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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169453 | Thermally conductive, electrically isolated peel member assembly A thermal printer having reduced electrical charge built at point of separation of a donor web and a receiver web, includes at least one thermal printhead and at least one platen roller with a nip is formed between the at least one thermal printhead and the at least... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7982758 | Apparatus for controlling peel position in a printer An electromechanical system and a printer for maintaining a peel location of media impressed on a receiving substrate. A mounted optical probe has at least one light source and one or more photodetectors for detecting reflected portions of the light emitted or trans... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973814 | Thermal transfer printer A thermal transfer printer includes: a peeling roller which is disposed downstream of a printing position set between a thermal head and a platen roller and defines a peeling start position of an ink ribbon; and a tension plate which is disposed on a further downstr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973815 | Method for controlling peel position in a printer A method for maintaining a peel location and for peeling a layer of media from a surface in a thermal printer. An optical probe, that includes a light source and a photodetector, transmits light from the optical probe toward a first web. The web reflects a portion o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7746368 | Medium supplying apparatus of image forming device A medium supplying apparatus of an image forming device capable of removing static electricity generating in medium supplying operation by a ground. The medium supplying apparatus includes a medium supplying cassette mounted in a main body of the image forming devic... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7410162 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a chassis, a paper feed roller, a lifting member, and a biasing member. The chassis has a first side surface, a second side surface, and a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces. The bottom surface has one of a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7372476 | Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image A printing device that includes a platen for supporting an imaging member during a printing operation and at least one print head subassembly for direct thermal printing on the imaging member. The print head subassembly is configured to be movable independently of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367728 | Ink ribbon cartridge having shaft connecting members An ink ribbon cartridge including a cartridge frame, take-up shaft connecting members, and supply shaft connecting members is provided. The take-up shaft connecting members support and rotatably connect ends of a take-up shaft to the cartridge frame and the supply s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7168365 | Transfer of image with sublimating inks and medium in sheet form for performing it A method for manufacturing a medium in sheet form that can be used for the sublimation transfer of an ink onto an imprintable medium; the medium in sheet form comprises at least one supporting layer, at least one adhesive coating and a plurality of granular or elong... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7061630 | System architecture and method for verifying process correctness in a document processing system A document processing system is provided that renders digital image data in individual pages, where each individual page is rendered to a bitmap page and a corresponding control string. The system includes a system architecture with a control channel for communicati... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7014375 | Thermal printer and method determining battery condition based on temperature A tape print apparatus is capable of setting a weak voltage value, serving as a criterion on indicating a power weakness condition on a display, to an appropriate voltage value based on various kinds of usage conditions by considering that the degree of consumption ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006118 | Printing device and printing method A printer device is equipped with a supply shaft and a take-up shaft for conveying an intermediate transfer medium having a transferring layer in a prescribed pattern, a printer portion for printing prescribed information on the transferring layer of the conveyed in... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977669 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in successive dye transfer areas of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer from each dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975343 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6859221 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer capable of preventing crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause a line artifact to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver, includes a print head having a bea... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6812945 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6768503 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6762783 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6749981 | Ink sheet, recording medium and recording method for laser thermal transfer recording A laser thermal transfer recording method is disclosed. The method employs an ink sheet having a light-heat conversion layer an a laser thermal transfer image receiving sheet having an image receiving layer in which Vicat softening point of the resin composing the t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744456 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print In a dye transfer printer, a donor web having successive dye transfer areas and opposite longitudinal edge areas alongside each one of the dye transfer areas is subjected to a longitudinal tension when the donor web is advanced in the printer. The longitudinal tensi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6724412 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6717603 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A dye transfer printer uses a dye donor web that is capable of developing a crease-causing wave-like or ripple distortion across the donor web when the donor web is subjected to a longitudinal tension as it is advanced from a print head, over a web guide, and onto a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6326991 | Thermal transfer apparatus equipped with ink ribbon uniform separation means In an ink ribbon separation device for use with a thermal transfer apparatus having a separation bar, the shape of the separation bar is such that the thickness of the bar in an ink ribbon travelling direction is greater at its center in the direction ort... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6239879 | Non-contacting communication and power interface between a printing engine and peripheral systems attached to replaceable printer component Contactless power and communications links are established between a printer engine and a peripheral device installed on a replaceable printer component. For peripheral devices incorporated within or on the replaceable component, power is inductively tran... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5936653 | Thermal transfer printing mechanism and facsimile device A thermal transfer printing mechanism for use in a facsimile device includes a separating guide surface that is formed having a curve having a radius of curvature of not more than 1.2 mm. Consequently, the acceleration in a separating direction of an ink ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5886729 | Sheet supplying apparatus using a flexible elastic pawl member for separating sheets one by one A sheet supply apparatus according to the present invention has a pawl separator for separating sheets one by one by regulating the tip ends and upper surfaces of tip end portions of the sheets, which pawl separator can be retarded from a sheet regulating... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5709488 | Printer A printer is capable of preventing the formation of creases in a portion of an ink ribbon corresponding to a print head and of printing characters and images in good print quality without forming streaks attributable to creases in the ink ribbon. A main f... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708467 | Thermal printing apparatus using intermediate medium A thermal printing apparatus includes an intermediate medium. A color developing layer transfer member includes a first base member and a color developing layer on a surface of the first base member. A dye layer transfer member includes a second base memb... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5691921 | Thermal sensors arrays useful for motion tracking by thermal gradient detection An object tracking and motion control system includes a thermal marking unit such as a laser for inducing localized thermal indicia on objects. A thermal tracking unit, typically a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) such as a two dimensional thermal s... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5534909 | Recording apparatus regulating thermal head power and ink sheet peeling angle A thermal recording apparatus for image recording by ink transfer from an ink sheet, provided with devices for regulating the peeling angle of the ink sheet from the recording sheet and for regulating electric power supplied to the thermal head, is disclo... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5477267 | Apparatus for holding a receiver sheet in a video printer A color video printer for producing a full-colored image on a dye-absorbing receiver sheet by thermally transferring three different colored dyes of Y, M and C applied to a ribbon in response to video signals. The printer includes a supply guide chute (10... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5430468 | Image recording apparatus A record head is energized in accordance with received image data to transfer an ink of an ink sheet to a record medium and perform image recording on the record medium while the ink sheet and the record medium are fed in opposite directions. The rotation... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5291218 | Spacer rails for laser dye transfer transparencies This invention relates to a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared absorbing material associated therewith, and b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereo... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5268704 | Thermal transfer recording method reducing ground staining and improving ink transferability Thermal transfer recording is improved by a recording method involving providing a thermal transfer material having a support and an ink layer disposed thereon and which in turn includes a binder and a colorant. The binder includes 45-70 wt. % of an ethyl... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5248996 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus which avoids ink sheet sticking after recording data reception is interrupted There is disclosed a thermal transfer printer utilizing a one time ink sheet or a multi-print ink sheet. In order to avoid sticking of the ink sheet and the recording sheet, for example where there is an interruption in facsimile transmission or when a re... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5206661 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus and method that stably conveys A thermal transfer recording apparatus for transferring the ink of an ink sheet to a recording medium to thereby effect recording of images on the recording medium, the apparatus has ink sheet conveying means for conveying the ink sheet, recording medium ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5113201 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus for controlling printing density with the temperature at the position where the ink ribbon and paper are separated An apparatus for transferring an ink pattern image from a thermal transfer medium having an ink layer onto an image receiving medium. The thermal transfer medium is pressed against the image receiving medium and is conveyed together with the image receivi... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4918461 | Ink film recording apparatus A recording apparatus is provided which is capable of transferring recording information from an ink film to recording paper without clogging the recording paper in the recording apparatus. The recording apparatus includes a thermal recording head which g... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4887096 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus such as a printer for recording onto a recording medium by use of an ink sheet having an ink comprises: a thermal head to heat the ink sheet to thereby record onto the recording medium; a peeling device to peel off the ink sheet from... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4819010 | Thermal printer using a thermally transferable ink sheet A thermal printer which uses a thermally transferably ink sheet having an irregular surface comprises heating means for generating heat in response to an input signal applied thereto; first support means for movably supporting a recording sheet and provid... | 04/04/1989 |
