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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435024 | One time use paper edge cleaner An article for collecting dust and debris from edges of paper rolls comprising an annular body of material having a plurality of undulations on the surface of the body to provide one plurality of ridges resiliently disposed in one direction and another plurality of ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7365870 | Methods and systems for page-independent spool file face-up emulation Embodiments of the present invention comprise driver-independent, printer-independent systems and methods for providing collated, face-up printer output. These embodiments may utilize a page-independent spool index file that may be manipulated to produce collated, f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366799 | Document processing system including multi-device compatible interface and related methods A document processing system may include a document processing device (e.g., a copier), a host (e.g., a computer server), and a multi-device compatible interface for enabling operation of the host and the document processing device from among a plurality of differen... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7180619 | Methods and systems for recovering a failed print job Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for monitoring a print task and resending a failed print task to a printer when a failure occurs. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161707 | Digital printer Comprising a data reader 31 for reading digital camera image data, a means 32 for setting, for example, the number of prints, a plurality of printers 33, a printer selector 34 for selecting which of the plurality of printers to use, and a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7112001 | Method and apparatus for associating on demand certain selected media and value-adding elements A a thermal transfer media printer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the printer selectively programs RFID transponders, and then embeds them into conventional on-demand printed media between the adhesive layer and the release liner. Selective configuration of each p... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7102773 | Method for multicast of documents A method for multicasting of documents. The host receives the document data, including a number of documents to be created. The host then divides the number of documents to be created into batches and formats the data into a print job. The information about the batc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102774 | Print processing system and method A system and method of processing a print job of a user includes providing a print processing system registry having at least one of a storage capability of a print job storage provider, a processing capability of a print job processing provider, and a printing capa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7068382 | Interactive printer provider An on-demand computer based system is provided for allowing a user to obtain interactive printed information from a remote source. The system includes a printer module that is provided by a first party to the user for interfacing the user with the source. The module... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046384 | Methods and systems for print-processor-based print task error recovery Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems which enable a user to detect the status of printing devices without the use of additional hardware or application program modification for this purpose. These embodiments comprise a print processor w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008128 | System, method and apparatus for printing oversized print media Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, apparatus, and method for printing oversized print media which allow for the printing of a preassembled substrate or a single piece substrate without compromising the integrity of the print quality. Preferred em... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974268 | Print system, print control apparatus, printing method, and control program for processing print data It is an object to allow an advertising effect to be efficiently exercised by certainly printing an advertisement. For this purpose, according to the invention, print data of the user and advertisement data are synthesized so that an image based on the print data of... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6906901 | Cooling apparatus for integrated circuit A cooling apparatus for an integrated circuit. The cooling apparatus comprises cooling fan means, a control circuit and heat pipe means. The control circuit determines a spinning speed of the cooling fan and an operation performance mode of the integrated circuit ac... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6779936 | One-sided printing and manufacturing of a möbius strip The invention provides methods for the one sided printing and manufacture of a Möbius strip. The invention includes a method comprising providing an image (30); aligning three substantially identical copies of the image (30) such that a first copy is ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6767148 | Optical disk adapter for optical disk label printers A disk adapter A is equipped with first and second adapter halves 1 and 2 to be detachably disposed in a disk-placing dented portion 54 provided in a disk tray 53 of a label printer 51. One of the adapter halves 1 and 2 | 07/27/2004 |
| 6554509 | Cross type supporter mounting system for a notebook computer keyboard and the method for mounting the same A cross type supporter mounting system for a notebook computer keyboard comprises: a first platform for placing a computer keyboard and movable along an approximate horizontal direction; a second platform movable along a vertical direction and being posit... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6506271 | Elastomer film laminated cushion method An elastomer film laminated cushion includes an elastomer having the physical properties of flexibility and compressibilities in the range of flexibilities and compressibilities of stable elastomer block polymer gels. A film is provided for encapsulating ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503007 | Printer ribbon motion detection system A motion detector comprising a rotator member having at least one radially positioned member and being mounted for rotation from at least a first position to at least a second position; a detector member, preferably a Hall Effect sensor; and a magnet prod... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6439788 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes ring electrodes for controlling flying of toner from a carrier to a sheet, and a control power source section for applying a potential that is in accordance with an image signal to each ring ele... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6347897 | Portable printer There is disclosed a lightweight portable printer having a frame or housing with a print head and a cooperable platen roll mounted in the housing. The housing pivotally mounts a subassembly. The subassembly mounts an electric motor and gearing driven by t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6210056 | Circuit arrangement for level conversion of binary signals in a control system for a printing-technology machine A circuit arrangement for the level conversion of binary signals in a control system of a printing-technology machine, includes a component for transmitting a signal and a component for receiving the signal, the signal-transmitting component having an ele... