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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177351 | Method for producing record product, and intermediate transfer body and image recording apparatus used therefor In the image-recording of an intermediate transfer system applying an ink jet recording method, reactive liquid reactable with ink is properly formed on the intermediate transfer body. By using the intermediate transfer body having a pattern consisting of lyophilic ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177352 | Drum maintenance system for reducing duplex dropout A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes a reservoir having a supply of release agent, and an applicator configured to receive release agent from the reservoir and to apply the release agent to an intermediate imaging surface of an imaging dev... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162472 | Apparatus and method for metering fluid film in an ink jet printing system An apparatus (100) and method that meters fluid film in an ink jet printing system is disclosed. The apparatus can include a source of fluid film (110) and a source metering assembly (120) rotatably supported in the apparatus. The source meterin... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162471 | Image forming element and manufacturing method thereof An image forming element includes an image drum including a plurality of ring electrodes and a slot. The plurality of ring electrodes are formed to be spaced apart from one another on a circumference of the image drum. The slot is formed in a longitudinal direction ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152293 | Oil reservoir with float level sensor A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes a reservoir for the storage of release agent used by the drum maintenance unit. The reservoir includes a bottle, an end cap, and a float sensor. The float sensor operates to detect the release agent in ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152292 | Ink absorbing particle, material set for recording and recording apparatus Ink absorbing particle to absorb an ink includes a polymer. The ink absorbing particles in a TMA needle penetration have a minimum temperature Ts10b of from about 80° C. to about 150° C. at which a needle enters to a depth of 10 μm, a minimum temperature Ts100w o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147055 | Sticky baffle A baffle for use in a printer to protect a printhead from particulates associated with a printing medium. The baffle including a member, incorporated within the printer, that is positioned below the printing medium and above the printhead. The member having a top su... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136936 | Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a functional agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the principal substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to app... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118421 | Pressure and transfix rollers for a solid ink jet printing apparatus A printing machine for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium includes a component for applying a phase change ink in an image, an imaging member for accepting the image and transferring the image from the imaging member to the print medium and a pressu... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109626 | Recording device and ink receiving particles A recording device including: an intermediate transfer member; a particle supply unit that supplies ink receiving particles that receive ink onto the intermediate transfer member; an ink ejecting unit that ejects ink to the ink receiving particles that have been sup... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096650 | Duplex printing with integrated image marking engines The present disclosure provides a method for controlling printing in a solid ink jet printing system. The method comprises forming a first ink image and a second ink image on a transfer surface; passing a receiving substrate through a first nip simplex path of a fir... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087771 | Dual blade release agent application apparatus A application apparatus for metering release agent onto an image forming device moving surface, such as a Solid Ink Jet drum. The application apparatus includes a blade positioning mechanism with first and second links each having three pivot connections for pivotal... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075129 | System and method for optimizing printing throughput and print quality by evaluating image content A method adjusts operation of a printer in accordance with an analysis of image content used to generate printed images. The method includes measuring image content of a first print image, comparing the measured image content to a predetermined threshold, and alteri... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075128 | Image transfer element with balanced constant force load An image transfer mechanism includes a pressure element and a lever system. The lever system has a load attachment point with a range of position that depends on the thickness of a print medium positioned between the imaging element and the pressure element. A load ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066365 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus that includes: an intermediate transfer member; an ink absorbing particle supplying unit for supplying ink absorbing particles on a surface of the intermediate transfer member; an ink ejecting unit for ejecting ink to the ink absorbing par... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066366 | Release agent applicator for imaging members in solid ink jet imaging systems A release agent applicator applies release agent to an imaging drum and absorbs release agent metered from the drum to extend the operational life of an image drum maintenance unit. The applicator includes a reservoir for storing release agent, the reservoir having ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8042930 | Method of servicing a drum maintenance unit (DMU) in an image generating system A method of servicing a customer replaceable unit of an imaging device includes providing a customer replaceable unit configured for insertion and removal from an imaging device. The customer replaceable unit includes at least an applicator configured to apply a rel... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038284 | Liquid application apparatus and method, and image forming apparatus A liquid application apparatus includes: a roller member which is driven so as to rotate in a rotational direction; an application liquid supply device which supplies an application liquid onto a portion of the roller member while the roller member is rotating; a bl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038285 | Intermittent application method and apparatus, and inkjet recording method and apparatus The intermittent application method of intermittently applying an application liquid to a continuously conveyed band-shaped or cut-sheet-shaped supporting body, includes the step of causing a lower surface of the supporting body, and a circumferential surface of an ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038286 | Liquid removal apparatus, image forming apparatus and liquid removal method A liquid removal apparatus which removes liquid on a base material, has; an absorbing member which absorbs and removes the liquid on the base material by making contact with or by approaching to the liquid; an internal rotating body which is disposed inside a hollow... