Bizarre Patents
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167421 | Supply units having an associated electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147052 | Method of forming solid ink stick with coded mark A method of manufacturing an ink stick provides the ink stick with a coded mark. The method includes forming an ink stick body of a phase change ink composition, and applying a marking composition to a surface of the ink stick body to form a coded mark on the surfac... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123344 | Ink carriers containing surface modified nanoparticles, phase change inks including same, and methods for making same An ink carrier comprising a dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticles surface modified with a hydrophobic group or metal oxide nanoparticles surface modified with a hydrophobic group exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles disc... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8025385 | Ink sticks with visually discernible feature patterns A solid ink stick having an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material. The ink stick body is configured for inclusion in a first set of ink sticks and has substantially a same size and shape as other ink sticks in the first set of ink sticks and ink stick... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002399 | Solid inks incorporating a polyhydroxyalkanoate compound for enhanced properties A solid phase change ink composition that includes at least one colorant and an ink vehicle. The ink vehicle further includes at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate compound of the below formula wherein R is independently select... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997712 | Phase change inks containing colorant compounds Phase change inks comprising a carrier and a colorant composition including a basic dye component and an acid dye component providing an internal salt composition wherein at least one of the basic dye component, the acid dye component, or both the basic dye componen... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997711 | Supply units having an associated electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7942515 | Solid ink stick having a feed drive coupler A solid ink unit enables facilitates coupling of the solid ink unit to a drive mechanism. The solid ink unit includes a meltable ink body having a longitudinal axis, a coupler support extending from the meltable ink body, and an opening in the coupler support that e... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7883198 | Rapid response one-way valve for high speed solid ink delivery A valve assembly is provided for a high-speed phase change ink image producing machine between a first storage reservoir for receiving and holding a first volume of melted ink from a source and a second storage reservoir for holding a second volume of melted ink to ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878641 | Solid ink stick with reversible keying and interlocking features An ink stick for use in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body having first and second opposed end surfaces and first and second opposed lateral side surfaces. The ink stick body is rotationally symmetric about a vert... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7837317 | Solid ink stick with witness mark A solid ink stick comprises an ink stick body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The plurality of side surfaces defines a perimeter of the ink stick body. At least one key contour i... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7708396 | Photochromic phase change inks An ink set is made up of at least three differently colored phase change inks, for example cyan, magenta and yellow, wherein at least one of the colored phase change inks is a photochromic ink that contains a photochromic material. Upon exposure to activating radiat... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703906 | Solid ink stick fabrication by fiber extrusion A method of manufacturing an ink stick for use in a phase change ink jet imaging device includes heating phase change ink material to an extrusion temperature at which the phase change ink material is in a malleable state. The ink is then extruded through an extrusi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690779 | High resolution multicolor ink jet printer A high-resolution ink jet printer includes a drum supported for rotation about an axis, substrate positioning means for positioning a substrate sheet on the surface of the drum to receive a printed image, carriage means movable parallel to the drum axis, printhead m... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7682010 | Solid ink stick with coating An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device is provided, the phase change ink device having an ink stick feed system. The ink stick has a solid ink body having an exterior surface, and a light responsive overcoat that overlays at least a portion of the... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677713 | Solid ink set incorporating naturally derived materials and processes thereof A solid phase change ink composition that includes an ink vehicle, a colorant, and at least one naturally derived material. At least one naturally derived material is a low melt material having an onset of melting from about 45° C. to about 120° C., and a melt tra... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665835 | Phase change inks and methods for making same Disclosed is a phase change ink composition and a method for forming the ink composition. The phase change ink composition comprises (1) an ink carrier comprising (A) a first component which comprises a monoester wax or blend of monoesters having at least one alkyl ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658486 | Phase change inks Disclosed is a phase change ink composition including an ink carrier and a colorant, said ink being suitable for use in an indirect printing process wherein the ink is jetted from a printhead onto a heated intermediate transfer member and subsequently transferred fr... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7591550 | Ink consumption determination An ink jet printer includes an ink supply system and a printhead with nozzles for ejecting ink drops. The printer determines the average size of the ejected ink drops by comparing the number of ink drops ejected in a predetermined time with the quantity of ink deliv... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7438402 | Rolling ink stick An ink stick for use in a phase change ink jet printer is provided wherein the ink jet printer has an ink feed channel having a feed direction leading to a melt plate. The ink stick comprises an ink stick body having an external surface and an axis of rotation. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425061 | Ink consumption determination An ink jet printer includes an ink supply system and a printhead with nozzles for ejecting ink drops. The printer determines the average size of the ejected ink drops by comparing the number of ink drops ejected in a predetermined time with the quantity of ink deliv... