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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057032 | Mobile printing system A mobile printing system includes a print medium having coded tags printed in IR-absorbing ink over a first face, each coded tag encoding data indicative of a location of that coded tag on the first face, an identifier of the print medium and a unique digital signat... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7992993 | Method and apparatus for forming image An image forming apparatus for printing on a sheet by a recording head, includes a sheet transport mechanism to transport the sheet in a specified direction; a paper loading unit to contain the stacked sheet before printing; a second transport mechanism to transport... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7824030 | Extruded open-celled ink-receiving layer comprising hydrophilic polymer for use in inkjet recording An inkjet recording element comprising a support extrusion coated with a porous hydrophilic material. The composition comprises a hydrophilic thermoplastic polymer and blends thereof. Also disclosed are methods for making and a method of printing on the inkjet recor... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7798634 | Recording apparatus and control method At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a recording apparatus, which includes a sensor having a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of light-receiving elements. The sensor can be configured to perform a detection operation. The detection op... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7549741 | Recording head, recording apparatus, and recording system A recording head records an image on a medium. The recording head includes a recording agent bearing portion that bears a recording agent to be transferred onto the medium for the image to be recorded thereon, and an active element that deposits the recording agent ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7410734 | Method of fabricating color filter A method of fabricating a color filter is provided. First, a substrate having a light shielding layer formed thereon is provided, wherein the light shielding layer is adopted for defining a plurality of sub-pixel regions on the substrate. Next, a hydrophobic layer i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7401052 | Method for validating warranty compliance and ink compatibility assurance A method for validating warranty compliance for compatible fluid use of a printing system entails fluidly engaging a replaceable fluid container with a print station. The container includes a smart card adapted to track volumetric credits. Through use, the print sta... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399843 | Colorant-containing curable composition, color filter using the composition, and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a colorant-containing curable composition comprising a colorant, wherein the colorant contains a compound represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), R1 and R2 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399560 | Method for manufacturing mask, method for manufacturing wiring pattern, and method for manufacturing plasma display A method for manufacturing a mask includes performing a lyophobic treatment on at least one surface of a translucent substrate; disposing a light-shielding material on the surface subjected to the lyophobic treatment of the translucent substrate in a desired shape b... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390597 | Method for manufacturing color filter In the present invention, a provision of a method for manufacturing a color filter capable of forming a highly sophisticated pattern, to be formed easily at a low cost is desired. The present invention achieves the above mentioned object by providing a method for ma... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370958 | Multi purpose digital printer The present invention discloses a multi-purpose digital printer having a transfer roller making very thin or retractable printing material move while adhering to an adhesive on the transfer belt, to prevent twisting or wrinkling, and extension states of the printing... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371486 | Color filter The main objection of the present invention is to provide a high quality color filter having a colored layer formed by ink jet method and without color irregularity, a void, or the like. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a color filter com... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369269 | Print toner density mode/print media default link A method for automatically selecting a print job parameter including the steps of ascertaining a first print job parameter and automatically selecting a second print job parameter based upon the first print job parameter. In one embodiment the method includes the st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364276 | Continuous ink jet apparatus with integrated drop action devices and control circuitry A continuous liquid drop emission apparatus is provided. The liquid drop emission apparatus is comprised of a liquid chamber containing a positively pressurized liquid in flow communication with at least one nozzle for emitting a continuous stream of liquid and a je... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362888 | Living-body detecting apparatus and method, and authenticating apparatus having living-body detecting function The present invention provides an authenticating apparatus for employing a living-body such as, for example, a fingerprint and a palm print, thereby to make personal authentication, and for purpose of allowing a detection as to whether or not a subject is a living-b... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360374 | Refrigerated display merchandiser with light filter A refrigerated display merchandiser in which is stored food products and which is ordinarily exposed to prevailing ambient light is provided with transparent sheets which function as filter media to prevent harmful light from reaching the foods stuffs. The filtering... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354648 | Electrically conductive non-stick coating A non-stick coating includes fluoropolymer and electrically conductive mica. The coating may be used on rollers in printing machines to help dissipate static electricity. