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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186824 | Image forming apparatus with leading-edge detection sensor An image forming apparatus including a recording head, a transport belt, a pressure roller, an inlet detection sensor, a leading edge detection sensor, and a control unit. The control unit controls the leading edge of the sheet to stop at the nip portion of the pres... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186825 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus, having at least two platens, at least one print head, at least one print head drive unit to drive the print head in a main scanning direction, at least two platen drive units to drive the platens in an auxiliary direction, at least one ink cart... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186826 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes an inkjet head having a discharge surface in which discharge ports are formed for discharging ink; a moving mechanism that is configured to move the inkjet head and a recording medium... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182081 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus may include at least one inkjet head configured to eject ink onto a recording medium. The inkjet recording apparatus may also include a conveying device configured to convey the recording medium in a conveying direction, the conveying d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177355 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a recording head that executes recording by ejecting ink onto a recording surface of a recording material; a platen that supports a face opposite the recording surface of the recording material positioned on a recording execution regi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177353 | Sheet transport device and image forming apparatus A sheet transport device and an image forming apparatus using the sheet transport device are disclosed. The sheet transport device includes a transport belt rotating around rollers that transports a sheet by attaching the sheet to the transport belt by an electrosta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177354 | Recording device A recording device includes: a first suction unit which has a support member for supporting a recording medium and a plurality of suction holes provided in the support member to support the recording medium under control that a second suction force of the suction ho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172391 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus includes: a holding and conveyance device which has a round cylindrical shape and is rotatable about a rotational axis, the holding and conveyance device conveying a recording medium in a prescribed conveyance direction by rotating about ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167423 | Ink jet apparatus An ink jet textile printing apparatus includes a printing section having a recording head and performing printing on a recording medium by ejecting ink from the recording head, a transporting belt having an adhesive surface, and a lifting preventer disposed on an up... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167424 | Restraint device and recording device An ink jet printer includes a restraint device which applies a restraining force, applied to a support surface used for supporting a recording sheet, to the recording sheet transported from an upstream side to a downstream side in a transport direction. The restrain... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162474 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a circulating transfer path for transferring a sheet. The image forming apparatus is capable of forming images on both surfaces of the sheet by: transferring the sheet having an image formed on a first surface thereof along the ci... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162475 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a feeder which contains a recording medium and feeds the recording medium to a conveyer; the conveyer which conveys in a first direction the recording medium fed by the feeder; an inkjet head having an ejection face on which a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162473 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a recording head, first and second rollers, an endless conveyor belt wound around the first and second rollers to convey a recording medium from the first to the second roller, a first adsorber giving adsorptivity for the record... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157369 | Media hold-down system having cross process chambering A printable media hold-down system includes a print head array, a transport surface positioned adjacent to the print head array which transports a printable medium past the print head array in a location where the print head array may apply ink to the printable medi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157368 | Ink jet recording device and method of conveying recording medium in the same An ink jet recording device includes a recording head, a conveying member, a platen, a supporting member, and a driving member. The recording head ejects ink droplets onto a recording medium. The conveying member conveys the recording medium in a conveying direction... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152295 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a holding tray, a transport driving roller that applies a transport force to the other surface of the holding tray, and an ejection driving roller located downstream of the recording unit such that the ejection driving roller is placed... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152294 | Compact front-operable image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes a substantially flat top face and a slanted front face, the bottom side of which recedes backward. The image forming apparatus may includes a paper discharge tray disposed at a lower portion of the slanted front ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152296 | Vacuum platen mechanism and fluid droplet discharge device Mechanism for producing vacuum pressure and air flow for drawing recording paper of various widths to the platen surface of a printer enables such pressure and air flow to be held in a suitable range without adjusting the suction. A first suction area with the same ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147058 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes a feed control unit configured to start feed of a next page before recording of a current page by a recording head is completed; an ejection wait time management unit configured to manage a time until the current page contacts ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147059 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to jet liquid droplets; and a sheet supporting unit configured to support a sheet that is conveyed facing the recording head, in such a manner that a predetermined gap is provided between the sheet and ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147056 | Ink-jet recording apparatus preventing recording surface of recording medium and paper discharge roller from contamination With the width in the main scanning direction of the image region of which the recording width in the main scanning direction is the shortest of all of the image regions to be recorded on the recording surface of the recording medium as X1 in the main scannin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147060 | Ink jet printing apparatus and method A method for controlling a printing position for a printing apparatus for using a plurality of printing heads to print an image is provided. This method prevents, even when a conveyed print medium has deformation such as deflection, a printing position of a print me... