Class 346/146 - MISCELLANEOUS

Subclass of Class 346 - Recorders
Definition: Miscellaneous recorders not otherwise classifiable.
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 01/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7319474	Electronics apparatus and image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus including a thermal head attached to a supporting body having a heat release function, a power supply circuit board that is disposed inside a casing and supplies electrical power to the thermal head, and a cooling fan that takes in the ...	01/15/2008
7267499	System, apparatus and method 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...	09/11/2007
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
6966630	Inkjet head An inkjet recording head characterized by better ink repellency, greater resistance to abrasion and a longer service life than a conventional product can be attained when an ink repellent layer comprising a compound made up of a perfluoropolyether chain and alkoxysi...	11/22/2005
6247598	Storage container for ink jet recording head cartridge and method for storing the cartridge A storage container for sealingly carrying an ink jet recording head cartridge having an ink jet recording head having the discharge orifices for discharging the ink and a mounting portion for mounting an ink tank replaceably. The ink jet recording head c...	06/19/2001
6070828	Curl removing device for rolled paper utilizable in image forming apparatus A curl removing device utilizable for the facsimile machine (1), in which the cutout portion (31) is formed on the holding part (28) of the curl removing plate (14) and it is formed in the plate holding part (13) the resilient hook member (24) which posit...	06/06/2000
5881966	Curl removing device for rolled paper utilizable in image forming apparatus Curl removing device utilizable for the facsimile machine (1), in which the cutout portion (31) is formed on the holding part (28) of the curl removing plate (14) and it is formed in the plate holding part (13) the resilient hook member (24) which positio...	03/16/1999
5731974	Method and apparatus for the preparation and setup of mobile working equipment A method and apparatus for preparing and setting up mobile working equipment using an interactive control console and specialized programming is provided. The interactive control console provides the user with a decision tree having a plurality of decisio...	03/24/1998
5373936	Storage container A storage container for housing and storing an ink jet cartridge which has a recording head to discharge ink, and an ink tank to contain ink to be supplied to the recording head and which is structured to be exchangeable with respect to a recording appara...	12/20/1994
5341689	Pen force gage for a pen plotter A pen force gage for a pen plotter for determining whether the force of a pen positioned by a pen support onto the surface of a drawing media in the pen plotter falls within an acceptable range. The pen force gage includes structure for aligning or positi...	08/30/1994
5329295	Print zone heater screen for thermal ink-jet printer A color ink-jet printer having a heating blower system for evaporating ink carriers from the print medium after ink-jet printing. A preheat drive roller engages the medium and draws it to a print zone. The drive roller is heated and preheats the medium be...	07/12/1994
5309181	Pressing clip for flexible member A pressing clip for pressing a flexible member against a circuit board is provided which comprises a web portion, a presser portion extending from the web portion, the presser portion being elastically deformable for pressing engagement with the flexible ...	05/03/1994
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
5255009	Automatic maintenance system for drop aperture plate (optics protection) Apparatus for protecting optical elements of an optical ink drop detector that detects the presence of an ink drop in a drop detection zone, and for maintaining an aperture plate used in conjunction with the ink drop detector. The apparatus includes a mov...	10/19/1993
5231416	Container for ink jet head and recovering method of ink jet head using container A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein includes an openable containing member for containing the ink jet head and permitting removal of the ink jet head when opened, and a discharge recovery member for discharging ink from the ...	07/27/1993
5231425	Storage container There is disclosed a storage container for an ink jet recording head, consisting of a part having a box-shaped recess for housing the recording head, and another plate-shaped part for covering the aperture of the recessed part. The recessed part and/or th...	07/27/1993
5182583	Ink-jet having battery capacity detection An ink jet recording apparatus to which a power source is supplied from a battery and which executes the recording onto a recording sheet by using a recording head which discharges an ink from a discharge port comprises: a battery detector to detect run-d...	01/26/1993
5053792	Device for cooling thermal head A device for cooling a thermal head of a thermal image recording apparatus comprising a ventilation unit for producing a stream of air for cooling the thermal head and a duct for guiding the stream of air having cooled the thermal head outside the recordi...	10/01/1991
5034758	Dust shield for a printer A dust shield for preventing paper dust from fouling a printer and printhead mechanism is disclosed. In a sprocket-wheel paper drive printer, the sprockets are at least partially encased as they enter and exit the holes in the paper. Paper particles are t...	07/23/1991
4916469	Image-forming apparatus The image-forming apparatus comprises a first frame, a recording electrode with an image formation voltage applied thereto, a belt-like recording medium disposed facing the charging electrode and toner transporting means for supplying toner to a space bet...	04/10/1990
