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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177347 | Dual mode printer A dual mode imaging device includes an input for supplying a medium to the imaging device, the medium comprising at least one of an erasable paper, and a non-erasable paper. The erasable paper can be one of an imaged or a non-imaged erasable paper. A conventional im... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157367 | Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus includes a moving unit that can be moved in predetermined directions including a transport direction of a recording medium, a first recording processing unit that is mounted on the moving unit and performs a first recording process in which a f... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8096649 | Image conditioning coating A contact leveling surface for an ink jet imaging member comprising a low adhesion coating, wherein when the low adhesion coating is disposed on a contact leveling surface, jetted drops of ultra-violet gel ink exhibit a low sliding angle with the contact leveling su... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087769 | Method and apparatus for forming image An image forming apparatus includes a carriage mounted with a recording head of an ink-jet system, a carriage driving mechanism, and a sheet conveying mechanism that conveys a sheet in a predetermined direction. The carriage is moved in a direction orthogonal to the... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083342 | Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method An inkjet recording apparatus, includes: a black ink ejecting portion configured to eject a black ink containing a self-dispersion pigment; color ink ejecting portions configured to eject, respectively, a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink which contain a poly... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052272 | Fluid-ejection device having rollers A first roller has a first roller center line; a second roller has a second roller center line. Fluid-ejection mechanisms eject fluid onto the media as the media is rolled past the rollers, and include first mechanisms and second mechanisms. The first mechanisms inc... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052271 | Coating liquid, ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus A coating liquid for use in an ink jet recording method comprising an image forming step of forming an image on a recording medium by an ink jet system with an ink comprising at least a pigment and a coating layer forming step of applying a coating liquid at least t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038280 | Ink-jet printer and method for decurling cut sheet media prior to ink-jet printing Ink-jet printing systems and methods are presented for decurling cut sheet print media for ink-jet printing, in which the cut sheets are transported along a path with a moisture source directing water droplets or mist toward all or a portion of a first side of the s... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029124 | System and method for encapsulating edges of paper in printers System and method for encapsulating edges of a paper in digital printing systems. A spray applicator can include a set of stationary sprayers with spray nozzles, a set of transfer rollers and an inkjet print head. The stationary sprayers can be positioned at both ma... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7997715 | Image forming apparatus with mechanism for adjusting printing direction An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a printing device, an image orientation identification device, a medium orientation identification device, a conversion device, and a prohibition device. The printing device prints an image represented by image d... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7946698 | Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording device An ink jet recording method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid containing a monomer represented by the formulae (I) or (II) onto a recording medium; partially curing the undercoating liquid that has been applied onto the recording medium; and recording an i... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7922317 | Ink jet printing apparatus, data generation apparatus and printed product Without newly providing a curling inhibition apparatus or a curling inhibitor and without placing excessive restrictions on a composition of an ink or a printing properties enhancing liquid, curling after printing is suppressed. In an ink jet printing apparatus whic... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914139 | Cloth holding frame A cloth holding frame is removably set on a frame driving mechanism in a printer including a print head. The cloth holding frame holding the cloth to be printed is detachably provided with the ink tray to receive a jet of ink from the print head by a flushing, and i... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874663 | Inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus The present invention provides: an inkjet recording method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid on a recording medium, the undercoating liquid containing at least one surfactant in an amount of from 0.001% to the critical micelle concentration, the surfactant... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7832851 | Ink jet recorder A planar metal platen opposes an ink jet recording head for ejecting solvent-based ink and is secured through supporting members formed of polyphenylene sulfide containing glass fibers to a metal frame under a state not touching the frame directly. The platen is fix... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824029 | Identification card printer-assembler for over the counter card issuing The present invention relates to assembling identification documents in an over-the-counter issuing environment. In one implementation of the present invention, an ink jet printer-based assembling system is provided. An identification document substrate receives ink... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819516 | Heat exchange laminate A heat exchange laminate for use as a heat exchange member in a heat exchange unit for a printing system including a base layer extending substantially planar, said base layer being bilaterally coated with an electrical conductive non-metallic contact layer. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815302 | Printhead cleaning web assembly Various embodiments and methods relating to a printhead cleaning web assembly drive train are disclosed. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794073 | Ink jet printer A light guide 3c of the printing shear detection sensor 3 is shaped so that the width of a side cross section when viewed in the conveying direction of a recording paper sheet P indicated by arrow B may be gradually smaller with an increasing de... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7784929 | Droplet ejecting apparatus, a droplet adherence preventing method and a cleaning method for cleaning a recording medium carrier roller Droplet ejecting apparatus has a recording medium carrier portion provided with recording medium carrier rollers conveying a recording medium, a droplet ejecting portion discharging droplets to the recording medium, and a droplet adherence preventing liquid applying... