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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123333 | Image forming apparatus and head unit An image forming apparatus includes a head unit which has, on a bottom wall of the head unit, a jetting head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting the liquid droplets, and which jets the liquid droplets from the nozzles onto the recording medium while moving in ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118398 | Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus and mist adsorbing method of the disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a disc mounting unit to which a disc recording medium is removably mounted, the disc mounting unit rotating the disc recording medium; a print head which discharges an ink drop towards a label surface of the dis... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8075091 | Fluid ejecting apparatus and method of controlling the fluid ejecting apparatus A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects fluid; a transporting section that transports in a direction of transportation a medium on which the fluid lands; and a mist sucking section that sucks air including a mist portion when the nozzle ejects the f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070255 | Liquid ejecting apparatus There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus having a non contact type heater for heating a recording medium on which liquid is ejected via a liquid ejecting head, the heater having a heat generating surface and the heater being arranged in parallel to the liquid e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8029093 | Overprint trough for an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a reference surface that is partitioned into an array of chambers; an image forming head for forming an image on a media; and a source of negative pressure. The array of chambers is in fluid communication with the source of negati... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7934791 | Printing apparatus, ink mist collecting method, and printing method There are provided a printing apparatus and printing method capable of collecting unwanted ink mist and achieving high-quality printing by fine ink droplets. According to the method, the charges of a printing medium are removed prior to printing, and an ink mist col... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7828411 | Liquid ejection method, liquid ejection apparatus, double-side printing method and image recording apparatus for double-side printing A print unit includes, a first ejection head which ejects a first liquid, a second ejection head which ejects a second liquid and disposed on an upstream side of the first ejection head in terms of a first direction; a conveyance device which conveys a recording med... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824008 | Electrostatic aerosol control In one embodiment, an aerosol trap for an inkjet printer includes a conductor at least partially surrounding ink ejection nozzles such that, when the conductor is charged, aerosol generated when ink is ejected from the nozzles is contained by the conductor, and a so... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7717540 | Clog detection and clearing method for ink delivery system A method for detecting a clog in a suspect portion of an ink conduit of an ink delivery system, includes the steps of pumping a slug of ink of a known volume into the ink conduit, attempting to pump the slug past the suspect portion, and detecting the presence of in... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7665824 | Printing system condenser A printing system includes an ink dispenser configured to dispense ink upon a print medium, a condenser configured to condense vapor into a condensate and a receptacle configured to collect the condensate. The receptacle is perforated to permit a portion of the cond... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7614722 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus having a plurality of inkjet heads arranged along a paper conveyance line is disclosed, which is capable of collecting an ink mist efficiently without making the inkjet heads intricate in makeup. To this end, an air suction and blast un... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7497551 | Ink-jet recording device with mist adsorbing capability An ink-jet recording device includes: an ink-jet head that ejects an ink toward a recording medium, the ink curable by irradiating with an actinic energy ray to form an image on the recording medium, and a mist adsorbing portion that is disposed in the vicinity of t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7452053 | Fluid aerosol extraction for service station of fluid ejection-device A fluid ejection device includes a fluid-ejection mechanism, a scanning carriage, and a service station. The fluid-ejection mechanism is capable of ejecting fluid onto media. The scanning carriage is that on which the fluid-ejection mechanism moves while ejecting fl... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7438381 | Method of removing flooded ink from a printhead A method of removing ink flooded across an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; and (b... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431421 | Printing system and method Various embodiments of a printing system including a vacuum duct are disclosed. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410238 | Ink recording apparatus An ink recording apparatus is operable to eject ink to a medium transported in a transport path in a transport direction. An ink head includes a nozzle on a bottom surface opposed to the transport path, and is operable to eject the ink from the nozzle to the medium.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387367 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus comprises: an ejection head which ejects a droplet of liquid onto a recording medium; an electric field generating device which generates an electric field, the electric field generating device being arranged in a position facing an eject... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384122 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes an ink jet head which ejects ink toward a recording medium to record an image thereon, a paper feed unit which feeds the recording medium, a recording medium conveyance unit which conveys the recording medium, an intake fan prov... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370957 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus which includes a recording head, and forms an image by ejecting printing liquid including a volatile organic compound (VOC) from the recording head onto a recording medium, wherein the ink jet recording apparatus includes a volatile or... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364622 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a device, and the device and an electronic equipment The invention provides an apparatus for fabricating a device, in which a high operation efficiency is maintained in a drying treatment for a multilayer-interconnection device. The device can also be fabricated inexpensively. An apparatus for fabricating a device has... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357479 | Aerosol extraction during printing by and servicing of fluid ejection-device An aerosol extraction system for a fluid-ejection device is disclosed that includes a print zone, a servicing zone, a vacuum, and a switching mechanism. The print zone is that in which a print head of the fluid-ejection device ejects fluid onto media to form images ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354522 | Substrate etching method for forming connected features A method of etching a substrate and an article(s) formed using the method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate; coating a region of the substrate with a temporary material having properties that enable the temporary material to remain substantiall... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331650 | Printhead having a removable nozzle plate A printhead and method of printing are provided. The printhead has a body with portions of the body defining a fluid chamber and a nozzle orifice. The nozzle orifice is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber. A drop forming mechanism is operatively associated... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311390 | Device and method for print head maintenance A print head maintenance device. During maintenance, excess ink dispersed from the print head is collected in a collection device. A shuttle moves with the print head in a first direction, with a wiper moves in a second direction wiping remaining ink from the print ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311373 | Droplet ejection apparatus including recovery processing with a standby power supply A droplet ejection apparatus includes a main power supply, power cutoff detecting means, a standby power supply, residual vibration detecting means, storage means, and ejection failure detecting means. When cutoff of the main power supply is detected, an actuator is... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300131 | Droplet ejection apparatus with ejection failure detection means A droplet ejection apparatus includes ejection failure detecting means for detecting an ejection failure, counting means for counting the number of ejection failures, and droplet receptor transporting means which carry out discharge and feed of the droplet receptor.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7234794 | Image forming apparatus with dust collector An image forming apparatus provided with a dust collecting part includes an ink cartridge having a wide array type ink jet head that is capable of ejecting ink over an entire lateral line that is perpendicular to a conveying direction of a recording medium at a time... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217048 | Pagewidth printer and computer keyboard combination A keyboard 10 includes a housing 12. An alphanumeric keypad 14 is carried by the housing 12. A printer 16 is arranged in the housing 12. The printer includes a print media feed mechanism having a spiked wheel for engaging th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207671 | HEPA filter printhead protection An air flow restriction device relates to an ink jet printhead enclosure with body, a load supportable moveable lid with an opening disposed on the body, and a chamber within the body. Continuous web media is disposed in the chamber with at least one ink jet printhe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195349 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus minimizing adhesion of ink mist to a recording medium due to electrostatic attraction of a belt conveying the recording medium. The apparatus includes a liquid applying device applying a processing liquid to a position on the recording... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192117 | Printer To provide a printer capable of matching arrangement cycles of parallax images and lenses with each other inexpensively and easily. There is provided a printer comprising: a recording head that discharges ink to a predetermined position of a recording medium while b... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165831 | Micro-fluid ejection devices A micro-fluid ejection head structure having multiple arrays of fluid ejection actuators. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first array of fluid ejection actuators for ejecting a first fluid therefrom, and a second array of fluid ejection act... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7136195 | Fluid capping mechanism When a printhead is not in use, it remains filled with ink. In order to prevent evaporation of the ink through the nozzles of the printhead, and the consequential depositing of ink components in and around the ink nozzles, the invention provides capping of the nozzl... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128388 | Residue guard for nozzle groups for an ink jet printhead A nozzle guard (80) for an ink jet printer printhead with an array (14) of nozzles (10). The nozzle guard (80) has an array of apertures (84) individually corresponding to the nozzle array (14). The ink droplets are ejected ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125096 | Drawing device, electro-optical unit, and electronic apparatus A drawing device is provided that applies drawing liquid containing a drawing material dissolved or dispersed in a solvent onto a substrate. The drawing device includes a liquid drop emitter having a liquid drop ejection head that ejects the drawing liquid onto the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121655 | Inkjet printer cartridge refill dispenser A printing fluid dispenser including a deformable container of printing fluid having an outlet, a handle arranged to apply pressure to said container in order to force ink through the outlet; and a resilient member arranged to limit pressure applied to the deformabl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118189 | Autopurge printing system A system, including an ink supply system configured to supply ink to a printhead; and an autopurge unit configured to automatically clean the printhead. The autopurge unit includes a solvent supply in fluid communication with a solvent line, a solenoid housing, and ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066564 | Selection of printing conditions to reduce ink aerosol Aerosol emissions within an inkjet printer are reduced. A printhead of the inkjet printer is fired using a first set of firing conditions when firing conditions are critical for printing performance. When firing conditions are not critical for printing performance, ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052109 | Ink jet recording apparatus A recording head cartridge is mounted on a carriage scanning in a forward direction and in a backward direction along the width direction of a recording medium. The fan of an ink mist collecting section produces an airflow and collects ink mist generated when ink is... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044582 | Aerodynamic fairing structure for inkjet printing A printing device is provided which includes ink-dispensing structure which carries a printhead with a leading edge, and which moves in a printing sweep downstream across a printzone, a fairing structure, and a mounting structure which supports the fairing structure... | 05/16/2006 |