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033662 | Image forming apparatus and method for preventing image deterioration due to speed variation in an imtermediate transfer body The image forming apparatus has: a head which has a liquid ejection surface and performs liquid ejection in which liquid is ejected from the liquid ejection surface; an intermediate transfer body moving in a movement direction with respect to the head and having an ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029125 | Variable rate fluid film release in an ink jet printer An apparatus for ink jet printing, as well as corresponding method and system are described. The apparatus includes a source of fluid film, a fluid film metering roller supported for contact with the source of fluid film, a variable speed drive arranged to effect mo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025389 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus which forms a primary image on an intermediate transfer body and then transfers the primary image onto a recording medium, has: a movement device which moves the intermediate transfer body in a movement direction; a recess-projection formi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025388 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method with decreased image transfer disturbance The image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer body; a liquid adhesion device which provides a first liquid having a viscosity not less than 15 mPa·s and not greater than 300 mPa·s at 25° C, on the intermediate transfer body; a droplet ejection de... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011781 | Method of producing recorded product (printed product) and image forming apparatus An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of forming an image, which allows a high quality image to be formed on an intermediate transfer body including a surface layer with an ink-repelling property, and then to be transferred at a high transfer rate... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007099 | Printer with release agent metering on drum A method and apparatus for metering release agent on an imaging member includes applying a release agent to a rotating imaging member at an application location and then controlling a thickness of the release agent on the imaging member with a rotating metering roll... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002400 | Process and apparatus for forming pattern A pattern forming process and a pattern forming apparatus comprising forming a liquid receptive particle layer on an intermediate transfer body in a specified area by using liquid receptive particles capable of receiving a recording liquid containing a recording mat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997717 | Image forming method, image forming apparatus, intermediate transfer body, and method of modifying surface of intermediate transfer body The invention allows an image printing on a wide range of print media regardless of how much ink the print media absorb, without sacrificing a high printing flexibility of an ink jet printing system. To this end, the image forming method of this invention includes: ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7971987 | Heated drum assembly having integrated thermal sensing for use in a printer A heated drum assembly enables improved thermal control of a hollow drum in the heated drum assembly by integrating thermal sensing devices in the assembly. The heated drum assembly includes a hollow drum having a circumferential wall that defines an outer boundary ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7942517 | Method for lubricating a transfer roller with an image member A method is implemented by a printer to move a transfix roller selectively to clean the transfix roller. The transfix roller is moved from a transfix nip with the print drum to a position where the transfix roller remains in rolling contact with the print drum, but ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938528 | System and method of adjusting blade loads for blades engaging image forming machine moving surfaces Systems and methods of providing controlled blade engagement with an image forming machine moving surface are provided for metering a release agent onto the surface, cleaning the surface, or both. A blade engagement apparatus is provided having a controller controll... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931363 | Open loop oil delivery system A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes an applicator configured to apply a release agent to a surface of an intermediate transfer drum of an imaging device at a first flow rate, and a reservoir spaced from the applicator including a supply o... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931362 | System for controlling engagement of a transfix roller with an image receiving member in a printer A hydraulic system controls engagement of a transfix roller with an image receiving member in a printer. The system includes a motor having an output shaft, a translational member having a first end and a second end, one of the first and the second ends being mechan... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926933 | Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus An ink jet printing method and an ink jet printing apparatus are provided in an embodiment of the present invention using an intermediate transfer body. With each of the apparatus and the method, it is possible to form a high-quality image in an ink jet printing sys... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7896488 | Phase change ink imaging component having two-layer configuration Herein includes an offset printing apparatus for transferring and optionally fixing a phase change ink onto a print medium including a) a phase change ink application component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image to an imaging member; b) an i... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896487 | Printer and transferring body On a transferring surface of a transferring body, lyophilic areas arranged in a scanning direction and in a circumferential direction of the transferring body, and a liquid repellent area which surrounds the lyophilic areas are formed. In a circumferential area betw... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891803 | Double-sided printer having opposed print engines A double-sided printer having two print engines are arranged on opposite sides of a print media path. Each print engine comprises an image transfer roller configured to operatively transfer an image onto a sheet of paper fed through the media path; an ink cartridge ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887177 | Ink-recipient particle, material for recording, recording apparatus and storage member for ink-recipient particle A recording apparatus comprises: an intermediate transfer body; a releasing agent supply device that supplies a releasing agent onto the intermediate transfer body; a particle supply device that supplies hydrophilic ink-recipient particles that receive an ink, onto ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883201 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance device which conveys an ejection receiving medium; and an ejection head which ejects and deposits droplets of liquid on the ejection receiving medium conveyed by the conveyance device, the deposited droplets of the l... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874664 | Electrically conductive pressure roll surfaces for phase-change ink-jet printer for direct on paper printing A printing apparatus having a) a printing station including at least one printhead for applying phase-change ink to a print substrate in a phase-change ink image, and b) an ink spreading station including an ink spreading member and a back-up pressure member in pres... | 01/25/2011 |