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784928 | Printer The unjamming process is conducted through an opening formed on a lateral side of a housing of the printer. A recording medium conveying unit of the printer does not get exposed to outside. The printer also inhibits inaccurate ejection of ink from recording heads be... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775654 | Printing apparatus, program, and printing method A print start position is set to an appropriate position, and the time required for printing is shortened. A printing apparatus, which forms a row of dots from a print start position in a scanning direction to print on a medium to be printed, is provided with a sens... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771038 | Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus forms a dot in a desired position of a printing sheet by ejecting an ink droplet from a nozzle. A static electricity eliminating mechanism eliminates static electricity generated on the printing sheet by a con... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7740349 | Printer and printing method A printer includes a holding unit, a printer head, a movement controller and a printing controller. The holding unit is configured to hold a print substrate having a surface to be printed. The printer head is configured to eject ink from a plurality of ejection nozz... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740348 | 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 ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7703910 | Print roll unit incorporating pinch rollers A print roll unit is provided for dispensing print media. The print roll unit includes an elongate core, in turn, including a plurality of ink supply containers. Each container contains a respective type of ink. A roll of print media includes a tubular former in whi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703911 | Apparatus for forming a thin film using an inkjet printing method In an apparatus of forming a thin film, the apparatus has a printing chamber that forms a thin film on a substrate. The apparatus has at least two drying chambers that receive the substrate on which the thin film is formed and dry the thin film on the substrate. The... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699458 | Provision of images on surfaces A method of providing a surface of a material with an image, includes applying to the surface an image sheet included (i) a flexible layer of a Shape Memory Polymer, and (ii) an image bonded to said layer by means of an image key coat. The image sheet is bonded to t... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7654662 | Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus An ink jet printing method and apparatus are provided which, even when an ink containing a colorant with a coagulating property is applied to a glossy print medium; enable to keep the glossiness of the print medium from being degraded. For this purpose, when forming... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651211 | Recording method and printed matter A recording method with an ink ejected by an ink jet head, in which an ink repellent layer is formed on a surface of a nozzle plate of the ink jet head so that an opening portion for liquid ejections is established, the ink jet head being formed such that a cross-se... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7604342 | Method for treating an inkjet recording element The present invention relates to a method for treating an inkjet recording element to improve the image quality of such an element. The method comprises the applying of a solution of an aluminosilicate polymer on said recording element, said aluminosilicate polymer ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604341 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus A liquid droplet ejection apparatus comprising: a conveyor portion that conveys a recording medium to a liquid droplet ejection region by the rotational force of a drive roll; liquid droplet ejection heads that eject liquid droplets onto the recording medium conveye... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600866 | Tray and recording apparatus A tray adapted to be loaded in a recording apparatus which comprises a transport roller transporting a medium in a first direction, a recording head moved in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to record information on the medium, and a sensor, the ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7543927 | Print media edge printing In printing apparatus, when printing near the end of a print media with a printhead having nozzles, a controller causes a print drive to produce a large print media advance movement together with the use of a different group of nozzles from that used for the rest of... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537331 | Printing apparatus, program, and printing method A print start position is set to an appropriate position, and the time required for printing is shortened. A printing apparatus, which forms a row of dots from a print start position in a scanning direction to print on a medium to be printed, is provided with a sens... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533981 | Image-forming apparatus and print media recognition method therefor An image-forming apparatus and print media recognition method therefor, wherein the apparatus comprises a first light-emitting element for emitting light to a print medium at a predetermined first incident angle, a second light-emitting element for emitting light to... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530686 | Recording method, recording apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for performing borderless recording on skewed media A recording start position is obtained effectively with high precision and in a short time. A recording method for recording on a recording medium, includes the steps of: positioning a sensor in a one edge side in a movement direction of the sensor; carrying the rec... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7510276 | Temperature control system for a sheet support plate of a printer A temperature control system for a sheet support plate of a printer which has at least two power supplies for powering different sub-systems of the printer, the temperature control system containing at least one heater and a power management system adapted to use sp... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506974 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus comprises: an ejection head which forms an image on an ejection receiving medium, by ejecting liquid having electrorheological properties onto the ejection receiving medium; a holding device which holds the ejection receiving medium on a ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497565 | Medium feeding device and recording apparatus or liquid ejecting apparatus incorporating the same A medium feeding device is adapted to be attached to a recording apparatus to feed a recording medium thereto or adapted to be attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus to feed a target medium thereto A first tray is provided with a hopper adapted to support the recor... | 03/03/2009 |
