Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139092 | Thermal transfer dyesheet and printer A thermal transfer dyesheet comprising a substrate bearing a region of a thermally transferable dye, the region including a first printable portion within the region having a first optical density, a second printable portion within the region having a second optical... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7965306 | Thermal transfer printing method A thermal transfer printing method for forming a screen on photographic paper without providing a margin between the screen and a screen adjacent thereto. Photographic paper is unwound from a roll and then a screen having an image is formed on the paper, by transfer... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7907157 | Technique for printing a color image A technique for optimizing or enhancing color images. Embodiments are disclosed for creating an enhanced color image, including the enhancement of perceived color uniformity. In a “dot-on-dot” registration scheme for producing color images, the dots need to be p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7417655 | Printer and printing method for recording image during movement of recording paper A printer comprises a feed roller to which driving force is transmitted from a motor via a reducer. While the feed roller moves a recording paper, an image is recorded by a line print head one line by one line. The feed roller is provided with a rotary encoder. A co... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397489 | System and method for efficient donor material use Methods and control systems are provided for operating a thermal printer adapted to print images by heating and transferring donor material from donor patch sets from onto a receiver medium, the printer being operable to print images in a manner that exhausts a full... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7362345 | Printer and printing method A printer includes a conveyance mechanism capable of conveying a long recording medium in a first direction from a supply unit storing therein the recording medium, toward an image recording unit capable of recording a color image on the recording medium, and in a s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352379 | Sheet for forming an image, image forming method, and image forming apparatus The present invention provides a sheet for forming an image having an identifying mark, an image forming method, and an image forming apparatus using the same, wherein the identifying mark is useful to identify various information concerning the sheet. The sheet for... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7321447 | System and method for processing a multi-colour image A system and method are provided for processing digital multi-colour images for the reproduction thereof on a colour printing and/or copying system. Image dots of marking particles of the respective colours associated with the respective colour separation images are... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315316 | Printer A printer includes a conveyance mechanism capable of conveying a long recording medium in a first direction from a supply unit storing therein the recording medium, toward an image recording unit capable of recording a color image on the recording medium, and in a s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309178 | Image formation device An image formation device (facsimile machine, printer, copier, etc.) is provided, which is capable of reducing the amount of ink ribbon rolled up for the removal of slack of the ribbon. When a ribbon roll-up process is started, the operation mode of the image format... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281474 | Printing method for printing optically readable code on printing medium, using printing plate and printed matter bearing printed and optically readable code A dot code is printed on a sheet of paper by using a first printing plate and a first ink. Immediately thereafter, a code coat is formed by printing to cover the dot code, by using a second printing plate and a second ink having a property of not affecting the opera... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283282 | Method of adjusting color in a color proof The present invention is a method of adjusting a color in a color proof (112) printed with primary colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. It is accomplished by: a) combining the cyan bitmap (2), magenta bitmap (4... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277109 | Thermal transfer printer In a thermal transfer printer, before a thermal head transfers an ink component of a yellow region on a recording paper, the thermal head is preheated up to a transfer temperature and by sublimating a black ink component constituting a mark pattern during preheating... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271819 | Thermal printer that effectively controls heat buildup A thermal head has heating elements and is movable relative to a printing medium. A pulse application portion applies a drive voltage pulse selectively to the heating elements. A voltage measurement portion measures a head voltage applied to the thermal head. A tota... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250959 | Printer with multi-pass media transport A thermal printer and method for operating a thermal printer are provided. The thermal printer has a receiver medium path leading past a print nip between a print head and platen. A processor causes an urge roller to move the receiver medium in the forward direction... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7239420 | Corresponding lenticular imaging Disclosed herein is a method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising: providing an output device in communication with a computer having a memory; receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file; converting the interlaced image file into an... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217047 | Thermal transfer printer In a ribbon cassette which is used in a thermal transfer printer of the present invention, a head insertion section, in which a thermal head is inserted to turn its head up and down, is formed between a first ribbon housing section and a second ribbon housing sectio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215351 | Method and apparatus for reducing print time A thermal dye transfer printer reduces print time by printing sequential color section from a donor web onto a receiver sheet while the donor web and receiver sheet travel in forward or reverse directions relative to a printer head. A first colored image is formed o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209246 | Information processing apparatus and method for processing read image data An original is read and the information stored as information targeted for processing, with either printing, transmission or holding being the processing for which the stored information is targeted, and the destination of the processing and either the timing or the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156512 | Casing for an ink cartridge A casing (9, 10) for a cartridge (5) which is adapted for supplying print media (12) and an ink to an inkjet printhead with which the cartridge (5) is engaged, the casing (9, 10) including: a core... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145495 | Process for duplicating remote control command codes A system and process is disclosed for duplicating or replicating remote control units for automobile locks and other common purposes. The system comprises a device that reads the remote control signal codes in an existing keyfob device, analyzes the code for type, s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136185 | Corresponding lenticular imaging Disclosed herein is a method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising: providing an output device in communication with a computer having a memory; receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file; converting the interlaced image file into an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119821 | Color thermal printer and color thermal printing method In a color thermal printer, printing units for each color image are disposed along transporting path of recording sheet. In each printing unit, a thermal head and a platen roller are provided. Recording sheet is pressed on the thermal head by the platen roller and t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116343 | Multi-media printer including paper path sensors A printer capable of transferring images to different types of media is disclosed. Media sheets of different sizes and types may be dispensed through a single input path to a print station including a printhead and a platen. The printhead is adapted for transferring... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102660 | Thermal transfer printing An article for receiving an image by thermal transfer printing includes an image-receiving surface of plastics material coated with a layer of dye-receptive material capable of accepting an image by means of a dye thermal transfer process, wherein the glass transiti... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097370 | Method for multi-layer printing of a thermal printer Multi-layer printing of a thermal printer allows editing of print objects in a plurality of editing pages, and creation of a relationship between the editing pages and a plurality of dye areas of a dye ribbon. The print objects in the editing pages are converted int... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086724 | Compact media and ink cartridge for inkjet printhead A cartridge is provided for supplying print media and ink to an inkjet printhead with which the cartridge is engaged. The cartridge comprises a casing, a core rotatably mounted inside the casing, an ink supply inside the core, a roll of print media supported by the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088469 | Method and apparatus for printing halftone recipe color images An apparatus for printing halftone recipe color images which comprises a printhead (500). The printhead (500) prints a first color (800) at a first intensity. The printhead (500) prints a second color (802) at a second intensity. T... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063264 | Covert variable information on identification documents and methods of making same In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an identification document is provided. A substrate is provided that is constructed and arranged to receive printing thereon. A first variable indicium is printed on the substrate, where the first variable indicium is no... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6962742 | Pattern card A pattern card has a base material being composed of a paper sheet and a color texture layer printed on the paper sheet. A wax layer is formed on the base material. A protection printing ink is coated on the wax layer. A picture printing ink is partially coated on t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955416 | Ink-jet head, its driving method, and ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet head jets ink by applying energy of surface acoustic waves to the ink for recording on a recording medium. The ink-jet head includes a surface acoustic wave propagation element that propagates surface acoustic waves, a plurality of surface acoustic wave g... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945171 | Method of printing A method of printing information on each article of a set of articles arranged in generally parallel lanes at a printing station, the method including continuously moving a printing apparatus relative to the lanes to bring the printing apparatus into registry with e... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929413 | Printer driver log security verification for identification cards The present invention provides a counterfeit resistant ID card where a printed security feature is applied to the ID card at the issuance location at the time the card is issued. Specifically, the present invention provides for a process of producing an ID card havi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918982 | System and method of transfer printing an organic semiconductor The present invention provides a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer. The present invention also provides a method and a system for producing a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor laye... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916130 | Method of printing, activating and issuing an activated time dependent label A method for continuously producing a plurality of printed and activated time dependent labels. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a web having a plurality of inked substrates thereon. Each substrate has a migrating ink pattern printed on a surface of... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906736 | Technique for printing a color image A technique for optimizing or enhancing color images. Embodiments are disclosed for creating an enhanced color image, including the enhancement of perceived color uniformity. In a “dot-on-dot” registration scheme for producing color images, the dots need to be p... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6876467 | Printer with automatic density adjusting function and density adjusting method of printer When densities of C, M and Y colors for automatic density adjustment are measured, test patterns of R, G and B colors are printed on TA paper, and a fixing lamp throws lights that have bright line spectrums of R, G and B colors onto the test patterns and amounts of ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6873347 | Recording method and recording apparatus A transfer sheet separated from a support member is held and its recording position is detected, and the separated transfer sheet is returned and superposed on the recording surface of a support member which is then delivered in. Based on the result of the detection... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870556 | Thermal printer and method for transferring dyes on multiple dye blocks onto media A method includes distributing grayscales of dye blocks in each of a plurality of color blocks to be printed as an image on a medium according to grayscales of the image to be printed on the medium and a predetermined printing rule, transferring the dyes of the dye ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6816180 | Authenticated images on labels A method of forming authenticated secure images on image areas on labels including the steps of storing in memory a number of different selectable label size and shapes; selecting an appropriate label size and shape from the memory for a particular image; moving a c... | 11/09/2004 |
