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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8154571 | Thermal recording material containing tris(2-Methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl)butane A thermal recording material of the invention contains, as a storability improver, tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl)butane trapping and containing water and/or methanol and having a crystal structure that shows a maximum X-ray diffraction peak at a diffractio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7365762 | Thermal printing head comprising a printable tape guiding member, in the form of a protection cover for a flexible control printed circuit A thermal printing head comprises a guide member made in a single-piece and designed as a jumper comprising two superimposed walls, covering, at least partly, respectively and jointly both surfaces of a flexible printed circuit board and providing between them a spa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7229733 | Production process of light emitting device A production process of a light emitting device capable of easily forming a fixed shape insulator layer irrespective of the quality of the material of a substrate is provided. The process of the present invention includes a process of forming an insulator layer by a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223505 | Method for forming micropatterns A method for forming micropatterns includes forming a thin film consisting of a single layer or of plural layers on a substrate, irradiating an energy beam to the thin film to elevate the temperature of a region to a predetermined temperature or higher to thereby mo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7111183 | Expansion method for complex power-sequencing applications Power-sequencing controllers are connected to allow more complex power sequencing and/or larger numbers of voltage supplies to be monitored than with a single controller. Power-on-reset (POR) output signals from the “slave” controllers are connected by a wired-O... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093989 | Printer comprising two uneven printhead modules and at least two printer controllers, one which spends print data to the other A printer having of a printhead having first and second elongate printhead modules, the printhead modules being parallel to each other and being disposed end to end on either side of a join region, wherein the first printhead module is longer than the second printhe... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6623852 | Use of a heat-sensitive recording material as a label A heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a layer support, on whose front face a heat-sensitive recording layer is arranged, containing a colorant precursor and a colorant acceptor which undergoes a colorant formation reaction when it comes into con... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6444959 | Apparatus and method for controlling the preheating temperature The apparatus and method control preheating temperature of equipment having a device to be preheated and a preheating device for start-up which includes a heat source and a heat source control device which has a plurality of heating patterns to control sa... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6246423 | Manual thermal writing device for forming image on image-forming substrate Using a thermal writing device, an image is drawn on an image-forming sheet that includes a base and a layer of microcapsules, coated over the base, containing microcapsules filled with a dye. The microcapsules are squashed under a predetermined pressure ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6228441 | Rewriteable image-recording substrate, image-recording apparatus and image-erasing apparatus therefor A rewriteable image-recording substrate has a base sheet, and an image-developing layer coated over a surface of the base sheet. The image-developing layer is composed of a plurality of split-tube elements formed of a shape memory resin exhibiting a prede... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6211117 | Printing plastics substrates Printed markers for identifying electrical cables are formed by winding an elongate plastics strip or flattened length of plastics tubing 19 onto a reel 30, which is then mounted for rotation to a thermal transfer printer 25. The printer then prints marki... | 04/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5985526 | Imaging process based on change of optical covering power A method of forming an image comprising imagewise-exposing a thermal recording element to heat, the element comprising a support having thereon a thermally-sensitive layer comprising particles containing a colorant, the particles having a particle size be... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5858583 | Thermally imageable monochrome digital proofing product with high contrast and fast photospeed Novel thermally imageable monochrome product compositions, elements, and processes are disclosed herein. These compositions and elements characteristically have high contrast and fast imaging speeds. The thermally imageable compositions of this invention ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5859948 | Images processing apparatus for controlling binarized multi-value image data to convert pulse widths differently in at least two modes An image recording apparatus for recording image data from an external apparatus receives the image data as an image signal from the external apparatus, records the received image signal, and outputs a characteristic signal regarding a recording character... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5854307 | Ink, and ink-jet recording method and instrument using the same Disclosed herein is a water-based ink composition comprising coloring material particles obtained by causing a dye to be adsorbed on or bonded to fine particles or an inorganic colloidal substance, and an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer disper... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5825985 | Thermal printer and thermal printer head driving system A thermal printer for forming an image on a sheet includes a thermal head having a plurality of linearly arranged thermal elements. A total number of thermal elements to be energized to form the line image is determined. A difference between the total the... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5660486 | Image printing apparatus and image printing method An image printing device includes a latent image charge keeping medium including a pyroelectric layer, a thermal head for selectively heating the charge keeping medium according to a signal, and an electrically conductive film disposed to be brought into ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5635267 | Optical information recording medium of phase change type having variably grooved tracks depending on their radial locations In an optical information recording medium such that a recording layer undergoing an optically detectable phase change by absorbing a laser beam is formed on a transparent substrate having geometrically concavo-convex groove tracks concentrically or spira... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5533453 | Method and apparatus for automatic numbering of forms on a rotary printing press Computer controlled numbering of consecutive business forms is provided for both computer controlled presses and in the form of a retrofit unit for conventional rotary presses. The retrofit unit includes a disk provided with radially oriented metallic str... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5391872 | Image recording apparatus using repeatedly usable recording medium According to the present invention, there is provided an image recording apparatus which records and erases a visible image on a recording medium. On the recording medium, the visible image is recorded by supplying first thermal energy thereto, and the re... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5347344 | Method for recycling an ink sheet and thermal transfer printer using the same A thermal transfer printer capable of quickly starting after being turned on and reproducing high quality color images, includes a photosensitive roller forming a charge pattern according to an ink transferred portion on an ink sheet at a time that the ph... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5270732 | Chart recorder A chart recorder is disclosed which has n (n=1, 2, 3, . . . ) measuring channels, one for each of n measurement signals to be recorded, a printing device (5) which produces n isochromatic dot sequences (8) as curves each associated with one of the n measu... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5101220 | Chart recorder with thermal print head and sound generator A thermal chart recorder which is operative for simultaneously generating a plurality of wave form images on a thermally responsive chart in response to input signals utilizing a stationary thermal print head, includes a sound generation circuit for gener... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4907034 | Image recorder using recording head An image recorder which requires a smaller amount of space for installation and which employs a simplified structure and eliminates moving parts in an image recording section. A recording head is provided having three linear arrays of light-emitting eleme... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4758846 | Heat pen A heat pen comprising a first tube, a holder tube coiled with resistance wire and a metallic cylinder as a stylus. When the resistance wire is charged with electricity the metallic cylinder is heated to mark heat-sensitive recording paper. When the metall... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4739344 | Chart recorded having multiple thermal print heads A chart recorder includes a chart drive assembly including a drive platen, first and second print heads, a slave controller for energizing the second print head, a master controller for energizing the first print head and for actuating the slave controlle... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4613872 | Recorder for side-by-side digital recording of analog data and digital data A recorder which records analog input waveforms and converts analog input data into digital data at regular intervals and at selected times records the digital data in the form of a list of data along side of the analog input waveforms together with the t... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4565918 | Heating circuit for a thermal recording-pen In an automatic recording instrument having a thermal recording-pen to record on a heat sensitive recording-paper, an operational amplifier output supplies the heating current to the thermal pen through a resistor. A non-linear transfer element receives t... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4513294 | Physiological trend data recorder A strip chart recorder and method for recording trend signals representative of a physiological condition on a strip chart responsive to the occurrence of an alarm condition. Trend signals representative of said physiological condition in the past are sto... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4409597 | Line printer for recording analog signals A line printer adapted for use recording analog signals, includes a plurality of printing elements arranged side by side in a row, wherein they are located close to each other one after another, an output head carrying the printing elements such that they... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4394664 | Thermal plotter A thermal plotter is provided which is of extremely simple construction and which can provide a magnified trace on a sheet in response to very small mechanical movement. A pair of spaced electrically conductive bus bars are disposed with their forward edg... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4367395 | Thermal pen tip A thermal pen tip comprising a heat reserve layer formed on an insulating substrate; a resistance layer for heating formed on said heat reserve layer; and a protective layer formed on said resistance layer, wherein said heat reserve layer has a convex top... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4346390 | Solid state recorder A chart recorder has a fixed thermal printhead for recording traces and annotations thereto representative of monitored parameters. A microcomputer, including timing, memory and control circuits controls the operation of the recorder which is enabled to p... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4325071 | Thermal recording stylus A thermal recording stylus comprised of a ceramic tip with two passages from openings near a frustum-shaped end to openings at the rear, an electrical heating element wrapped around the frustum-shaped end from one opening thereof to the other, and electri... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4297714 | Thermal pen A thermal pen of thick film type comprises a thermal pen tip and a thermal pen tip holder connected to the thermal pen tip for holding the thermal pen tip. The thermal pen tip comprises a high resistance substrate formed in the form of a pen point, a heat... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4292641 | Electrically heated recording indicator for recording instruments and the like An electrically heated recording indicator is designed for use in a recording instrument or the like utilizing a thermosensitive recording medium. The recording indicator comprises an outer electrically conductive metallic tubular support member and an in... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4291315 | Apparatus for providing a constant density trace of ECG analog signals Apparatus for providing a constant density trace of an analog signal which utilizes a thermal stylus is disclosed. The minimum rise and fall times of the analog signal are of the same order of magnitude as the thermal time constant of the thermal stylus. ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4251564 | Heat-sink imaging method and apparatus for live skin tissue using pulsed energy source The imaging layer coated side of a heat-responsive recording medium is selectively heat-sinked by the raised portions of live skin tissue contacting the same so that only the unheat-sinked portions of the recording medium will reach an imaging temperature... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4236163 | Thermal recording stylus A thermal recording stylus has a recording head made of Type IIa diamond. The type IIa diamond has a very good heat conductivity and an excellent abrasion-resistant property. Therefore, the thermal recording stylus with the recording head made of Type IIa... | 11/25/1980 |