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416292 | Valve system for molten solid ink and method for regulating flow of molten solid ink In a phase-change ink image producing machine, better control flow of molten solid ink may be provided by a solid ink valve system including a valve plate with one or more valve ports, an umbilical connector, and a valve positioned between the valve plate and the um... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407278 | Phase change ink transfix pressure component with single layer configuration An offset printing apparatus for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium having a phase change ink component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image; an imaging member for accepting the phase change ink image from the phase change ink... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407276 | Ink level sensing An ink jet printer includes an ink supply system and a printhead with nozzles for ejecting ink drops. The printer determines the average size of the ejected ink drops by comparing the number of ink drops ejected in a predetermined time with the quantity of ink deliv... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401912 | Phase change ink imaging component with thermoset layer An offset printing apparatus having a coated imaging drum for use with phase-change inks, wherein the imaging drum including a metal substrate, a conformable intermediate layer, and outer coating having an alkyd thermoset, and a heating member associated with the of... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393093 | Process for ink jet printing An ink-jet printing process containing the steps (a) and (b) in any order or simultaneously: (a) applying an ink by means of an ink printer to a localised region of substrate to form an image on the substrate; and (b) applying a fixing composition containing a liqui... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380928 | Static eliminating solid ink container A static eliminating container is provided for storing and supplying a quantity of solid phase-change ink pastilles. The static eliminating container includes (a) a closed end; (b) an open end opposite the closed end; (c) at least one cylindrical member connecting t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369122 | Touch panel spacer dots and methods of making The present invention provides touch panels and touch panel substrates that include spacer dots comprising a nanocomposite material. The present invention also provides methods of ink jet printing spacer dots for touch panel applications. The spacer dots and methods... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360887 | Image forming apparatus and method The image forming apparatus comprises: a first inkjet head which ejects ink for forming a first image to be recorded on a recording medium; a first intermediate transfer medium on which the first image is formed by the ink ejected from the first inkjet head, the fir... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347542 | Apparatus and method for waste ink disposal in solid ink jet printer A method for disposing of waste ink from an image producing machine (10) is provided. The machine (10) includes a printhead (32) that ejects ink in its liquid form from a face (32a) of the printhead (32), the ink being phase... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325917 | Phase change ink transfix pressure component with three-layer configuration An offset printing apparatus for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium having a phase change ink component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image; an imaging member for accepting the phase change ink image from the phase change ink... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322689 | Phase change ink transfix pressure component with dual-layer configuration An offset printing apparatus for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium having a phase change ink component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image; an imaging member for accepting the phase change ink image from the phase change ink... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317122 | Curable trans-1,2-cyclohexane bis(urea-urethane) compounds Curable trans-1,2-cyclohexane bis(urea-urethane) compounds of the formulae wherein R1 and R′1 each, independently of the other, are alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene groups,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314949 | Trans-1,2-cyclohexane bis(urea-urethane) compounds Disclosed are trans-1,2-cyclohexane bis(urea-urethane) compounds of the formulae wherein R1 and R′1 each, independently of the other, is an alkylene group, an arylene group, an arylalkylen... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299984 | Postage indicia including encoded ink characteristic data The present invention includes apparatus and methods for printing and verifying postage indicia. The indicia includes data that indicates characteristics of ink used to print the indicia. To verify the indicia, the data is read and compared with data provided by det... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270407 | Methods for digitally printing on ceramics Methods for digitally printing on various articles, particularly ceramic articles, are disclosed. A first step includes applying a fluid glazing material to an article creating a coated surface. The fluid glazing material can either contain an underprinting agent fo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246895 | Heater and drip plate for ink loader melt assembly A melt assembly that includes a drip plate; and a self regulating heating device thermally connected to the drip plate, wherein the heating device is a positive temperature coefficient material (PTC material). Also, a drip plate having an open interior into which a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237872 | High resolution multicolor ink jet printer A high resolution ink jet printer includes a rotating drum and a pair of ink jet heads scanned along a substrate carried by the drum in a direction parallel to the axis of the drum. The heads are driven by a lead screw coupled to the drum drive shaft and a control u... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220300 | Phase change inks containing bis(urea-urethane) compounds Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising a phase change ink carrier and a bis(urea-urethane) compound of the formula wherein R1 and R1′ each, independently of the other, is a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210773 | Ink loader melt plate assembly A solid ink melt assembly for use in a phase change printer, includes a drip plate with first and second sides and a heater mounted to the first side of the plate. A lower portion of the plate is shaped to form a drip point. A second side of the drip plate is expose... | 05/01/2007 |
