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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367728 | Ink ribbon cartridge having shaft connecting members An ink ribbon cartridge including a cartridge frame, take-up shaft connecting members, and supply shaft connecting members is provided. The take-up shaft connecting members support and rotatably connect ends of a take-up shaft to the cartridge frame and the supply s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 6929048 | Laser transfer of organic material from a donor to form a layer in an OLED device Apparatus for permitting the laser transfer of organic material from a donor onto a substrate to form a layer of organic material on one or more OLED devices, wherein the donor includes a laser light-absorbing layer, and a layer with heat transferable organic materi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6750290 | Epoxy resin composition, method of improving surface of substrate, ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus The present invention relates to a curing epoxy resin composition permitting water repellent and ink repellent surface treatment. The epoxy resin composition contains (A) an alkylsiloxane-containing epoxy resin, (B) a cationic polymerization catalyst, and (C) a poly... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6695030 | Apparatus for permitting transfer of organic material from a donor web to form a layer in an OLED device Apparatus for transferring organic material from a donor web onto a substrate to form a layer of organic material on one or more OLED devices including a web of donor material; first and second fixtures and a structure for applying fluid to a chamber to c... | 02/24/2004 |
| 5775821 | Ribbon cassette for a printing apparatus In a facsimile machine, when a received image data having resolution of standard mode is stored in a reception data memory, the image data is decoded and then converted to image data of two fine or four super fine lines and stored in a first recording dat... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5200764 | Print head assembly for use in an ultrasonic printer The present invention relates to a print head assembly for use in an ultrasonic printer. The print head assembly comprises at least one print head which is slidably mounted in a block which is slidably secured in the ultrasonic printer. Each print head co... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5095317 | Thermomagnetic imprinting apparatus and method An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4943812 | Thermal transfer type color recording method and apparatus therefor A thermal transfer color recording method of and an apparatus for recording a color image on a transfer paper by successively transferring inks of different colors from an ink film to the transfer paper at a recording station. A ink of one color is transf... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4920358 | Imprinting apparatus An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4898484 | Thermal transfer printer A thermal printer including a thermal printer and a thermal head wherein a clearance between the platen and the thermal head is not less than a maximum diameter of one roll of an ink filled ribbon set by a thermal head driving motor. A ribbon cassette is ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4884082 | Color image recording apparatus A photosensitive recording medium is exposed to light through mask members produced from color image information thereby to form a color image. A color image recording apparatus includes an inlet for receiving a monochromatic image recording sheet from a ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4797690 | Ribbon feed mechanism The present invention relates to a ribbon feed mechanism for use in a heat transfer printer. The ribbon feed mechanism includes first, second, and third ribbon feed components fitted on a shaft, a friction plate mounted between the first and second ribbon... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4780348 | Print protecting member transfer layer having surface layer with lower softening point than under layer A print protecting member comprising a transfer layer laminated peelably on a substrate is provided in which the transfer layer comprises at least a surface layer and an under layer. The surface layer has a lower softening point than that of the under lay... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4769649 | Imprinting apparatus An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4754294 | Electrophotographic printer An electrophotographic printer comprises a charger for uniformly charging a photoconductor, a unit for irradiating a light beam modulated based on image signals representing a continuous tone image onto the uniformly charged photoconductor, thereby to for... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4752785 | Recording medium package A recording medium package for use on a heat transfer printer. The recording medium package comprises: a plurality of recording sheets, an ink ribbon having a sufficient length to print all the plurality of recording sheets and formed by coating one side ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4745415 | Thermal printer having thermal head for transferring ink of ink film onto transfer paper A thermal printer comprising a transfer section where an ink film is pressed into tight contact with recording paper for transferring ink from the ink film to the recording paper by means of a thermal head, thereby to form an image on the recording paper.... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4733249 | Printer and method of printing A printer and method of printing on a transfer medium utilizing thermoplastic magnetic ink. A thermal head selectively applies thermal energy to melt selected portions of the thermoplastic magnetic ink. A magnetic head substantially spatially fixed relati... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4733251 | Thermal transfer printing A thermal transfer printing method which is performed by the use of a thermal printer including a platen, a thermal print head having at least one heating element and a length of ink carrier ribbon with the recording medium positioned between the thermal ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4723137 | Recto-verso indirect electrostatic printer An electrostatic printer uses a dielectric film (10) as an intermediate recording medium for an electrostatic latent image which is to be printed on a final recording medium (1) such as sheets of paper. The latent image is first developed by inking, and t... