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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020844 | Printer and control method for printer A setting acceptor is operable to accept printing settings for a current printing job, including a setting of a first printing condition involving a confirmation print to print a copy set of sorted pages before a temporary pause waiting for a continuation instructio... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7506863 | Methods and systems for providing directory printing Systems and methods are disclosed for providing directory printing. The disclosed systems may include a roll having a first axis. In addition, the systems disclosed may comprise a first print cylinder configured to receive web from the roll. The first print cylinder... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7441762 | Special order book production system A method of book production wherein a customer sends a computer file of a book to a producer whose computer book production program restructures the text and cover data to fit a standard/preferred size accommodated by the producer's book binding system. The program ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429036 | Method and system for efficiently printing and sorting multiple orders of transaction cards A system and method for printing and sorting non-identical transaction cards concurrently includes a printer which is configured to print onto multiple sheets (i) each of a plurality of non-identical transaction cards onto a separate print receiving space on a sheet... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413175 | Automated cover-driven workflows for manufacturing books in a production environment A cover-driven book production method and system are disclosed. The method of cover-driven book production includes providing a plurality of book covers. The book covers can be identified using, for example, a scanner. A book block can then be retrieved from a book ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408674 | Printing control apparatus and method for changing a setting based on a change in another setting When a user enters control information for controlling a printing device, the information is stored in a user information storage unit. All combinations of items of the control information capable of being set by the user and values of items incapable of being set b... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360485 | Planographic printing plate feeding apparatus In a planographic printing plate feeding apparatus, a load W applied to a stack of plates by a pickup roller which feeds a planographic printing plate from the stack is adjusted. If the load W is increased and exceeds a single feeding threshold, and if a conveyance ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337387 | Intercepting document data from a spooler and using the data to retrieve related information from a data base to modify the document An improved document generation tool which intercepts data from a print spool and utilizes that data in conjunction with the database to cause certain changes to the final printed data. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325375 | Selective product inserter apparatus and process The combination of a plurality of streams of printed products. The first stream of products is selectively inserted into a packaging device while being merged into a second stream of products. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324226 | Method, and arrangement in a communications network A method and an arrangement in a data communications system. The object of the invention is to achieve a wireless communication between a processing unit and a printer using a safe transmission and an increased transmission range compared to the infrared transmissio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300044 | Personalized document and method for making same A method for producing a document suitable for mailing to a recipient including the steps of determining preferences of the mail recipient and compiling a selection of messages relating to recipient preferences in a format accommodating variable data printing. The c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291658 | Radiation-curable inks for flexographic and screen-printing applications from multifunctional acrylate oligomers The present invention relates generally to radiation-curable ink formulations, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a family of radiation-curable ink formulations specifically for flexographic and screen printing applications. The inventive ink formula... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284753 | Printing device with manual paper feeding function A printing device with a manual paper feeding function includes a manual paper feeding unit, a first paper size input unit that inputs a paper size by an operation and a second paper size input unit that detects a paper size of fed paper and inputs the detected pape... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271926 | Image printing apparatus, image printing system, image data processing method and memory medium An image printing apparatus, an image printing system, an image processing method and a memory medium are provided for preventing the image printing apparatus from being occupied for a long time by a single user, thereby enabling efficient utilization of the printin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256902 | Network printing system that operates based on the environment The object is to provide a network printing system in which printing may be executed using stable print modes regardless of the printer operating environment. When the printer receives a print job, if (i) any of the printing parameters in the print mode associated t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256906 | Image processing apparatus and method for processing data for image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a read and analysis unit that analyzes print setting items recorded by a printer and stored in a memory card, and a generation unit that generates additional data relating to print settings required upon printing by the printer... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246798 | Method and apparatus for assembling personalized electronic media into printed products A method and apparatus for assembling personalized CDs, DVDs and other types of optical disks, magnetic media, and data storage devices into magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed products in order to enhance the amount and quality of personalization asso... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243602 | Device for positioning further processing devices on printing machines An apparatus for positioning further or auxiliary processing devices, such as folders, cross cutting devices, sheet stackers or roll winding-up systems, on printing presses, includes a first positioning device which interacts with a further positioning device fixed ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218413 | Printing control method and apparatus When an original image is to be printed as a poster composed of an array of 4×4 output images, an image is generated by enlarging the original image fourfold in the vertical and horizontal directions and dividing the enlarged image into 16 parts. These 16 partial i... