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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7167742 | Utilization of an infrared probe to discriminate between materials A method of evaluating the surface of a material that has a distinguishable infrared spectrum comprising (a) positioning an infrared fiber optic probe to be in contact with a surface of the sample or material at a region of interest for detecting attenuated total re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7133057 | Heat development apparatus and method A heat development apparatus for heat developing a heat-developable recording material from one surface side by a heating unit, while transporting the heat-developable recording material by a transportation unit, the apparatus comprising: an inversion processing mec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6961074 | Image recording body and image forming apparatus by use of the same A light-heat conversion in a light-stimulated writing method and associated apparatus include an image recording body having an element, which absorbs an (electromagnetic wave) provided in a surface of a recording body, or in a recording layer formed on an uppermost... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952294 | Method of reading an image, method of forming a color image, device for forming a color image, silver halide color photosensitive material, and a device for processing a photosensitive material The present invention relates to a method of reading an image, which comprises exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparen... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6851609 | Image reading apparatus and copier An image reading apparatus includes a line sensor for reading an image of an original, a scanning optical system that has a light source and scans the original, a reference reflection member provided in such a position as to reflect a light emitted from the light so... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6824961 | Heat developing method and heat developing apparatus A heat developing method having the steps of: initially making the overall surface of a heat developing photosensitive material or a photosensitive and thermosensitive recording material (hereinafter called a “heat developing recording material”) to a predetermi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6573503 | Plastic light selective element for imaging applications An image sensing device including an imaging sensor, a package having opposing side portions, and an infrared light selective element coupled to the opposing side portions and overlying a top side portion of the imaging sensor, the selective element inclu... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6539342 | Sorting objects based on physical characteristics In this invention, the detection result indicating physical characteristics obtained from sensor sections and associated with a to-be-detected object for which it is determined that determination of detection thereof by a high-speed detecting process is d... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6469809 | Image recording system An image recording system is disclosed. The system comprises a rotatable recording drum on which an image receiving sheet and plural kinds of image recording mediums are mounted, an optical head for recording image information by exposing a laser beam to ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6057548 | Increased quality thermal image recording technique To record an image on a thermally sensitive medium, the medium is subjected to radiation from a single radiation emitter to heat a first portion of the medium to a first temperature which is below a threshold temperature at which the medium records. The m... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5985514 | Imaging member containing heat sensitive thiosulfate polymer and methods of use An imaging member is composed of a hydrophilic imaging layer having a hydrophilic heat-sensitive polymer containing heat-activatable thiosulfate groups, and optionally a photothermal conversion material. Upon application of energy that generates heat, suc... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5907735 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus A photosensitive material processing apparatus includes a heating drum, against which a processing sheet is pressed. A film is sandwiched between the processing sheet and the heating drum and is transported thereby while being heated, so that the film und... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5614340 | Migration imaging, optionally with dyes or pigments to effect bleaching A bleachable composition, including an acid photogenerator and a near-infrared radiation-absorbing dye or pigment, is utilized in a method of migration imaging to prevent unwanted absorptions. This composition can be incorporated either in the thermoplast... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5565287 | Migration imaging with dyes or pigments to effect bleaching A bleachable composition, including an acid photogenerator and a near-infrared radiation-absorbing dye or pigment, is utilized in a method of migration imaging to prevent unwanted absorptions. This composition can be incorporated either in the thermoplast... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5497001 | Flash tube devices A flash device has a flash tube which generates light in response to electrical energy. The amount of light emitted by the flash tube is monitored by a circuit which is connected to means for adjusting the electrical energy supplied to said flash tube whe... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5414262 | Imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media The present invention provides an imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media. The imaging device of the present invention is utilized in devices such as copiers, printers, game cards and the like, and comprises a subs... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411825 | Heat development process of migration imaging members Disclosed is an apparatus for heat development of a migration imaging member containing migration marking material and a softenable material capable of softening upon exposure to heat at a development temperature, which apparatus comprises a heating sourc... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5344731 | Migration imaging system A migration imaging system using a laser-addressable thermoplastic imaging member 10. The imaging member 10 comprises a supporting section 15 and a thermoplastic imaging surface layer 14. A charged, uniform layer of marking particles 24 is deposited on th... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5311017 | Imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media The present invention provides an imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media. The imaging device of the present invention is utilized in devices such as copiers, printers, game cards and the like, and comprises a subs... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5270733 | Material transport that selectively contacts different materials An imaging system comprising a source of light movable with respect to a writing element and projectable thereon to generate an image, a focusing system is provided for focusing a light source which generates a first beam of light of a wavelength selected... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5268708 | Laser thermal printer with an automatic material supply An imaging system having a source of light movable with respect to a writing element and projectable thereon to generate an image. A focusing system is provided for focusing a light source which generates a first beam of light of a wavelength selected to ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5264867 | Method and apparatus for selectively sorting image-bearing sheets from scrap sheets An imaging system comprising a source of light movable with respect to a writing element and projectable thereon to generate an image, a focusing system is provided for focusing a light source which generates a first beam of light of a wavelength selected... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5227265 | Migration imaging system A migration imaging system using a laser-addressable thermoplastic imaging member. The imaging member comprises a supporting section and a thermoplastic imaging surface layer. A charged, uniform layer of marking particles is deposited on the imaging surfa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5151595 | Imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media The present invention provides an imaging device and method for developing, duplicating and printing graphic media. The imaging device of the present invention is utilized in devices such as copiers, printers, game cards and the like, and comprises a subs... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5126760 | Direct digital halftone color proofing involving diode laser imaging A process is described for producing a direct digital, halftone color proof of an original image on a dye-receiving element, the proof being used to represent a printed color image obtained from a printing press, comprising: a) generating a set of electri... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5115304 | Copying device with developing and transfer device A copying machine for forming images using either ordinary color photosensitive materials or thermodeveloping photosensitive materials. The copying machine reproduces color images of high quality using a simple and small-scale device without the need for ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5081526 | Copying apparatus which uses thermally developable photosensitive materials Copying apparatus includes an image reading device which scans the original document photoelectrically and provides read-out tri-color separation signals, an image processing device in which the aforementioned read-out tri-color separation signals are sub... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5064743 | Thermal transfer recording medium A thermal transfer recording medium having a support and provided thereon, plural heat softening layers is disclosed. The thermal transfer recording medium comprses one of the following Constitutions (1) to (3); Constitution (1): a support, the first heat soft... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5049472 | Method and apparatus of recording image A method of and an apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium. A heat-sensitive sheet having a light-transmissive base sheet provided with a heat-fusible supercooled substance layer is made to abut a copy original such that the heat-fusible su... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4962314 | Image transfer apparatus An image transfer apparatus for transferring an image on an image sheet to an image-receiving sheet, while the image sheet and the image-receiving sheet are held in a superposed condition, comprises a working station for placing the image sheet and the im... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4893010 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus which produces an image on a photosensitive recoding medium through a light shieldable mask image carried on a light transmissive member. The apparatus comprises; a mask image forming means provided at a mask image forming zon... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4841154 | Thermal copying apparatus A thermal copying apparatus disclosed holds an original and a recording sheet in intimate contact with each other between a holding member and a transparent member and operates a light source to irradiate the original through the transparent member thereb... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4825074 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus of the type in which a latent image formed on a heat-developable photosensitive material through exposure is developed and the developed image is then transferred to an image-receiving material so as to be recorded on said ima... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4800275 | Heat-developing and transferring apparatus A heat developing and transferring apparatus for conducting a heat development of a latent image formed on an exposed heat-developable photosensitive material and for conducting transfer of the developed image from said heat-developable photosensitive mat... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4716291 | Copying machine A portable copying machine has a thermal head printer for printing image information on a copy paper, a Charge Coupled Device for reading out the image information, and a time-limit device of which setting time is varied in response to the voltage of powe... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4709149 | Copying machine A copying machine records an image on a recording sheet through the use of an ink donor sheet with thermally transferable ink. The copying machine includes a platen of glass for supporting an original to be copied, a scanner unit movable reciprocally rela... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4695528 | Process for forming images using body with reversible fixable and temperature-variable light extinctions In order to be able, in a simple manner, to erase, by heating, data recorded on bodies with reversible, temperature-variable light extinctions, and then to be able to use the body anew for the recording of data, these bodies consists of at least one polym... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4661703 | Two-color copying machine A two-color copying machine records an image on a recording sheet in two colors such as red and black by using thermally transferable red and black inks on ink donor sheets. The two-color copying machine includes a platen for supporting an original to be ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660964 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus forms an image on a thermal developing photosensitive material by light exposure, develops thermally the image on the photosensitive material and transfers the developed image to an image-receiving paper so as to be recorded t... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4620096 | Thermal developing and transferring method A method and apparatus for developing and transferring an image from a sheet of thermally developing photo-sensitive paper N containing a mobile pigment to a sheet of print paper P containing a pigment fixer, comprising a thermal developer 4 of the photo-... | 10/28/1986 |
