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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7603947 | Printing device for printing markings onto insulated round wires A printing device for printing markings directly onto insulated round wires is presented. The printing device includes a printing module (1, 2) that prints the markings onto a retransfer film (7) as transfer carrier and a transport device (9, 13, 24... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7290146 | Managed credential issuance In a method of issuing a credential, a request for issuance of the credential is received. Next, a unique identification for the requested credential is assigned and data elements corresponding to the credential are provided. A credential production data collection ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255040 | Process for the manufacturing of panels having a decorative surface A process for the manufacturing of panels having a decorative surface whereby the decor of the panels is achieved by means of printing a plurality of different decor sections (1n) on a web (1). Each decor section (1n) being... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226520 | Method for forming pattern and method for forming multilayer wiring structure by droplet discharge system An adhesive tape constructed of a base material 11 and an adhesive layer 12 is used as a substrate 1. Droplets 2 formed of a liquid containing electrically conductive ultra-fine particles dispersed therein are disposed in a specified wiri... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7178458 | Method of making transfer printed webbing A method of economically dye transfer printing small batches of webbing with custom designs includes printing N longitudinally adjacent identical design strips of approximate length L/N with a desired custom design. The design is printed on continuous roll paper wit... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168365 | Transfer of image with sublimating inks and medium in sheet form for performing it A method for manufacturing a medium in sheet form that can be used for the sublimation transfer of an ink onto an imprintable medium; the medium in sheet form comprises at least one supporting layer, at least one adhesive coating and a plurality of granular or elong... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7096784 | Installation for treating sheets of printed paper The invention concerns an installation comprising means controlling printing quality supplied by a printed sheet feeding device (1–3). Downstream, printing means (12–16) print serial numbers and/or affix other elements. The quality of the number pr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028613 | Method of seamless printing on clothing and articles made therefrom A method of printing design seamlessly on clothing, and clothing obtained thereby are provided. The method includes steps of placing a cylindrical cover around a print cylinder, placing a print medium, on which a design is printed, around the cylindrical cover, plac... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028342 | Garment having multiple layers A garment system includes a torso covering member and an upper back and shoulder covering member secured to the torso covering member by a fastener. The garment may include a plurality of torso covering members, each having a configuration different from each of the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018307 | Method for marking golf ball and golf ball The invention provides a golf ball marking method of marking the surface of a golf ball with a character, pattern or the like by a direct or indirect printing technique, comprising applying a marking layer onto the ball surface for marking, the marking layer being o... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976423 | Seamless printing device A printing device for seamless printing on a cloth is provided. A design is transferred from a print medium to the cloth. The device includes a print cylinder and a heater heating the print cylinder. The print medium is wrapped around the print cylinder, and the clo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6935230 | Liquid coating applicator and printing system with ink activator sprayer A liquid coating applicator for applying a liquid coating to an object comprising a cantilever comprising a mounting member and a projecting member extending from the mounting member to a distal end. A printing system for printing an image with ink activated with a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932527 | Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926527 | Method and apparatus for transferring or applying a drawing to a surface The present invention comprises a kit. The kit provides the ability to transfer a drawing to an object and to provide color and/or shading in the transferred drawing. A first sheet is provided having a first side and a second side, the first side including a drawing... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6878227 | Media having ink-receptive coatings for heat-transferring images to fabrics An improved ink-jet printable heat-transfer medium comprising a base substrate having a surface coated with a hot-melt layer and an ink-receptive layer is provided. The ink-receptive layer comprises: i) non-polymeric organic particles that are a reaction product of ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854386 | Ceramic decal assembly A ceramic decal assembly containing a ceramic substrate, a layer of adhesive contiguous with the substrate, and a ceramic decal contiguous with the layer of adhesive. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6805046 | Pattern carrier for use in transfer pattern printing and the use of a non-crystalline saccharide syrup in a dispersion for coating a paper web so as to obtain such a pattern carrier A pattern carrier for use in transfer pattern printing of textiles comprises paper with an air permeability (Bendtsen-porosity) of more than 500 ml/min and a water absorption corresponding to a Cobb-number of at least 50, said paper being coated with an aqueous disp... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6779442 | Rotary press to print patterns on a support strip A rotary press to print patterns on support strips includes a drive for driving the support strip lengthwise at a defined speed; a supply for strip material of the patterns to be applied to the strip located laterally to the lengthwise drive and direction of the sup... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766734 | Transfer sheet for ceramic imaging A covercoated transfer sheet for transferring images to a ceramic substrate. The covercoated transfer sheet contains a flat, flexible substrate and a transferable covercoat releaseably bound to the flat, flexible substrate. When the transferable covercoat is printed... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6752075 | Screen printed fabric The present invention involves a single layered printed fabric for applying a printed fabric pattern to an object. The printed fabric has a predetermined shape corresponding to the printed fabric pattern. The printed fabric includes first and second portions dispose... