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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152391 | Recording device with second conveying path configured to guide sheet to an upstream side of the recording unit A recording device includes a feed tray for storing sheets, a first conveying path, an arm having one end attached to a pivot, and a roller attached to the other end of the arm. The roller feeds the sheet to the first conveying path. A recording unit is positioned i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137014 | Duplex printing apparatus The present invention relates to a duplex printing apparatus. The duplex printing apparatus includes a paper input tray, a paper ejecting tray, a paper pick-up roller, a paper feeding channel, a first paper transfer roller assembly, a scanning and developing print u... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8016500 | Flat panel display unit with integrated printer The invention provides for a flat panel display unit. The unit includes a rear cover molding defining an aperture therein, a base portion, arm and mounting plate fast with the rear cover molding to support the display unit in an upright position, and a pagewidth pri... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7891893 | Printing apparatus including plural printheads and a drive mechanism for the platen rollers A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7731436 | Image forming apparatus with thermal printing head and printing method thereof An image forming apparatus using a thermal printing head (TPH) and a printing method thereof to print a borderless image on both sides of a printing medium. The image forming apparatus includes first and second feeding units respectively disposed at front and rear s... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7431520 | Image forming apparatus performing double-sided printing An image forming apparatus is provided and includes a platen roller and a thermal printing head. The thermal printing head is elastically biased toward the platen roller and rotates about a pivot of the platen roller for moving between first and second positions to ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413359 | Method and apparatus for printing A printing apparatus includes a base coupled to a copying device and a printing device. A feed mechanism is provided which is operable to couple to the base in one of either a first position or a second position, whereby the feed mechanism is operable to feed a docu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401989 | Printing arrangement with driving, printing, adhering and binding stations A printing arrangement includes a driving station configured to drive print media along a path. The driving station includes a pair of opposed pinch rollers between which the print media can be pinched when driven. A printing station is operatively arranged with res... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371024 | Printhead assembly A printer includes a pair of opposed printhead assemblies for double-sided printing. Each printhead assembly includes first and second print modules having respective first and second elongate print heads. A single printhead circuit board controls both of the print ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367726 | Thermal image forming apparatus A thermal image forming apparatus includes a platen roller which supports a medium, a print head, including a heating unit which applies heat to the medium to form an image thereon, which rotates around the platen roller and moves the heating unit to a first locatio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367667 | Image forming apparatus with conveying part arranged to allow drying An image forming apparatus has a recording head forming an image on paper by jetting ink, a conveying part conveying the paper to a position opposite to said recording head, and a reversing ejection part provided downstream in a paper conveyance direction with respe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364378 | Computer monitor A computer monitor houses a display for displaying to a user display data received from a computer system and a printer including a pagewidth printhead. The printhead is disposed behind the display as viewed by the user and prints the display data onto print media. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344238 | Inkjet recording device The present invention provides an inkjet recording device for forming an image on a recording medium with an inkjet recording head. The inkjet recording device is provided with a conveyance section and a switchback section. One face of the recording medium is adhere... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339690 | Identification card printer with client/server An identification card printer for printing an image on an identification card, is provided which includes a print mechanism adapted to deposit material on to the card. A network adapter is configured to couple to a network. A print drive module controls the print m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336291 | Thermal image forming apparatus A thermal image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium having first and second sides, the apparatus including a recording head to form the image by heating the recording medium, wherein the recording head rotates between first and second locations ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319543 | Image forming system An image forming system includes a PDL job receiving unit for receiving a PDL job generated by use of a page description language, a print image forming unit for interpreting the PDL job and forming a print image, a compression unit for compressing the print image, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303275 | Inkjet recording device An inkjet recording device, includes a recording head configured to discharge a liquid drop of recording liquid in a horizontal direction or in a vertically lower direction than the horizontal direction; and a conveying part configured to convey a recording medium s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301551 | Thermal image forming apparatus A thermal image forming apparatus is provided. A platen roller supports a recording medium having first and second sides opposite to each other. A recording head includes a heating part that applies heat to the recording medium for image formation. The recording hea... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295222 | Image forming apparatus for double-sided printing and method of using the same An image forming apparatus includes a printing module that prints an image on a medium. A transfer unit transfers the medium. A rotating unit rotates the transfer unit such that first and second surfaces of the medium selectively face the printing module when the me... