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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337964 | Method and apparatus for ink-based electronic voting The present invention is an ink-based electronic voting apparatus that generates a paper ballot for every voter. The voter marks a ballot with a probe as he/she would with a conventional ink-based system. In one embodiment, the paper ballot is situated underneath th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321212 | Restricted motion motor control with visual indication A visual indication for a motor controlled shaft, especially useful for retrofitting hand controlled printing presses. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7239332 | Device for and method of viewing magnetic pattern recorded on magnetic media The present invention is a device for and method of viewing a magnetic pattern recorded on magnetic media. The device includes a base. The base has an opening and includes registration marks for aligning the magnetic media as desired. The base is attachable to a vie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204774 | One-piece drive pulley and belt guide In one-piece combination, a drive pulley and belt guide for a belt-driven machine. The pulley has a belt-driving section configured for engagement by the belt and a belt-guiding section integral with the belt-driving section. The belt-guiding section has a conically... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204581 | Magnetic actuator using ferrofluid slug A magnetostatic actuator uses a ferrofluid slug confined in a cylindrical tube which is wrapped in a conducting coil. By applying a current to the coil, a magnetic field is generated inside the coil. The ferrofluid slug may be attracted to the interior of the coil b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7102199 | Low voltage transient voltage suppressor and method of making A method of providing a Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) device is described utilizing a Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) structure and an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) structure. The MOS based TVS devices offer reduced leakage current with reduced clam... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7053900 | Personal computer system and core logic chip applied to same A personal computer system includes a core logic unit, a graphics accelerator, a first tile converter, a local memory, a second tile converter and a system memory. The core logic unit outputs first image data in a linear mode. The graphics accelerator is in communic... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007842 | Method and apparatus for ink-based electronic voting The present invention is an ink-based electronic voting apparatus that generates a paper ballot for every voter. The voter marks a ballot with a probe as he/she would with a conventional ink-based system. In one embodiment, the paper ballot is situated underneath th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6553154 | Image reading apparatus Provided is a transparency scanner having a light source which is synchronously moved with the image sensor of the scanner by using magnetic force to establish a solid connection between the transparency scanning light source and the image sensor while sc... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6328411 | Ferro-fluidic inkjet printhead sealing and spitting system A ferro-fluidic inkjet printhead sealing and spitting system is provided for maintaining inkjet printhead health, prior to and after installation in an inkjet printing mechanism. As a ferro-fluidic capping system for sealing printhead nozzles which eject ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6139980 | Reading method of reading information from a recording medium and medium used therefor An information recording medium and a reading method thereof for realizing high density recording and recording/reading a direction of magnetization at minute bit length and bit width, which comprises a substrate having a first magnetic layer which is cap... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6108506 | Developer and magnetic image formation apparatus using the same A magnetic image forming apparatus includes a developer for developing a magnetic latent image. The developer has a liquid ink and particles of a resin to be dispersed in the liquid ink. The particles contain magnetic powder formed of plural parts dispers... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5828385 | Magnetic tapes and processes A tape containing a supporting substrate and a magnetic layer coated thereover. This tape can be selected for thermal fusing processes where the coating, after heating of the tape which is in contact with a nonmagnetic image, transfers into the image and ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5825404 | Flaw recovering apparatus for optical recording medium A flaw recovering apparatus for an optical recording medium comprising a liquid tank for applying refractive index matching liquid onto a recording surface of an optical card to form a refractive index matching liquid layer, a liquid applying roller, a fi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5812182 | Optical information recording medium for recording erasing and play back of compact disc signals An optical information recording medium 10, being a reloadable optical information recording medium, has a first surface on which a pre-group is formed. A lower protective multi-layer film 2 consisting of a total of four film layers, a recording film laye... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5644987 | Process and apparatus for printing using a magnetic toner which is electrostatically charged A process and apparatus for printing with a press at least one image by transfer of an electrostatic colorant vehicle between an intermediate transfer element and a printing carrier, including the steps of making the intermediate transfer element in the p... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5625388 | Overwritable optical recording medium and recording method of the same A recording mark having width (disk radius direction) larger than length (disk rotation direction) is formed by using the light intensity modulation method. The recording mark is ring-shaped. The ring part differs in optical characteristic from a part sur... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5610633 | Agent for magnetographic printers and use of such an agent The present invention relates to an agent for magnetographic printers that includes a plurality (k) of elementary magnetic layers, having relatively hard hysteresis cycles with a threshold effect and marked saturation, of which the coercivity and/or thick... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5489967 | Method and apparatus for printing images on a stack of recording sheets using pressure In a magnetic printing apparatus wherein a demagnetizer 2 as a latent image eraser, a magnetic head 3 constituting a latent image former, a developer 4, a transfer roller 5, a fixer 6, and a cleaner 7 are disposed in this order around a latent image carri... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489158 | Printer system for removable machine readable code A numbering and reading system with record having two-dimensional erasable bar code or a removable label with a two-dimensional bar code is disclosed. The bar code can be PDF417.... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5329296 | Imaging system for a printing press An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5323177 | Imaging system for a printing press An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5309175 | Imaging system for a printing press An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305019 | Imaging system for a printing press An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5252987 | Process and apparatus to form on a magnetic tape a latent image by means of recording and erasing magnetic heads Process for magnetographic printing and apparatus for carrying out said process, said process being characterized in that: a) a first information is recorded b) part of the information recorded at step (a) is erased c) a second information is recorded, at least one... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5210546 | Method and an apparatus to record with plural gradation for magnetic printing machine In a magnetic printing machine including at least two recording frequency generators which generate at least two recording frequencies with close each other, a recording current applied to a recording head for the same gradation level is switched among at... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5196882 | Magnetic recording color microcapsule and a magnetic recording device using the same A magnetic recording device includes a magnetic latent image on a latent image carrier and a developing device for moving a magnetic recording color microcapsule onto the magnetic latent image carrier, the microcapsule including a colored material covered... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5184149 | Combination of magnetic card and printing apparatus therefor In a combination of a magnetic card and a printing apparatus therefor, the magnetic card comprises a substrate made of a non-magnetic material, and a printing surface on at least a part of one side of the substrate. The printing surface has a coloring lay... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5155500 | Magnetic recording device using magnetic fluid developing agent A magnetic recording device includes a movable body having a magnetic layer and an arrangement for writing a predetermined magnetic image on the movable body. A developing arrangement is controlled to blow a magnetic fluid onto the movable body in order t... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5140370 | Image forming apparatus for forming a master copy An image forming apparatus having a static latent image forming unit for forming a static latent image corresponding to an original image on an image carrying member, a first developing unit for developing the static latent image, formed by the static lat... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5129321 | Direct-to-press imaging system for use in lithographic printing A direct-to-press imaging system for use in lithographic printing wherein a master-image printing cylinder is used with separate application of ink and water onto its surface to enable repetitive conveyance of image-formatted ink films onto substrates for... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5122815 | Magnetic recording device A magnetic recording device includes a magnetic fluid having a surface, a body having a magnetic surface, an arrangement for forming a magnetic image on the magnetic surface, and an arrangement for moving the magnetic image with respect to the surface of ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5103263 | Powder transport, fusing and imaging apparatus A photoconductive or magnetic filler allows a single thin belt to serve as the imaging element, i.e., as the latent and developed image carrier, as well as the element which transfers and fuses toner to a print. The transport member moves in a cyclic path... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5095317 | Thermomagnetic imprinting apparatus and method An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5083157 | Application of MICR media to xerographic images A low cost and efficient system for magnetic ink character recognition provides a magnetic image over a non-magnetic toned image which can be an on-line or off-line component of an imaging apparatus. Magnetic ink is applied to selected characters from a t... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5075700 | Magnetic recording device In a method and device for providing a visible image on a magnetic layer, the layer having a magnetic image thereon, the magentic layer is moved at a distance spaced from the top surface of a body of a magnetic fluid. The distance is sufficiently small th... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5018445 | Magnetically delivered ink A printing composition comprising magnetic particles suspended in a liquid medium also having therein a coloring agent, the relative amounts of the particles and the coloring agent being controlled whereby the color of the composition is principally that ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4972203 | Device for reintroducing solid developer particles separated from a gaseous carrier flow into a reservoir that is open to the air The invention relates to a device for the reintroduction of solid developer particles, which have been separated from a gaseous carrier flow, into a reservoir that is open to the air. The derive (60) is disposed between the reservoir (15) and the apparatu... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4935403 | Recording head and its application A recording head comprises a magnetically permeable substrate, a superconducting film formed on one side of said substrate, a means for producing a uniform magnetic field sustantially perpendicular to a surface of the superconducting film, and a means for... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4920358 | Imprinting apparatus An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of... | 04/24/1990 |
