silicon film and a conductive film is formed by applying a solution and annealing it. In a spin coater (102), a coating solution containing a thin film component which is supplied from a solution storage section ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043281 | Portable electronic apparatus and detachable input device thereof The present invention provides a detachable data input device for use with a portable electronic apparatus. The data input device such as a keyboard includes a connecting device, a housing, and an adjustment unit. The connecting device includes at least one projecti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024993 | Screen printing machine including exposure unit An exposure unit and a work piece support table are interchangeably mounted on an elongated, horizontal support arm. The support arm is a part of a screen-printing machine that includes a post to which one end of the support arm is connected. The post includes a rot... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017480 | Automatic machine for photoengraving screen printing plates for screen printing high quality compact discs The present invention relates to an automatic machine for photoengraving or photoetching screen printing plates for screen-printing high quality compact discs or CD's, comprising a central control unit operatively coupled to a photoengraving station, including a fra... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013801 | Screen printing repetition systems and methods A screen printing manual repetition system semi-automates use of a screen with a manual printing press. The screen has a screen frame and a screen mesh. The manual repetition system (MRS) has an MRS frame mountable to the screen frame, a track system, and a height a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976915 | Gaming device display with simulated halftones A panel or reel strip of a gaming device that includes halftones. The panel or reel strip includes a medium and a photographically created multicolor image on one side of the medium. A silkscreen ink layer is provided on the other side of the medium. The ink definin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973873 | One-piece injection-molded or cast silk screen frame An improved screen printing frame is presented that is cast from one piece of plastic material and possesses support ribs to confer additional strength to the structure. The frame is designed to be produced by a low-cost single-mold casting process and to permit the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969061 | Roller element for hardcopy apparatus A printer or other hardcopy apparatus comprises a pinch system (20) comprising a pinch wheel (21) and a drive roller (23) in which the pinch wheel is arranged to contact a print media at locations which move continuously transversely of the dire... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942815 | Ink jet recording head and method for manufacturing the same An ink jet recording head is capable of: preventing any of stagnation in ink flow, formation of vapor bubbles, cavitation, or like problems from occurring in the ink flow; realizing an excellent ink ejection operation, and thereby realizing a high quality gradation ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938544 | Belt drive A belt drive for a machine for printing images on a flat printing material, having a continuous belt revolving during operation, includes a belt guide having stops for two protruding edges of the belt, the edges being oriented in a longitudinal direction of the belt... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918706 | Reducing a difference in picture quality between deteriorated and non-deteriorated images using a printing apparatus A difference of picture quality between a foreground image and a background image is reduced and a good print result in which a boundary between the foreground image and the background image is inconspicuous is obtained. A printing apparatus for compressing raster i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915738 | Master making device and stencil printer using the same A stencil making device of the present invention includes a front tension roller pair located downstream of the nip of a thermal head and a platen roller for applying tension to a stencil. The front tension roller pair is made up of an upper roller formed of rubber ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910414 | Multi-frame screen printing A method of making screen printing frames can include, in certain illustrative embodiments, affixing at least two frames to one another, applying a masking film to both frames, exposing the frames, removing the unhardened emulsion in the meshes, and separating the f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906282 | Laser processing apparatus, mask for laser processing, and method for making the mask A mask 10 comprises a mask member layer 12 having a laser processing pattern and comprising a metallic material and first and second substrate members 11 and 13 holding the mask member on two faces thereof and comprising a material that t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899024 | Stencil printing method and apparatus including printing drum with data storage section for storing printing and stencil making conditions A machine for stencil printing includes: a control panel for setting stencil making conditions and printing conditions; a stencil making section making a stencil sheet based on the stencil making conditions; a stencil winding section wrapping the perforated stencil ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886457 | Stencil sheet transfer method of stencil printing machine In perforating a stencil sheet, platen motor and feed motor are driven and thermosensitive perforation of the stencil sheet is started. From the state, the platen motor is driven continuously for γ second. When upstream side stencil sheet awaiting sensor is made ON... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883424 | Stencil printing machine and method for stencil printing for the same A machine for stencil printing includes: a control panel for setting an ink-saving printing mode; a stencil making section including a thermal print head performing an ink-saving stencil making corresponding to the ink-saving printing mode, and a thermal print head ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871589 | Hybrid stencil printing apparatus, method for controlling hybrid stencil printing apparatus and computer readable recording medium recording program for the same A hybrid stencil printing apparatus comprises: a stencil-making/printing unit configured to perforate a stencil sheet corresponding to a desired image, to wind the stencil sheet around an outer peripheral surface of a print drum, and to transfer a printing medium to... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6834583 | Silk screen assembly A stencil screen with a desired pattern to be imprinted is supported on a stencil screen frame. The frame has upstanding elongated sidewalls joined by spaced apart end walls to circumscribe a screen window opening. The stencil screen has sufficient strength transver... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6833040 | Apparatus and method for handling membranes A method for applying a pattern to a target surface includes the steps of applying a coating of membrane material over a selected portion of a substrate. The substrate imparts a pattern to the membrane material corresponding to a pattern to be applied to the target ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6792853 | Stencil printer A stencil printer of the present invention includes a print drum for wrapping a master therearound, a master making and conveying section for perforating a stencil paid out from a stencil roll while conveying it to thereby produce the master, a master stocking secti... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786146 | Stencil printer A stencil printer of the present invention perforates, or cuts, a thermosensitive stencil with a thermal head to thereby make a master. The stencil printer includes a stencil distinguishing device for automatically identifying the kind of the stencil or a master set... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782812 | Stencil-printer A stencil printer of the present invention includes a print drum around which perforated part of a stencil or master is to be wrapped. A master making section make a master and includes a cutter for cutting the stencil paid out from a roll. A master discharging sect... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6766736 | Printing stencils for electronic substrates Stencils are provided for more precisely aligning stencil orifices with terminals or “targets” on a substrate. One such stencil is adapted for registration with an electronic substrate, such as a PCB, about a locus. The stencil includes a stencil body and an arr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755126 | Apparatus for making a heat-sensitive stencil A stencil is made by thermally forming perforations arranged in both a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction in a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a heat source which is heated through supply of energy. Supply ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6748856 | System and method for preparing a screen printing screen Preparation time of a multi print head screen printing machine is reduced by inputting the printing parameters into an electronic storage device on the silk screen when carrying out test printing, to avoid rekeying the information at the print head. The storage mean... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6747682 | Thermal master making device and thermal printer including the same A thermal master making device and a thermal printer including the same are disclosed. A thermistor senses ambient temperature around a thermal head. A correcting device corrects the amount of heat to be generated by the thermal head, i.e., the duration of energizat... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742450 | Stencil printer and method and device for making a master therefor A stencil printer of the present invention includes a master making section for perforating a master, which includes a porous support and a thermoplastic resin film, in accordance with image data to thereby make a master and wraps the master around a print drum to t... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732641 | Method for providing display images in an illuminated display device A method and system for providing an image for display by an illuminated display device is provided whereby certain areas of the image appear highlighted to a viewer. An illuminated display device for displaying an image on a medium or on a transparency is also prov... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722275 | Reservoir stencil with relief areas and method of using A stencil comprising two or more layers is disclosed for applying surface mount materials onto printed circuit boards, flexible circuits, wafers or other substrates. The stencil can accommodate preexisting surface mount components and materials. The stencil utilizes... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6711998 | Hybrid stencil printing apparatus, method for controlling hybrid stencil printing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium recording program for the same A hybrid stencil printing apparatus comprises: a stencil-making/printing unit configured to perforate a stencil sheet corresponding to a desired image, to wind the stencil sheet around an outer peripheral surface of a print drum, and to transfer a printing medium to... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6688220 | Stencil printer A stencil printer is linked with a non-stencil printer. A number of copies to be printed is set. Working mode of the stencil printer is set to a stencil making mode or an ink transfer mode. A stencil is made when the working mode of the stencil printer is... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688221 | Valuable document with a security element The invention relates to a method for producing security foils for objects of value such as papers of value consisting of a carrier foil and a cover layer applied thereto, the cover layer having the form of characters or patterns and/or coating-free areas... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684767 | Sheet carrier apparatus A sheet carrier apparatus for conveying a sheet includes a roller having a cylindrical circumferential surface that is made of an elastic material. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the roller, and processing ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684768 | Stencil printing machine and stencil printing method A stencil printing machine includes an image reading section, an image processing section for processing to convert image data into perforating data which is used for perforating a stencil sheet, an image perforating section for perforating the stencil sh... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681691 | Screen printing stencil production A method of producing a screen-printing stencil having open areas and blocked areas for respectively passage and blocking of a printing medium. The method includes providing a receptor element having an image-receiving layer capable of receiving a first c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679167 | Image generating method and apparatus An image display medium 1 includes a film body 2 having a number of microscopic film pieces 2a. The film body 2 is sandwiched between a supporting member 3 having receiving spaces 5 and a cover member 4. The image display medium 1 is brought into contact ... | 01/20/2004 |