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4710782 | Current-applying thermal transfer film A current activated thermal transfer film especially suitable as a non-impact printing ribbon is provided. The film has a thin uniform support layer with a resistance layer disposed on one surface and an ink layer is disposed on the opposed surface of the... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4698646 | Thermal transfer recording system A thermal transfer recording system comprising a supply cartridge including a case and an image forming sheet and an ink sheet housed in the case, taking-out means for taking out the image forming sheet and the ink sheet from the supply cartridge and prin... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4689639 | Inked film feeding for a thermal printer A thermal printer for transferring ink from an inked film onto paper using a thermal head includes an inked film feeding mechanism for feeding the inked film, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding the paper, and a platen located opposite the thermal head.... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4683478 | Printer with detachably mountable ink ribbon cassette A printer system using a cassette housing therein printing ribbon is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cassette provided with an electrically conductive sheet for preventing the cassette from accumulatin... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4675698 | Thermal transfer recording method In a thermal transfer recording method of the type using a strip of repeatedly usable ink ribbon wound about an ink ribbon feeding roll, recording is effected by means of a line scanning type thermal head while recording paper and ink ribbon are transport... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4668961 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes supply and take-up reels stored in a cassette case, a print head and a carriage. An ink ribbon housed in the cassette case can be fed from the supply reel in both the forward and reverse directions guided by means of guide r... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4665407 | Thermal printer A thermal printer using a thermal transfer-printing ribbon including a thermal head movable between an operative position in which it is held in pressing engagement with a printing sheet and an inoperative position in which it is released from pressing en... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4663637 | Transfer material holding cassette An improved transfer material holding cassette of the type including transfer material in the form of ribbon, two cores and a case is disclosed. The case is formed with an opposing pair of guides and the inoperative position of the guides is determined of... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4661824 | Thermal printer for printing on rough surface A thermal printer which includes a selectively energized thermal head that is located opposite to a platen and is capable of thermally transferring ink from an ink supply onto paper fed between the ink supply and the platen. A heater element is selectivel... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661826 | Picture image forming apparatus In picture image forming apparatus employing a copying paper and a transfer printing ribbon with both ends connected to take up cores, when the leading end of the copying paper is located close to a transfer printing unit, the tension of the ink ribbon is... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660053 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus In a thermal transfer recording method for use in a recording apparatus using a roll of recording paper of an ordinary paper material wound about a core and a strip of ink ribbon would about an ink ribbon feeding roll, recording is effected by means of a ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651165 | Recorder A recorder comprises cam means rotatably mounted on a carriage and having first and second synchronously rotated cams, head shift means for shifting up and down a record head in response to the movement of the first cam, take-up means for taking up an ink... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4644370 | Image-forming apparatus An image-forming apparatus in which a recording head transfers a color agent from a transfer material in accordance with a latent image so as to form an image on a sheet, and which has a cleaning device for cleaning the recording head. The cleaning device... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642659 | Image building apparatus The improved image building apparatus is constructed such that recording medium, that is, recording paper, is normally introduced into the image building section with a thermal head or the like component incorporated therein while it is stretched under th... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4642656 | Thermal printer A thermal printer automatically varies torque of a slip clutch provided between a motor and an ink film takeup roller with movements of a thermal head such that the torque transmitted to the takeup roller is smaller when the thermal head is in a transfer ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4642658 | Image forming apparatus An image recording apparatus is provided with a device for detecting the presence or absence of an ink ribbon, which is characterized in that one of a one-direction recording mode and a both-direction recording mode is selected in accordance with the resu... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641150 | Thermal printer A thermal printer having a reciprocable carriage on which a thermal head is carried. The printer further includes a rotatable gear for winding print tape, a toothed rack that can move toward and away from the winding gear, and a driving plate for reciproc... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4641151 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus A device associated with a thermal transfer recording apparatus for boosting a pressing force of a thermal head against a platen roller. The thermal head is mounted on one end portion of an elongate support plate which is movable in a seesaw motion about ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4641148 | Thermal printhead with ribbon exit guide A wear-resistant ribbon guide surface (11 or 25a, 25b) is added to a thermal printhead (1) to lower the ribbon exit angle after printing or to shift the ribbon exit position away from the printing. The angle past that surface remains large enough for visi... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4641149 | Thermal transfer printer In the thermal transfer printer for printing with an ink ribbon in plural columns, a center of a flat portion formed on the platen roller of a contact portion of the thermal head and a center of the thermal head are shifted corresponding to an amount of s... | 02/03/1987 |
