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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924301 | Image forming apparatus for disk-shaped media Problems, which occur when printing is performed on the surface of a rotating disk using by using a print head arranged in the outer circumferential direction from the center of rotation, are resolved. Light emitting sections performs exposure in synchronism with ro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7907160 | Track labeling on a medium A method for labeling a plurality of tracks on a medium is disclosed. The method detects one or more contiguous blank pixels at the conclusion of a data set representing a first track. An ending position for the first track is set at a last non-blank pixel. At least... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7876347 | Focusing control method for label side of lightscribe discs A focusing control method on a light-scribed disc firstly focuses a base voltage on a label side. Light summed signals are detected and recorded. The biggest light summed signal is determined, and subtracts the light summed signal of each spoke to form an error sign... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7760222 | Image forming apparatus and method with improved capabilities of correcting image magnification error An image forming apparatus and method that detects a light beam deflected by a polygon mirror at least at two separate locations on the line in the horizontal scanning direction, measures the difference in time of passage between these locations, makes a comparison ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7746369 | Lens array, a line head and an image forming apparatus using the line head A lens array, includes: a clear substrate; and a plurality of plastic lens substrates each of which includes a plurality of lenses and which are arranged on at least one of surfaces of the clear substrate. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7688339 | System for scribing a visible label A device is for scribing a visible label on the medium. The medium (11), for example an optical disc, has a label side provided with a radiation sensitive layer for creating the visible label via a beam of radiation. The device has a head (22) and a po... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7679633 | Facilitating focusing of a multi-function digital media drive A method of facilitating focusing of a multi-function digital media drive, is such as to generate two or more error signals each indicative of a focus of an energy beam by an optical arrangement onto first and second different recording layers of a digital medium in... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7667723 | Angular adjustment of MEMS torsion oscillator scanner Apparatus for aligning a scanner assembly in a laser scanning unit for an image forming device. A MEMS torsion oscillator is attached to a spherical base that is received by a socket in a laser scanning unit. The pivotal center of the scanner coincides with the cent... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7639272 | Device and method for optical scanning An optical scanning device and method are provided for marking an optically sensitive layer. The device can include an optical source capable of emitting a beam. At least one pivot can be configured to enable the beam to travel through a beam output arc. In addition... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7605834 | White vector adjustment via exposure using two optical sources The white vector—the voltage difference between white areas of a latent image on a photoconductive unit and a developer roller—may be independently adjusted at each photoconductive unit, allowing multiple image forming units to be driven from a shared power supp... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7443411 | Transitioning between consecutive tracks when writing a label to a disc In various embodiments, an optical disc drive, programs embodiment in computer readable media, and related methods for writing a label to an optical disc using an optical disc drive. In one embodiment, a label is written on the optical disc, the label being embodied... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7401874 | Coder assembly A coder assembly for printing on containers or on labels that can be applied to containers. The coder assembly includes a base, a support member movably coupled to the base, and a coder supported by the support member and movable with the support member relative to ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7375858 | Image data control apparatus and method for image-recording device Ablation data of a region other than an image region, which ablation data is required for a positive-type printing plate, is added at a printing plate automatic exposure device side. Thus, a disadvantage of a time duration for transmission of job data from a PC bein... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363856 | Flat bed platesetter system The present invention provides a flat bed platesetter system and a method for its use, particularly for imaging printing plates. For providing a precise, continuous, rapid and format-independent system which is reliable, the present invention suggests to move the pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362348 | Image forming apparatus capable of forming image on optical disk, and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes: a spindle motor (130) for rotating an optical disk (200); an optical pick-up (100) for applying laser light to the optical disk which moves in a radial direction of the optical disk; a stepping motor (140 | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355618 | Image exposure apparatus An image exposure apparatus of a different angle incident type is provided having a single optical sensor unit for determining the timing for start point synchronization along the main scanning direction, an output level detecting device determining the output level... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355614 | Filling an area of an image marked on a material with a laser A system converts graphic images, such as those created by graphics applications, to a format that can be efficiently printed on a material by a laser printing system. An image can be converted to a set of locations by defining progressively smaller contours of the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355765 | Optical scanning apparatus and an image formation apparatus therewith An optical scanning apparatus provides improved image quality by changing the amount of writing scale compensation for a pixel clock during a scanning cycle. A pixel clock generation unit of the optical scanning apparatus divides the scanning cycle into multiple div... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336292 | Optical media label printing using different power levels A visible light characteristic changing layer formed from photosensitive or heat-sensitive material is formed in a location which can be viewed from a part of a label surface of an optical disk. The optical disk is set on a turntable of an optical disk unit while th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336293 | Scanning optical media during label printing A visible light characteristic changing layer formed from photosensitive or heat-sensitive material is formed in a location which can be viewed from a part of a label surface of an optical disk. The optical disk is set on a turntable of an optical disk unit while th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333121 | System and method for scaling data to compensate for slanted scanning in a bidirectional scanning laser printer A scanning system is adapted to scan an image beam across a photoconductive surface. The scanning system includes an oscillating mirror and is operable to generate an image beam and to reflect the image beam off the oscillating mirror to bidirectionally scan the ima... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333125 | Marking replaceable resource units within printing devices A marking beam of electromagnetic energy is generated within a printing device and a visibly markable portion of a replaceable subsystem that is at least partially arranged within the printing device is altered by illuminating at least part of the markable portion w... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329361 | Method and apparatus for fabricating or altering microstructures using local chemical alterations A method and apparatus for fabricating or altering a microstructure use means for heating to facilitate a local chemical reaction that forms or alters the submicrostructure. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324129 | Optical print head positioning using mechanically coupled optical pickup unit An optical print head (OPH) on the label side of an optical disc is positioned to a desired labeling position through a mechanical coupling between the OPH and an optical pickup unit (OPU) at the data side of the optical disc. The OPU is positioned to a target data ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324128 | Synchronization of pixilated labeling media A system and method for synchronization of a pixilated labeling media and a digital medium are disclosed. The digital medium includes a substrate and a pixilated labeling layer disposed on the substrate. The labeling layer includes a plurality of color pixels adapte... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303344 | Label printing apparatus A thermal transfer-type label printer and an optical disc apparatus are integrated to miniaturize a multi-function label printing apparatus. An information recording/reproducing unit that carries out recording or reproduction of information on a recording surface of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298389 | Method and apparatus for drawing visible image on optical disk by vibrating laser beam focus A method and an apparatus for drawing a visible image on an optical disk incorporate an optical pickup, which irradiates an optical beam onto the optical disk through its objective lens. The optical disk, which has a target layer on which the drawing is to be perfor... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7280128 | Apparatus for and method of recording image An image recording apparatus includes a scanning part for recording a plurality of unit images individually on a plurality of recording media, the plurality of unit images being to be superimposed on each other to form a single objective image. The scanning part cau... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274430 | Optical arrangement and projection exposure system for microlithography with passive thermal compensation An optical arrangement with a light source includes an optical element that is fastened in a mount. The light source emits radiation and the optical element is acted on thereby such that the heat that results lacks symmetry corresponding to the shape of the optical ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268796 | Process and mechanism to label removable media A method for writing labels to an optical medium is disclosed. The optical medium includes a label reflecting layer and a label recording layer. The method includes deforming a location within the label recording layer wherein deforming the location within the label... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7227671 | Motion picture watermarking using two color planes The present invention provides a method for recording a watermark pattern on a color recording medium that forms an image using a number N of colorants, the method comprising the step of forming the watermark pattern using at least two colorants, but fewer than N co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223524 | Laser-engravable flexographic printing element containing a conductive carbon black and method for production of flexographic printing forms In a laser-engravable flexographic printing element, the relief-forming layer comprises a conductivity carbon black having a specific surface area of at least 150 m2/g and a DBP number of at least 150 ml/100 g. Flexographic printing plates are produced by... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215352 | Information recording system and information recording method System and method are devised to produce an optical recording medium suitable for identification and management. A recording layer formed in the optical recording medium is irradiated with writing light by a pickup. A visible image pattern suitable for identificatio... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212223 | Labeling with thermally conductive pads A method of labeling an object includes selectively applying focused energy to thermally conductive pads on the object to create a label on the object. The conductive pads are disposed adjacent to a thermochromic layer. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206011 | Apparatus for and method of recording optically scanned image An image signal with an overshoot is generated on a positive-going edge of an input image signal with an overshoot producing unit. Then, a light signal with an overshoot is outputted from a recording light source in response to the image signal with the overshoot su... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197110 | Method for determining chemical content of complex structures using X-ray microanalysis A method for identifying hazardous substances in a printed wiring assembly having a plurality of discrete components, using micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. A micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (μ-XRF) and/or X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) spectros... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158321 | Pre-scan assembly for aligning a pre-scan lens in a laser scanning unit A pre-scan assembly for a laser scanning unit including printhead housing having a polygonal mirror and collimation assembly including a laser light source emitting a light beam along a light beam axis. The pre-scan assembly is located between the collimation assemb... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154640 | Multi-beam scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same This invention is to obtain a multi-beam scanning apparatus which always executes synchronization detection at the same timing to prevent any jitter, and an image forming apparatus using the apparatus. In a multi-beam scanning apparatus which guides a plurality of l... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145586 | Marking optical disc based on information related to data side thereof Marking an optical disc based on information related to the data side thereof is disclosed. Information related to the data side of the optical disc is first determined. A marking based on the data side of the optical disc as has been read is then written with a las... | 12/05/2006 |
