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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186827 | Inkjet recording medium and inkjet recording method An inkjet recording medium comprising a resin coated sheet formed from a base paper having both sides coated with a resin, and ink receiving layers provided on both sides of the resin coated sheet as outermost layers, wherein a static friction coefficient between at... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182082 | Printer accessory module for high capacity printing A printer accessory module for coupling to a printer to increase its printing capacity. The printer accessory module includes an auxiliary media module for storing and supplying printer media; and an auxiliary ink supply station for storing and supplying ink to the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177356 | Non-aqueous ink-jet ink and ink-jet recording method A non-aqueous ink-jet ink which has printability on non-absorbing recording media such as polyvinyl chloride (abrasion resistance and water resistance), is excellent in ejection stability and safety, is free from problems concerning odor, does not cause operational ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157371 | Recording apparatus and recording method Provided is a recording apparatus capable of performing recording on a recording medium having a lenticular lens. The recording apparatus includes a mounting portion on which the recording medium is mounted, the mounting portion including a positioning structure tha... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157370 | Image recording method, ink set, recorded material A method of recording an image by applying an aqueous ink by an inkjet method, including: forming a blocking layer on a recording medium, the blocking layer having a polymer component and being capable of blocking permeation of a solvent in the aqueous ink into the ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8136938 | System and method for printing on lenticular sheets A system for printing on lenticular sheets, including a printer having a lenticular sheet feed tray for holding at least one lenticular sheet having a plurality of lenticules; a laterally reciprocating lenticular sheet sensor flushly disposed on the lenticular sheet... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132907 | Image forming method An image forming method including forming an image using a recording medium, an ink composition and a liquid composition, wherein the recording medium includes a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment, the first ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118424 | Image recording method, ink set, recorded material An image recording method including: applying an aqueous pretreatment composition to a recording medium having a water absorption of 14 ml/m2 or less at a contact time of 900 msec in accordance with the Bristow method, the aqueous pretreatment composition... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113647 | Inkjet printer with a protective print media input tray An inkjet printer includes a body defining a print media path through which print media can pass. A printhead assembly is arranged within the body and is configured to print upon print media passing along the print media path. A user interface is located on the body... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096651 | Ink-jet recording method, ink, ink cartridge, recording apparatus, and recorded matter An ink-jet recording method including: printing on a medium by ejecting thereon ink having a pH value of 8 or more and containing at least a particulate colorant, emulsion resin and surfactant, the medium prepared by providing at least a coat layer containing a pigm... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083343 | Recording material and recording apparatus According to an aspect of the invention and there is provided a recording material having an ink, ink absorbing particles that absorb the ink, and a curable liquid that cures the substantial surface of the ink absorbing particles. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7997718 | Substrate having dye with dendrimer axial ligands disposed thereon A substrate having an IR-absorbing metal-cyanine dye disposed thereon. The dye is a metal-cyanine complex of formula (I): with axial ligands of formula (III): wherein: | 08/16/2011 |
| 7946701 | Method of enabling data entry using substrate comprising IR-absorbing dye A method of enabling entry of data into a computer system via a printed substrate. The substrate has a surface containing human-readable information and machine-readable coded data. The coded data is indicative of an identity of the substrate and of a plurality of r... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7866811 | Print media Print media and systems for preparing a fused ink-jet image are disclosed. One exemplary print medium, among others, includes a substrate, a porous ink-receiving layer disposed on the substrate, and a porous surface layer disposed on the porous ink-receiving layer. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7766475 | Image transfer on a colored base The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766474 | Method and apparatus for creating an image on an article, and article resulting therefrom A method of printing an image on an object includes the steps of: providing an object having an exterior surface having a planar portion and a channel recessed from the planar portion; applying a first ground coat on the exterior surface; drying the first ground coa... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7699461 | Permanent fixation of dyes to surface-modified inorganic particulate-coated media Systems and methods for producing permanent ink-jet images are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a media substrate coated with a porous media coating, wherein the porous media coating having inorganic porous particulates, and wherein at least a portion ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695131 | Media detection apparatus and method usable with image forming apparatus A media detection apparatus and method usable with an image forming apparatus includes a light source to irradiate light to surfaces of recording media, a light receiving part to receive light reflected from the recording media an angle changing unit to change an an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677720 | Chemically-modified coatings for enhanced performance of ink-jet images Ceramic pigment-based, chemically-modified porous coatings can be used for enhancing image permanence of ink-jet image printing. Specifically, a porous coated media sheet, comprising a media substrate, having a porous coating coated thereon comprising a modified cer... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7651216 | Fusible inkjet recording materials containing hollow beads, system using the recording materials, and methods of using the recording materials Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include fusible print media, methods of making fusible print media, and systems for preparing a fused ink-jet image. One exemplary embodiment of the fusible print medium, among others, includes a substrate and an ink... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645037 | Printer structure A structure has an edge configured to contact an underside of a medium along a media path. The edge extends path across a majority of a width of the media path. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7600868 | Recording paper and image recording method thereof The present invention provides a recording paper comprising pulp fibers and filler as main components and containing at least a cationic substance and a water-soluble polymer in a surface of the recording paper, wherein conductivity of water is not less than 0.002 S... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597439 | Inkjet print and a method of printing A method of printing on an inkjet recording element having a support having thereon in order: a) a porous upper fusible layer of fusible polymeric materials and a binder, b) a porous ink-receiving layer in which pigmented ink is stratified such that, after fusing th... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594722 | Image forming apparatus and method The image forming apparatus includes: a treatment liquid application device which applies treatment liquid onto a recording medium, the treatment liquid containing cationic polymer and a coloring material aggregating agent; an ink liquid ejection device which ejects... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7578587 | Curable overcoat for wax-based inks An ink jettable overprint composition includes at least one of a polymerizable monomer and/or a polymerizable oligomer; at least one photoinitiator; and at least one wax. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7559643 | Fusible ink-jet recording materials containing hollow beads and ultrafine polymer particles Fusible print media, systems for preparing a fused ink-jet image, and methods of preparing a fused ink-jet image, are provided. One exemplary fusible print medium, among others, includes a substrate and an ink-receiving layer disposed on the substrate. The ink-recei... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7540603 | Printed body, element provided on printed body, printer, and computer system A printing medium with which various kinds of information relating to the printing medium can be held on the printing medium itself, an element provided in or on that printing medium, a printing apparatus for printing on that printing medium, and a computer system h... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7513616 | Apparatus, method and ink jet printer for utilizing reflected light from printing media to determine printing media material An apparatus for determining a printing media material, includes a light source for exposing the printing media to light; an image sensor for sensing reflected light from the printing media to form at least one image corresponding to the printing media; and an image... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7441857 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that can perform stable sheet conveying for a medium that has low tear-resistance, easily sticks to something and is difficult to convey. Therefore, sheet conveying means is controlled, so that during a sheet conveying operation for each p... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441886 | Fused ink-jet image with high image quality, air fastness, and light stability A media sheet can comprise a media substrate, an ink receiving layer applied as a coating to at least one surface of the substrate, and a UV protection layer applied as a coating to the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer can include hollow particulates, an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438407 | Method and apparatus for creating an image on an article, and article resulting therefrom The present invention is directed to a method of printing an image on an object, such as a door facing or a door. An object having an exterior surface is provided. A first image component is printed on the exterior surface. A first transparent coat is applied on the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434926 | Image forming method and image forming apparatus The image forming method includes a recording step of recording an image on an image recording layer of an image recording medium according to image data, a material setting step of setting a coating film to be provided on the image recording layer according to glos... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416297 | Process and materials for marking plastic surfaces Single coatings onto non-absorbent substrates on which aqueous inkjet inks are jetted with subsequent application of heat or other forms of energy to further cross-link the coating onto the substrate and to fuse the inkjet ink image to give good quality water resist... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407700 | Coated paper for printing A coated paper is white and glossy enough to give satisfaction as a printing paper, exhibits a good printability in offset sheet-fed printing and a high printing gloss, and does not degrade the print efficiency. The coated paper is characterized by having two or mor... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407250 | Apparatus, system, and method for multi-dimensional registration printing An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for multi-dimensional registration printing. One embodiment of the apparatus includes an image module, a print module, and an object registration module. The image module stores a digital representation of an image. The... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393078 | Ink jet printing apparatus and printing method High image quality is maintained even on front and rear ends of a printing medium where deterioration in the image quality is more likely to occur due to reduction in conveyance accuracy of the printing medium. In printing on the front and rear ends, the printing me... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387381 | Ink jet recording sheet and image forming method An ink jet recording sheet having a porous ink receiving layer is disclosed. The porous ink receiving layer contains a compound which has a plural number of non-aromatic carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds in a molecule, inorganic particles and a hydrophilic binder. An ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377634 | Photo media printing A method of producing and using photo media to print a glossy, photo-quality image. The image is printed onto the back of a coated transparent base. Thereafter, an opaque backing is applied to cover the printed image. The resulting print is viewed from the front, wh... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374808 | Patterned bonded carpet and method Color, pattern, design, and/or the like is applied by means of a jet dye process, or any other secondary or post pattern application process, including but not exclusively, silk screen printing, rotary printing, etc., to a bonded carpet, where the yarn in the carpet... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370959 | Ink-jet recording sheet and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a method for preparing an ink-jet recording sheet including a support and a colorant receiving layer disposed on the surface of the support, and an ink-jet recording sheet prepared by the method. The method including: coating a coating... | 05/13/2008 |