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204482 | Printer with a page binding apparatus The present invention relates to a printer with an apparatus for binding pages. The apparatus includes a tray having a support surface for supporting a stack of pages. The support surface is inclined towards a lower-most corner with two side walls being provided whi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198260 | Method for synchronizing a number of paper feeding channels of a paper processing system The invention relates to a method for automatically synchronizing a number of paper feeding channels of an inserting system involving the following steps: a) inspecting the sheets provided for output in one of the channels by comparing their group sequence number an... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191703 | Web-fed press A web-fed press is provided. The web-fed press includes a reel carrier and a plurality of printing units arranged one after another for printing a printing material with a static printed image. The web-fed press includes a folder superstructure that is arranged afte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188774 | Method and apparatus for making articles Method and apparatus for applying unique composite indicia or markings to a succession of articles, in which each unique composite indicium comprises two or more indicia. At least part of each of the indicia may be co-located at a predetermined location on the artic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180608 | Signature layout for computer printers A method and apparatus is provided for printing an electronic document by automatically printing more than two pages from the electronic document on each side of a sheet of output. The pages that are printed on each sheet of output are automatically arranged in such... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127715 | Image outputting apparatus, control method for the image outputting apparatus, image outputting system, and storage medium product The invention provides an image outputting apparatus for outputting an image through execution of jobs, a control method for the image outputting apparatus, an image outputting system, and a storage medium product. When a job generated upon an output request is not ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093991 | Combined printer and binder A combined printing and binding device which includes a media tray, a printhead, an adhesive applicator, a binder and a housing. The media tray is designed to receive and retain a plurality of media sheets. The printhead is a page-width printhead designed to print i... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092963 | Database method and structure for a finishing system A method and structure for a virtual finishing job ticket database used in a finishing system wherein the database stores capability and constraint information relating to finishing devices available for a finishing job, receives information describing the finishing... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085763 | Device search system According to the present invention, a search condition can be moderated to easily understand a desired device without performing re-search, even if there is no device completely matching the search condition. An attribute of an object class is extracted out of the s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7014182 | Apparatus and method of on demand printing, binding, and trimming a perfect bound book A printing and binding apparatus (1) is disclosed which can print on demand, bind, and trim a perfect bound book. The apparatus includes one or more text page printers (110, 200) and a color cover printer (114). The text page printers print the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008503 | Method of binding pages of a volume In order to avoid the necessity of cropping the pages of a bound volume, uniformly sized printed pages having pre-glued edge surfaces are aligned within a stack and a press then presses the edge of the stack so as to compress the glue and adhere the pages together. | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995854 | Method and apparatus for facsimile data output sorting A facsimile apparatus which includes at least one communications mechanism, a printing mechanism, a memory, a transfer sheet selection mechanism, and a processor. The communications mechanism transmits and receives facsimile image data through a specific facsimile p... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973710 | Method and apparatus for making devices A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a device are provided. The method and the apparatus can form micro wiring without undesired wetting and spreading using an inexpensive functional-liquid supplying method. A method for forming a device, such as a radiofrequ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964016 | Method of paginating printed material A printed material to be folded a plurality of times is paginated by displaying an unfolded leaf and assigning page numbers to pages on the face and back of the unfolded leaf through computer processing. The number of rectangles corresponding to the number of pages ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929595 | Printing system, controller, printing method and storage medium A controller of a printing system creates imposed printing data in which a plurality of printing data for representing a printing image on one side of a sheet printed) are imposed (i.e., data to represent printing images covering a single page of a printed matter). ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923436 | Process for the manufacture of sets of printed pages for the preparation of books, and set of printed pages manufactured by that process The process is based on printing, in an electronic printing machine, the various bodies of text of the pages with symmetrical distribution with respect to the center of symmetry of the sheet being printed and likewise symmetrically with respect to one or both axes o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904845 | Method for producing advertising forms for insertion into different magazines The present invention relates to techniques for efficiently producing regional advertising for insertion into different magazines. In an implementation, the method includes establishing a uniform closing period for submission of advertising material, associating the... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6817518 | Systems for preparing presentation instruments for distribution A system for processing presentation instruments that includes a presentation instrument reservoir, a presentation instrument reader, a distribution stock holder, a distribution stock reader, two or more motor systems for advancing distribution stock and presentatio... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814004 | Face-to-face printing within booklet Method for printing pages within a booklet to improve the appearance of images on opposing pages includes sequencing images such that opposing pages are printed with the same print engine and/or fused the same number of times. Booklets include opposing pages having ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6767011 | Method for the production and control of merging continuous webs with variable data thereon A method for the production and control of merging continuous webs with variable data therein is described. The method provides for the printing of control codes preceding and antedating live variable data on the web. These control codes are used to match related we... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6694219 | Method and apparatus for assembling personalized electronic media into printed products A method and apparatus for assembling personalized CDs, DVDs and other types of optical disks, magnetic media, and data storage devices into magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed products in order to enhance the amount and quality of personali... | 02/17/2004 |