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748867 | Marked golf ball and method for marking golf ball A golf ball having a mark with a distinct appearance unrealizable by only changing in tint. Ink can be prepared by mixing one or more components which provide luster such as pearl particles, shell particles, mica particles and the like in an ink medium. Therefore, i... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6722271 | Ceramic decal assembly A ceramic decal assembly containing a ceramic substrate, a layer of adhesive contiguous with the substrate, and a ceramic decal contiguous with the layer of adhesive. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691759 | Apparatus for decorating bowling balls A method and apparatus for making and/or decorating bowling balls and the like includes flexible transfer sheets with heat-activated ink applied to at least portions thereof. A form or mold with opposite halves, which shift between open and closed positio... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691609 | Method and device for printing objects A method for printing an image onto an object including applying printing ink to a carrier element constructed of a flexible layer-shaped material and in communication with a pressing device having an internal region which can be pressurized with a fluid,... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672357 | Hot-stamping device This invention relates to a hot-stamping device comprising a stamping arm with one end being a free end, a stamping section adapted to apply pressure to a hot-stamping foil positioned at the free end to a value-added medium such as ticket wherein the hot-... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668716 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a card transport path composed of the first card transport path for forming an image to a card using a direct transfer method, and the second card transport path composed of a card transport path for transferring an image fro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647871 | Loader for a printer for printing flat articles and printer provided with such a loader A loader (1) for a printer for printing flat articles (2), this loader (1) which delimits a storage magazine (9) for the articles in the stacked condition being provided internally with a pivoting member (4) arranged to hold the articles (2) in bearing co... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578475 | Method and device for labeling or printing stackable flowerpots A method and device for labeling or printing stackable flowerpots (2), wherein the flowerpots (2) are fed to a magazine feed device (3) so that a stack (4a) of flowerpots (2) to be labeled or printed is formed in the magazine feed device (3), wherein the ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6544370 | Puff heat transfer The present invention is a puff heat transfer, a puff transfer composition, and a method of applying a puff heat transfer. The puff transfer composition, i.e., ink, is actually loaded with the color. In particular, the transfer composition comprises a puf... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6450900 | Marked golf ball and method for marking a golf ball A golf ball is provided which bears a mark having a distinct appearance unrealizable by only changing in tint. Ink can be prepared by mixing one or more than two components which can afford luster such as pearl particles, shell particles, mica particles a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6318253 | Document feeder A document feeder is formed of a transfer path for allowing a document to pass therethrough, a transferring device situated along the transfer path for transferring the document along the transfer path, a stamping device situated near the transfer path fo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6302016 | Machine for the security printing of security papers The machine comprises a paper sheet-feed device (1), a device (2) for transferring toward a printing unit, a device for transferring printed sheets toward a unit (8) for checking the print quality and a storage unit (10, 11, 12). The printing unit can be ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6263796 | Closed loop control for an image transfer section of a printer The present invention provides an image transfer section of a printer having a control system controlling the operation thereof, as well as a control system and method for controlling the operation of the image transfer section. In particular, the control... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6214150 | Method of transfer printing a ceramic spark plug insulator In a transfer sheet and a method of transferring a figuration to a ceramic product, an ink is provided by mixing a chromophoric pigment for expressing a desired coloration, a vitreous powder and thermoplastic resin. A sheet of paper or plastic film is pre... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209605 | Apparatus for applying an image to a spherical surface An apparatus for applying an image to a spherical surface utilizing a heat transfer device having a heating die with a convex surface. The concave surface allows for the transfer of an image onto an object having a spherical surface, such as a baseball or... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202549 | Process and apparatus for transferring prints from a support on to a substrate Described are a process and an apparatus for transferring prints (18, 20) from a support (16) on to a substrate (10), wherein the support (16) is transported together with the substrate (10) through a station in which the substrate (10) having print porti... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6136126 | Process for making decorated, extruded, profiled elements A process for the production of extruded profiles and shaped sheets, variously decorated, especially from aluminium alloy to be used in the building field, for domestic appliances and the like, comprising the steps of preliminary preparation of the surfac... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5985416 | Coating and transfer printing metal substrates A process for coating and transfer printing sheet metal which is especially suited for manufacture into three-dimensional articles such as appliance panels and one-piece pictures and frames. The coatings may include a thin pigmented base coat and a clear,... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5943952 | Calender for the sublimatic thermoprinting of fabrics which operates continuously or for individual items The calender for the sublimatic thermoprinting of fabrics which operates continuously or for individual items has a calendering group (1) which is provided in the front part with positioning plane (2) on which the printing paper (3) and the fabric (4) are... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5908525 | Method and apparatus for applying a decoration to an article For applying a decoration to an article, the decoration with a supporting film is arranged on the surface of a liquid in a tank and is extended and/or condensed parallel to the surface according to requirements depending on the shape of the article to be ... | 06/01/1999 |
