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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252914 | Toner for electrophotography and developer for electrophotography using the same, process cartridge, apparatus for forming image, and method for forming image A toner for electrophotography fulfilling both the fixability and the void resistance at high level, and forms a high-quality image. The toner for electrophotography contains: a binder resin; and a wax component which contains: a first wax having an endothermic peak... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6867416 | Image forming method and image forming material An image forming method comprising the steps of: superposing an image receiving sheet containing an image receiving layer and a heat transfer sheet containing a substrate, a light-heat conversion layer and an image forming layer on each other with the image forming ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6857358 | Device and method for marking cigarette packets The invention relates to a device and a method for marking cigarette packets, comprising a transport device for conveying at least one cigarette packet to a marking station for marking cigarette packets, and the following features: the transport device grasps a batc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6702915 | Lamination envelope The present invention involves a method for forming an improved lamination envelope (260) for use in forming a pre-press proof (200) which comprises laminating at least one surface of a lamination envelope (150) with a pre-laminate sheet (240) comprising ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6614023 | Process and apparatus for providing codings on (cigarette) packs For coding (cigarette) packs (10) in the region of a conveyor, in particular in the region of a (drying) turret (34). A region of an outer pack surface, in particular of a side surface (14), is exposed during the coding. For this purpose, it is possible f... | 09/02/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5578824 | Image forming system A donor sheet having at least a thin image-forming film on a support is brought into a superposed relationship with an image-receiving material having an image-receiving layer provided on a support either directly or with at least one cushion layer interp... | 11/26/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5276464 | Method and apparatus for loading and unloading superposed sheets on a vacuum drum 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... | 01/04/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5258610 | Method and apparatus for sensing the presence of a sheet by sheet causing attenuation of radiation A sheet detection apparatus (10) capable of detecting the presence of a sheet (18). The sheet detection apparatus (10) employs a heater (11) as a thermal emission source that emits radiant energy of a particular wavelength and a detector (12) having an ou... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5132537 | Image transfer apparatus and method An image transfer apparatus for transferring an image recorded on an image sheet to an image-receiving sheet wherein the image sheet and the image-receiving sheet placed one above the other on a guide plate, together with the guide plate and a cover sheet... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5105083 | Thermal copier having reversibly driven transport belt for document and thermosensitive sheet A thermal copier for reproducing an image printed on a document on a thermosensitive sheet by transporting the document and sheet together and illuminating them by thermal rays that pass through the sheet. A belt for transporting the document and sheet to... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5072245 | Image recording apparatus employing optical and heat energy to record image An image recording apparatus which includes a conveying device for conveying a transfer recording medium having a transfer recording layer whose transfer characteristics change when a first energy and a second energy different from the first energy are ap... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5066562 | Method of heating image formation sheet A method of heating an image formation sheet of the present invention comprises heating while winding the image formation sheet around the periphery of a drum during heat developing and heat transfer. When the total length of the image formation sheet is ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4971408 | Remelting of printed hot melt ink images In the particular embodiment of the invention described in the specification, a hot melt ink print is prepared by applying the ink to a porous substrate, permitting it to solidify, and reheating the substrate and the ink to a temperature 5° C. to 30° C.... | 11/20/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4853743 | Moisture-controlled image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus in which a latent image formed on a photo-sensitive material by optical exposure is thermally developed. The photo-sensitive material is piled on an image receiving material so that the image developed on the photo-sensitive m... | 08/01/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4801961 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus for obtaining a dye image on an image receiving material by applying an image forming solvent to a heat development photosensitive material and/or the image receiving material comprises: a solvent application device for applying... | 01/31/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4785332 | Pressurizing image forming apparatus A pressurizing image forming apparatus makes use of a photo- and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material including a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate from a heat-developable material which enables the developed image to be fixed by the a... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783675 | Image recording method An image recording method wherein an image recorded on a thermal developing photosensitive material is transferred to an image-receiving material in the presence of an image forming solvent so as to be formed on the image-receiving material. In this metho... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4783683 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus employs a photo- and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate from a material which is photo-sensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4780736 | Method of and apparatus for recording image An image recording method wherein an image recorded on a thermal developing photosensitive material is transferred to an image-receiving material in the presence of an image forming solvent so as to be formed on the image-receiving material. A water absor... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4760790 | Printing presses There is provided a web printing apparatus (20 ) comprising a web feed means (4, 5, 6), two or more printing stations (21, 22) arranged to print radiation-curable ink onto a web (3) and a primary radiation source (11) arranged to radiate said web with an ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4751528 | Platen arrangement for hot melt ink jet apparatus In the particular embodiment described in the specification, a hot melt ink jet system includes a temperature-controlled platen provided with a heater and a thermoelectric cooler electrically connected to a heat pump and a temperature control unit for con... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4737822 | Image recording apparatus and method An image recording apparatus employs a photo- and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate from a material which is photo-sensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be... | 04/12/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4698504 | Inserts attachable to a wire mesh belt for supporting sheets in a thermography apparatus A thermography apparatus includes a wire mesh conveyor belt for conveying sheets through a heating zone in which a resin is heated and melted. A plurality of inserts is mounted on the belt for supporting the sheets. Each of the inserts comprises an elonga... | 10/06/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4659927 | Image transfer apparatus and method A method for transferring an image from an image sheet to an image-receiving sheet while the sheets are superposed, and an apparatus therefor. A support plate of good thermal conductivity and rigidity is placed against the sheets, and a cover sheet superp... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651220 | Method of recording and reproducing images produced by an electron microscope A stimulable phosphor sheet is exposed to an electron beam having passed through a specimen in an electron microscope to record a first magnified image of the specimen on the sheet. A stimulating energy is applied to the sheet for discharging light theref... | 03/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4469433 | Color copying machine using signal conversion A color copying machine includes a device separating the image information from each area of the original into colors corresponding to predetermined recording colors to thereby form corresponding video signals. A preferential selection circuit converts ea... | 09/04/1984 |