4876655	Method and apparatus for evaluating jitter The distribution with respect to time of an event defined by the waveform of a repetitive input signal having a magnitude that lies within a predetermined range of values is observed by generating a sample signal at least once during each repetition of th...	10/24/1989
4823150	Method of and apparatus for printing edges of flexible sheets in assembled relationship A method of and apparatus for printing on corresponding edges of a plurality of flexible sheets maintained in assembled relationship are disclosed. The method includes the steps of printing on the edges of non-contact fashion, controlling the printing wit...	04/18/1989
4806948	Ribbon separating mechanism for thermal printer Apparatus for separating a thermal transfer ribbon from a recording medium includes an elongated member which is positioned adjacent the ribbon and is movable to a position in contact with the ribbon for stripping the ribbon from the recording medium afte...	02/21/1989
4796058	Recording apparatus Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus for forming images on a record paper such as plain paper, sensitized paper or film. The apparatus comprises the transport system for feeding the recording paper along a predetermined path, the laser optical system...	01/03/1989
4750006	Platen for recording device A platen for a recording device includes a main body of the platen having a flat surface part opposing a recording head and a guiding part for a recording sheet. The guide part is continuous with the flat surface part and inclined so as to secure smooth a...	06/07/1988
4727385	Image forming apparatus including means for dehumidifying An image forming apparatus comprises an image forming paper supply section for supplying image forming paper having a paper base, an image forming section for forming a given image on the image forming paper supplied from the image forming paper supply se...	02/23/1988
4645327	Recording apparatus having water vapor removing or preventing means A recording apparatus having an image carrier and a heated intermediate transfer member is disclosed. The improvement is the addition of a shielding member of porous metal for preventing water vapor and/or heat from reaching the surface of the image carri...	02/24/1987
4600927	Method of preserving ink jet recording head A method of preserving an ink jet recording head comprises an ejecting element for flying ink droplets, an elastic ink tank portion containing an ink to be fed to the ejecting element, a casing housing the ink tank portion, and the feature is composed of ...	07/15/1986
4479136	Cleaning system and method for ink jet printer Apparatus for cleaning contaminants from the face and orifice(s) of the print head of an ink jet printer includes a cleaning card having a foam strip secured across the front face of the card near its bottom edge, the upper portion of the card forming ste...	10/23/1984
4371878	Device for correcting ink dot misplacement in ink-jet printing In an electrostatic type ink-jet printer of the type leaving "guard drops" between charged drops, an electronic circuit is provided which generates charge-enabling signals in response to which guard drops are charged. When a sync signal is generated which...	02/01/1983
4370665	Paper transport for a printer test unit A paper transport simulates movement of a plurality of documents past the print station of a ink jet printer. The transport includes an arrangement for transporting a continuous paper web past the print station and a tachometer drive roller for contacting...	01/25/1983
4361845	Device for preventing the contamination of ink jet components In an ink jet printing system wherein a drop generator emits ink droplets for printing on a recording media, deleterious ink mist or ink dust formed as a result of ink droplets impacting on the media is collected by a collecting container disposed relativ...	11/30/1982
4343010	Recorder control circuit for suppressing incipient arcing at the heating electrodes In an improved control circuit for the heating current of a system for developing latent photographic images on a heat developable medium, an incipient loss of tension in the record medium is sensed by detecting high frequency components of the energizing...	08/03/1982
4198154	Image recording apparatus capable of representing half-tones on an image This specification discloses a recording apparatus which is capable of representing half-tones of an image. The apparatus is provided with a device for varying the spot size of a recording beam on a recording medium in accordance with the density informat...	04/15/1980
4152587	Reader for graph curve lines and like A curve line reader of the type wherein a recording medium carrying an optically visible curve line is caused to move relatively to an electronic camera tube which electronically scans an optical image of the medium along a locus extending transversely of...	05/01/1979
4128755	Apparatus for automatic reading and evaluation of graphs on trip recorder disks, and the like The diagram carrier bears a plurality of graphs of different formats in different respective tracks. A scanning station includes a plurality of scanning elements arranged in a row. The diagram carrier is moved in the direction of its tracks and perpendicu...	12/05/1978
4126869	Chaff tray for facsimile recorder A facsimile recorder of moist electrolytic recording paper includes a tray under the helical scanning electrode which traverses the paper. The tray performs the dual function of collecting chaff abraded from the paper by the scanning electrode and of cont...	11/21/1978
3964072	Suppression of unwanted radiation from unavoidable openings in shielded enclosures A waveguide opening for moving paper in and/or out of a data printer employing wave attenuators and reflectors to suppress electromagnetic wave radiation generated within said printer from escaping through the paper opening....	06/15/1976

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