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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367659 | Ink jet printer alternately utilizing a pair of in cartridges An ink jet printer is provided with a carriage, a pair of ink cartridges, an ink jet head, an ink tank, and an ink replenishment device. The pair of ink cartridges stores ink of same color. The carriage alternately supports each the ink cartridge. The ink jet head i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367267 | Web printer incorporating a drying module A wallpaper printer includes a support frame. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the support frame. A drying module is operatively mountable with respect to the support frame and defines a first chamber and a second drying chamber. A heating element is positioned with... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365762 | Thermal printing head comprising a printable tape guiding member, in the form of a protection cover for a flexible control printed circuit A thermal printing head comprises a guide member made in a single-piece and designed as a jumper comprising two superimposed walls, covering, at least partly, respectively and jointly both surfaces of a flexible printed circuit board and providing between them a spa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7339298 | Compliant motor driven variable electrical device A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable sep... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322683 | System and a method for on-axis separate ink and silicon ink delivery A system providing ink to a printing device includes a carriage including a fluid interconnect probe, a plurality of ink supply cartridges, and an autoloader configured to fluidly couple one of the ink supply cartridges to the carriage. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284832 | Ink cartridge unit and inkjet printer having the same An ink cartridge unit for reducing material costs and enhancing reliability. The ink cartridge unit including an ink cartridge having at least one head chip to eject ink stored in the ink cartridge according to printing data. A drive substrate having a circuit patte... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7245760 | Robot for making an interface surface A robot for marking an interface surface is provided. The interface surface has coded data identifying a plurality of locations on the interface surface printed thereon. The robot comprises: an image sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data; a processor fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242394 | Slidable electronic whiteboard system The present invention provides movable visual communication systems, more specifically movable electronic whiteboard systems. The invention provides an electronic whiteboard having at least one positioning member and a guide element adapted to receive the positionin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227329 | Wire-saving optical encoder having servomotor identification information A wire-saving optical encoder having servomotor identification information is applied to a wire-saving transmission design to provide a circuit and a method for processing servomotor identification information and encoded feedback control signals. With a microproces... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188922 | Recording apparatus equipped with heatsink A recording apparatus having: (a) a head unit including an actuator which generates energy required for recording predetermined patterns of image on a recording medium; (b) a circuit board including a driver element which drives the actuator of the head unit; and (c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172358 | Counting pen An apparatus and method provide a writing device including a button pressed by a user, wherein the button engages a mechanism used to move a writing tip between stowed and operative positions. A counter receives at least one indication each time the button is presse... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7151553 | Apparatus for applying reference markings to wallboard during manufacture An apparatus and method for applying reference or grid markings to wallboard during the manufacturing process is disclosed. Reference or grid markings are applied to one sheet of cover paper at a location between the originating cover paper rolls and the cover paper... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128219 | Battery rack and system A frame device for supporting objects such as batteries during seismic stress, comprising a pair of end frame members mounted in upstanding spaced apart relation by a plurality of vertically spaced elongated channel support members secured at opposite terminal ends ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077506 | Identifiable inkjet cartridge and method of preventing misplacing inkjet cartridge in an inkjet apparatus An identifiable TAB for an inkjet cartridge. The identifiable tab contains a flexible substrate, a plurality of conductive traces formed on the flexible substrate, and a plurality of contacts formed on the flexible substrate and connected to the conductive traces. T... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7038591 | Apparatus for testing and marking workpieces A workpiece testing and marking system includes an apparatus for testing a workpiece and for selectively generating a signal that is representative of a result of the test. The system also includes a marker that is adapted to provide a visual indication on the workp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033096 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032994 | Interconnect circuit A print cartridge includes a cartridge body having a lower portion and a vertical wall. A printhead is attached to the lower portion of the cartridge body. A contact array having a first pair of columnar arrays of contact areas and a second pair of columnar arrays o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6974203 | Recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus is provided with a conveying roller for conveying a recording sheet, and a carriage that enables a recording head for recording on the recording sheet by discharging ink droplets to the recording sheet to reciprocate in the direction i... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961152 | Multi-functional device having vertically arranged scanner and printer sections A multi-functional device having a printer function, facsimile function, scanner function, and copying function houses a recording section for recording images on a recording medium and a reading section for reading images from a document. A shaft is supported betwe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951375 | Large area marking device and method for printing A method and apparatus for printing an image on a large surface area or walkway provides for imagewise marking of the surface with a color marking solution, to form a visible image on the surface during an image recording mode of a marking engine. The marking engine... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948798 | Method and apparatus for horizontally loading and unloading an ink-jet print cartridge from a carriage An apparatus for horizontally loading and unloading an ink-jet print cartridge from a carriage in a printer. The apparatus includes a generally rectangular print cartridge, an elongate supporting lip located on a side wall of the print cartridge, a carriage body, a ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943034 | Combinatorial strategies for polymer synthesis A method for producing arrays by spacing a dispenser a distance from a surface of a support, dispensing a volume containing a compound in a single coupling step of less than 5 nl to occupy a localized area of less than 1 cm2 of the surface of the support,... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931304 | Scalable means of supplying power to a remotely controlled, semi-autonomous robot An automated library system having multiple storage cells for storing multiple data cartridges. Rails are provided adjacent to the storage cells to guide one or more robots among the storage cells. Primary coils are disposed proximate the rails. A power supply produ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6848846 | Printing and quilting method and apparatus A quilting machine (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) is provided with a printing station (20, 125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 611, 626, 631) and a quilting station (44, 127, 227, 327, 427, 527, 627, 632). The printing station is located either in line... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6457792 | Method for effecting actions over vertical surfaces The Pendulum Whiteboard Printer is a fully-automatic robotic device for marking or otherwise effecting whiteboards, pinboards, or other vertical surfaces. The physical device consists of an effector platform suspended by two suspension wires whose lengths... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6367901 | System for effecting actions over vertical surfaces The Pendulum Whiteboard Printer is a fully-automatic robotic device for marking or otherwise effecting whiteboards, pinboards, or other vertical surfaces. The physical device consists of an effector platform suspended by two suspension wires whose lengths... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368002 | Parking mechanism for storing and exchanging end effectors used in a system for performing actions over vertical surfaces The Pendulum Whiteboard Printer is a fully-automatic robotic device for marking or otherwise effecting whiteboards, pinboards, or other vertical surfaces. The physical device consists of an effector platform suspended by two suspension wires whose lengths... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367902 | Effector platform for performing actions over vertical surfaces The Pendulum Whiteboard Printer is an effector platform for a fully-automatic robotic device for marking or otherwise effecting whiteboards, pinboards, or other vertical surfaces The effector platform is designed to be suspended by two suspension wires wh... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6116707 | Robotic plotter system A robotic plotting system 10 is provided, in which a robotic plotter 18 having a printhead 18 is placed on a substantially flat horizontal surface 23, upon a recording medium 22, and is directed across the medium 22 by ranging signals 16 transmitted to th... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5997119 | Magnetic arrangement for printhead positioning in an image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus (10) for sheet thermal print media. The image processing apparatus (10) comprises a vacuum imaging drum (300) for holding thermal print media (32) and dye donor material (36) in registration on the vacuum imaging drum (300). ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5726693 | Ink printing apparatus using ink surfactants A liquid ink, drop-on-demand pagewidth printhead including a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of drop-emitter nozzles fabricated on the substrate; an ink supply manifold coupled to the nozzles; pressure element for subjecting ink in the manifold to a ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5650820 | Hand recording apparatus and movement guide therefor A movement guide for guiding the movement of a manually movable hand recording apparatus has a guide member for guiding the movement of the hand recording apparatus, and an engaging portion provided on the guide member and removably engageable with the ha... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5642140 | Rotational arm assembly for a printing mechanism of a recorder and copy machine incorporating same A thermally sensitive recording head comprising, a two bases 2 moving with its attitude being kept along a guide shaft 5, an attachment 3 rotatably provided on the base 2 so that the base 2 extends to an right angle direction with the guide shaft 5 and co... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5465107 | Printhead drive system for serial printer The printhead of an ink jet printer is mounted on a printhead carrier for reciprocal movement on a carrier guide rod above a record feed path. A bi-directional motor drives a drive belt attached to the carrier to thereby pull the printhead back and forth.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461402 | Pinch roller for pen plotters including platen bridge to prevent media snag A support arm for use in a pen plotter having a platen with a platen extension in front of it spaced to provide a slot therebetween to rotatably support a pinch roller above the platen to prevent the edges of plotting media inserted between the platen and... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5459494 | Automatic lead supplying device for a plotter A swivelling unit 18 is swivellably supported on the machine body of the plotter between the two predetermined positions. A loader shaft 38 is journalled on the swivelling unit 18 which is interlocked with a rotary drive device. When the swivelling unit 1... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5451991 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus for performing recording on a recording medium includes a feed roller for feeding a recording medium, a recording head reciprocally movable along a feed path of the recording medium conveyed by the feed roller, the recording head bei... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5436646 | Cam operated cutter for roll-fed pen plotters In a pen plotter having a pen carriage moving laterally along a support beam over a plotting media, cutting apparatus for cutting the plotting media includes a first member carried by the pen carriage for lateral movement in combination therewith, a secon... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5434602 | Recording apparatus with magnetic linear encoder A recording apparatus, which is provided with a carriage supporting a recording head or reciprocating along a platen, includes a magnetized scale of a magnetic linear encoder positioned along a moving direction of the carriage, and a magnetic head of the ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5408591 | Automatic calibration and servo control scheme for offsetting mechanical and electronic component variances In a mechanical device in which a member is moved by an electrical actuator through an electronic and mechanical linkage, apparatus for compensating for changes in system gain to allow precision movement with non-precision components. There a sensor for a... | 04/18/1995 |