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5980143 | Wrist rest assembly A wrist rest assembly has a base and a layer of resilient gel supported above the base. The wrist rest assembly is for use adjacent a device operated by a person's hands or fingers, such as a computer keyboard, lap-top or portable computer, computer mouse... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5897260 | Print job allocation system A print job allocation system interlinks customers of a plurality of printing plants located throughout the world and a plurality of printing plants located throughout the world. The system includes a network for connecting the printing plant customers an... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860362 | Newspaper vending machine with online connection A system which comprises a self-service newspaper vending machine (2) includes an electronic control means (34) with an on-line connection (36) to a news providing organization (38) from which a newspaper containing up to the minute news can be purchased.... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5845577 | Newspaper stand with printer for printing undated news A dispensing machine for publications such as newspapers. Signals transmitted from remote sources are received by the machine, processed and then printed on the publication at the dispenser's site prior to being dispensed. Currency, subscription or debit ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845144 | Information processing apparatus with internal printer In an information processing apparatus with a main control unit and a printer, a transfer unit transfers commands and data between the main control unit and the printer, a memory temporarily stores the data transferred to the printer, and a detector detec... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5829899 | Wrist rest for incorporation with a computer keyboard A wrist rest for incorporation with a computer keyboard enables a user's wrist to have adequate support when typing and is able to be adapted to be incorporated with a different keyboard by adjusting knobs rotatably provided on two opposed sides of the wr... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813348 | Print job allocation system A print job allocation system interlinks customers of a plurality of printing plants located throughout the world and a plurality of printing plants located throughout the world. The system includes a network for connecting the printing plant customers an... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5651625 | Printer enclosure and controller unit "Smart" enclosure units which not only isolate electronic printers from the surrounding atmosphere but prevent explosion hazardous conditions from arising when retrieving output from the printers are described. The units comprise a first pressurizable cha... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5575578 | Removable pad for portable computer A mouse paid (10) is disclosed which can be attached conveniently to a portable computer (12). The pad has a lip (30) which fits over the border (18) of the keyboard on a personal computer and a spring loaded clamp slide (42) which engages the outer surfa... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5565757 | Charge control apparatus and electronic apparatus provided with such a control apparatus A control signal is outputted from a CPU in a predetermined period to a one-shot circuit. An output signal of the one-shot circuit is maintained at a predetermined level, as far as the control signal is supplied to the one-shot circuit in the predetermine... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5486849 | Thermal recording device with heat exchanger A temperature control device comprises a first heat exchange unit, for exchanging heat, which is thermally joined with a recording head for recording onto a recording medium by the use of heat energy, a second heat exchange unit for exchanging heat with t... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5374944 | Thermal printing with improved temperature control A thermal printer is disclosed in which an image is generated on a line-by-line basis with a printhead that is comprised of a plurality of individually activated resistor elements along its length. Uniformity of image intensity is achieved by carefully co... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5348408 | Wrist pad for use with keyboards A wrist and arm pad for use with keyboards is disclosed. The pad has a support means which is adjustable perpendicularly with respect to the keyboard for accommodating varying anatomies and preferences. The pad is also movable horizontally with respect to... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5343227 | Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording head with means reducing the amount of warp A recording medium in the sheet form is supplied into a designated direction guided by a sheet supply roller. An ink jet recording head in which a plurality of ink jet discharging orifices are arranged is placed in parallel with a surface of the recording... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5293183 | Heat blowing equipment of thermal print head for color video printer The present invention relates to heat blowing equipment for a thermal print head of a color video printer, in which a radiating plate is mounted on the upper surface of the thermal print head and a ventilation fan is directly connected to the upper portio... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5272491 | Thermal ink jet print device having phase change cooling A thermal ink jet print device having a phase change material, a solid or fluid, disposed in heat exchange proximity to the thermal ink jet printhead to absorb printhead heat energy by changing physical state at a printhead temperature below that at which... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5253940 | User selectable numeric keycaps layout Enhancements to computer keyboards and calculator devices are provided that permit a user to select the function and labelling of said device's numeric keypad to conform to either the 123 layout or the 789 layout. The enhancements comprising labelling mea... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5211493 | Cooling system for a thermal printing head A cooling system is provided for a thermal print head that has a thermal dye transfer portion and a rear surface. The cooling system includes a bracket defining an open reservoir, and is attached to the print head so that the rear surface of the print hea... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5195837 | Cooling device for an electric printer, particularly matrix printer A matrix printer includes a plurality of components, an outer casing and a frame. A flexible ribbon is provided which connects a component with either the frame or casing in order to conduct heat awau from the component; the ribbon is compressed at its po... | 03/23/1993 |