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290146 | Managed credential issuance In a method of issuing a credential, a request for issuance of the credential is received. Next, a unique identification for the requested credential is assigned and data elements corresponding to the credential are provided. A credential production data collection ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284925 | Printer module for a printing array A printer module for use with like printer modules to form an array of printer modules includes a housing that defines a print media inlet and a print media outlet. A chassis is positioned in the housing. A print engine is mounted on the chassis to carry out a print... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278795 | Modular printhead assembly with opposed sets of serially arranged printhead modules A modular printhead assembly includes a chassis. A pair of feed rollers is mounted on the chassis to feed print media along a feed path. A pair of printhead module sets is mounted on the chassis and positioned on respective sides of the feed path and adjacent the fe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267501 | Image forming apparatus having a pickup roller for driving a discharge roller An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that prints an image on a medium. A transport unit transports the medium in a first direction to supply the medium to the image forming unit, and in a second direction for printing. Media is stacked on a pape... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262786 | Image aligning method for thermal imaging printer An image aligning method for a thermal imaging device includes picking up a thermal imaging medium that has a first surface and a second surface on which printing operations may be performed respectively from a medium container. An edge of the medium is fed a first ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258500 | Media processing apparatus and scanner unit The media processing apparatus has a first transportation path for guiding the check, a second transportation path and a third transportation path that diverge from the first transportation path, a front scanner that is rendered along the first transportation path f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249904 | Modular printer for double-sided high-speed printing A modular printer includes a frame. A housing in which the frame is housed has an operatively upper and an operatively lower cover and defines a print media inlet at one end between the covers and a print media outlet at an opposite end between the covers. An inlet ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248378 | Image reader with two duplex copy modes An image reader has an original tray for feeding an original from a bundle of originals, a first transport passage for transporting the original fed by the original tray, a scanner for reading an image on one side of the original from one side of the transported ori... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237485 | Print supply monitoring An identification card printer includes a card input, a card transport, a printhead, and a card output. The card transport is configured to feed a card from the card input along a print path. The printhead is positioned below the print path and is configured to prin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239407 | Controller for controlling printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media A controller for controlling printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media includes a first print controller for controlling printing by a page width printhead of a first print engine and a second print controller for controlling printing by a page with printh... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229226 | Display device having pagewidth printhead adjacent lower edge of housing A display device for use as a computer monitor, the display device comprising: a flat panel display for displaying images received from a computer; and a printer, the printer including a pagewidth printhead for pri... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226225 | Printing apparatus, printing method, and program In a case (101) with the shorter side at the top, a tray (121) is placed substantially vertically, an optical disk (170) is substantially vertically supported on the tray (121), and a printer section (135) is provided to be opposit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222940 | Print engine The present invention relates to a print engine for enabling double sided printing of a sheet of paper. The print engine includes a pair of opposed printhead assemblies for each ejecting ink. In addition the print engine includes a pair of rollers for drawing the pa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222941 | Printer for duplex printing with multiple printhead modules A printer for duplex printing includes a housing. A chassis is positioned in the housing. A pair of opposed print head assemblies is oriented to print on to respective sides of print media passing between the print head assemblies along a feed path. A pair of oppose... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217046 | Double-sided print engine assembly A double sided print engine assembly includes opposed rollers to transport paper to be printed. Mounted adjacent the opposed rollers are corresponding opposed ink supply moldings. The ink supply moldings include arcuate portions that terminate proximal the nip of th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201524 | Media path direction control device and method of reversing a media path A media path control device has two sets of parallel arms with opposing rollers to manipulate the movement of print media. The arms are moveable in a substantially vertical plane through motors. The arms can be of different lengths to establish an optimal trajectory... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201523 | Print engine for a pagewidth inkjet printer A print engine for a pagewidth inkjet printer includes a chassis. A pair of opposed printhead assemblies are mounted on the chassis to carry out a double-sided printing operation on a sheet of media interposed between the printhead assemblies. A pair of opposed feed... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198419 | Apparatus and method of performing double-sided printing A method and an apparatus for forming an image on a medium having first and second surfaces wherein an image is formed on the first surface of the medium using a printing unit. After the image formation on the first surface of the medium is completed, the medium is ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192207 | Both-side recording apparatus and recording method In both-side recording, wherein the fed recording sheet is conveyed to the recording portion and after the recording is executed on a face side surface, the recording sheet is conveyed to a sheet reversing portion where both sides are reversed, and is sent to the re... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181157 | Duplex image forming device and reversible transportation unit A duplex image forming device includes an image forming device and a reversible transportation unit. The image forming device includes a paper transportation path, a paper feed unit which transports a paper to the paper transportation path, a printing unit which pri... | 02/20/2007 |