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338560 | Apparatus for forming alignment layer and auto-calibration method thereof An apparatus for forming alignment layer includes a printing stage for supporting a substrate thereon, at least one inkjet head having at least one spray hole above the printing stage, the spray hole spraying an alignment material onto the substrate, a head support ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329060 | Printing medium and printing method for photo printer A printing medium and a printing method thereof, for a photo printer using the printing medium, wherein the printing medium includes a printing region, and a first tab region and a second tab region extending from both tabs of the printing region in a lengthwise dir... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325903 | Quill-jet printer A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325987 | Printing method using quill-jet A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324264 | Electro-optical modulating display and method of making the same This invention relates to a method of manufacturing micro-cell arrays. Such an array may find use in a number of applications such as, for example, a video display, electronic paper, and signage. The microcell arrays find particular use in electromodulating displays... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311371 | Method for inkjet recording A method for recording on a recording medium by discharging a non-aqueous ink containing a non-aqueous solvent and a pigment by an inkjet system. The method contains a step of preparing recording paper having a thickness exceeding 0.083 mm as a recording medium, a s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291214 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus An ink to be used in an ink jet recording method of ejecting an ink from a recording head through action of thermal energy can improve the ink ejection stability. An ink to be used in an ink jet recording method of ejecting an ink from a recording head through actio... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285322 | Multilayer, transparent film made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) for producing packaging composites with UV protection The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from 5 to 200 μm which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate, from 2 to 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), whe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281792 | Durable printed item A printed device is provided with an image printed thereon, having a relatively high durability. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282089 | Inkjet ink set The present invention pertains to a dye-based inkjet ink set and, more particularly, to a dye-based inkjet ink set suitable for printing on polyamide fabric. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276112 | Aqueous ink, ink-jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, ink-jet recording apparatus and image forming method Disclosed is an aqueous ink comprising at least water, a plurality of water-soluble organic solvents and a coloring material. The coloring material is a pigment, and, it contains a pigment particle having at least one ionic group bonded to a surface of the pigment p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275686 | Electronic equipment point-of-sale activation to avoid theft In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device is displayed for purchase by a user and includes a controller and a protected area for storing a key and a bar code associated with and for identifying the device including a password un... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276336 | Methods of fabricating an addressable array of biopolymer probes A method of fabricating an addressable array of biopolymer probes on a substrate according to a target array pattern using a deposition apparatus, and a deposition apparatus which can execute the method and computer program products for the apparatus. The deposition... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264346 | Inkjet printer using ultraviolet cure ink An inkjet printer having: a recording head provided with an ink nozzle for ejecting ink to a recording medium, the ink being cured by exposure to ultraviolet rays; an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for applying ultraviolet rays to the ink ejected on the recording... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261394 | Inkjet nozzle with reduced fluid inertia and viscous drag A thermal inkjet printhead with heater elements disposed in respective bubble forming chambers for heating a water-based printing fluid to form a gas bubble for ejecting a drop of the printing fluid from the nozzle. The heater is separated from the nozzle by less th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258424 | Printer with a MEMS printhead A printer provided with a micro-electro-mechanical printhead for producing wallpaper, the printer comprising: a micro-electro-mechanical printhead extending at least the width of a media web; drive means to drive the media web past the printhead; at least one proces... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255411 | Liquid ejection control method and liquid ejection apparatus It is an object of the invention to achieve a liquid ejection control method and the like that allows the amount of consumed liquid to be reduced. The liquid ejection control method controls the ejection of liquid, from nozzles for ejecting liquid, onto a medium tha... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255909 | Security laminate In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252923 | Methods for producing pattern-forming body A method of producing a pattern-forming body with high accuracy with no need for a post-exposure treatment and without allowing any photocatalyst to remain in the resultant pattern-forming body and whereby any problematic effect of the photocatalyst in the pattern-f... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250236 | Color filter of liquid crystal display panel and method of fabricating the same A color filter of liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is described. A surface property of a black matrix is changed by coating with an ink-repellent layer formed of cheap materials, to provide better separation between portions of a colored layer, thus reducing the c... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7223300 | Inkjet ink set The present invention pertains to a dye-based inkjet ink set that includes a red disperse dye and, more particularly, to a dye-based inkjet ink set suitable for printing on polyester and polyester blends fabrics. The present invention also pertains to a method for p... | 05/29/2007 |