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147057 | Resistance generating device and recording apparatus There is provided a resistance generating device including a resistance generating unit disposed inside the rotation axis, the resistance generating unit having an inner ring and an outer ring, one of the inner ring and the outer ring being combined with the rotatio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142011 | Image recording device and image recording method An image recording device includes a first detecting unit, a recording unit, and a control unit. The first detecting unit detects a position of a perforation pre-formed in a recording sheet. The recording unit records an image on the recording sheet based on printin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142010 | Transporting belt for inkjet and inkjet-recording apparatus The invention provides a transporting belt for inkjet use, the belt having a seamless belt shape having at least one layer, the innermost layer comprising at least one of polyamide, polyester, and polyimide resins as the resin component and a conductive filler, and ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136937 | Ink-jet printer An ink-jet printer, including: a feeding mechanism which feeds a recording medium in a feeding direction; an ink-jet head which ejects ink onto a surface of the recording medium at a recording position where the ink-jet head faces the recording medium fed by the fee... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132906 | Printer A printer which enables both of position adjustment and attachment/detachment of a printing head. The printer includes: a platen roller, an opposing printing head; a first head support member capable of rotating relative to a casing; a first shaft as a rotary axis o... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132905 | Recording device having a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium The invention relates to a recording device that includes a casing and a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium, and the conveying unit is positioned in the casing. The recording device also includes a recording unit that performs recording on the recording ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128216 | Transfix roller load controlled by force feedback A printing device has an image receptor adapted to have an image formed thereon. The printing device also includes a transfer roller and a motor. A transfer roller load mechanism moves the transfer roller into contact with the image receptor in response to the motor... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128217 | Material cutter with a selectable cutting profile A material cutter for producing a selected cutting profile. The material cutter includes a cutter frame and a cutter button. The cutter frame has a stationary blade. The cutter button, which is slidably mounted in the cutter frame, has a moving blade with a cutting ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118422 | Printer with paper guide on the printhead and pagewidth platen rotated into position An inkjet printer having an inkjet printhead having at least one printhead IC for ejecting ink, and a support structure for mounting the ink jet printhead in the printer and supporting the at least one printhead IC. The support structure has a paper guide adjacent t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118423 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a transport mechanism that is provided in the apparatus main body and transports a sheet, a recording head to record an image by discharging ink to the sheet transported by the transport mechanism, a sheet ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113645 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a loading section in which a recording medium is set; a feed roller feeding the recording medium set in the loading section; a first urging mechanism urging one of the loading section and the feed roller to decrease a distance between... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113646 | Combined inkjet and photochromic reusable paper personal printer A printing system and method combine conventional print and reusable print media functionality in a shared stand-alone system to allow a user flexibility in deciding whether to print a temporary document or an archival permanent document. The system integrates and s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113644 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method A sensor reciprocates in a main scanning direction to detect lateral end portions of a sheet conveyed in a sub-scanning direction. A print head is mounted on a carriage reciprocating in the main scanning direction. A sheet-information acquiring unit acquires sheet i... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109627 | Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus is provided. A transport mechanism is that transports a sheet in a first direction. A liquid ejecting head is configured to eject liquid onto the sheet. The transport mechanism includes: a plurality of transport belts that transports the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109628 | Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording method therefor A recording apparatus has a recording head, a platen, and a first hole. The recording head includes a dot formation element array, and the platen holds a recording medium opposite the recording head. The first hole is disposed in an area of the platen opposite a dow... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104886 | Image forming apparatus to print according to a plurality of image forming types An image forming apparatus having a first image forming unit and a second image forming including a printing medium supplier which supplies a printing medium, a selection guide which selectively guides the printing medium from the printing medium supplier to one of ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104887 | Method for imprinting a three-dimensional article The invention relates to a method for imprinting a three-dimensional article, in particular a container and/or workpiece, and comprises utilizing a printing means, in particular an ink-jet printing means, for imprinting a surface of the three-dimensional article, an... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104888 | Inkjet recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a conveyor which has one or more holes penetrating from a first surface to a second surface thereof, and which conveys, in a conveyance direction, a recording medium supported on the first surface; and a recording unit which is at suc... | 01/31/2012 |
