Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7342596 | Method for direct xerography A system for printing is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer charge, either to or from a dielectric surface. The resulting charge distribution represents an image. Toner deposited over the diel... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7301654 | Image data outputting apparatus and image data outputting method An image data outputting apparatus and method form satisfactory images regardless of characteristics of an image forming apparatus by outputting copy forgery preventing image data for preventing copy-based forgery to the image forming apparatus. For example, a recor... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286149 | Direct xerography system A system for printing is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer charge, either to or from a dielectric surface. The resulting charge distribution represents an image. Toner deposited over the diel... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278094 | Variable text processing for an electronic press A software system is useful for generating a page file from a template file and database entries. The database entries are representative of variable information and the template file includes data designating a variable text area. The software system includes a com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7227671 | Motion picture watermarking using two color planes The present invention provides a method for recording a watermark pattern on a color recording medium that forms an image using a number N of colorants, the method comprising the step of forming the watermark pattern using at least two colorants, but fewer than N co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197706 | Method and system for ensuring accurate font matching in documents Method and system aspects are described for ensuring accurate font matching in exchanged documents. The aspects include forming a database of font specifications. The aspects further include accessing the database when saving and opening documents to ensure usage of... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7099600 | Image forming device that performs density detection During a first rotation of a photoconductor, latent electrostatic images for color correction processing patterns are formed on the photoconductor, and the latent electrostatic images are developed into the color correction processing patterns in each of four colors... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7054463 | Data encoding using frail watermarks Image, video, or audio data is encoded with both a frail and a robust watermark. The two watermarks respond differently to different forms of processing (e.g., copying the object may render the frail watermark unreadable), permitting an original object to be disting... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054028 | Offline print method for printing image data in a removable storage medium based on output control data in the same medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6968783 | Method for printing security documents using sheets with identifiers For manufacturing security documents, a plurality of security documents are printed on a sheet. The sheets are being processed in batches (15a, 15b). Each sheet carries a unique, machine readable identifier. During manufacturing, the batc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6924902 | Offline print method using a printer apparatus and an external apparatus for printing out image data on a removable medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917691 | Substituting information based on watermark-enable linking OLE-like principles are implemented using watermark data in digital objects in order to effect object linking or embedding. In one embodiment, a photocopier scans an original paper document to produce image data. This image data is analyzed for the presence of water... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917724 | Methods for opening file on computer via optical sensing By printing documents and other objects with machine readable indicia, such as steganographic digital watermarks or barcodes, a great variety of document management functions can be enabled. The indicia can be added as part of the printing process (after document da... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6340528 | Crosslinkable polymer compositions for donor roll coatings A donor member, useful in ionographic or electrophotographic apparatuses and preferably useful in hybrid scavengeless development units, has a substrate and an oxidized transport coating thereover. The oxidized transport coating includes a polymer binder,... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5815280 | Image recording apparatus with prioritization of input An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of input devices for inputting image information; a selection device for selecting image information input by a plurality of the input devices; a recording device for recording image information selecte... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5790915 | Plane registration for monochrome and color printing systems A printing system for printing on a sheet of print media, the system including an electrophotographic printer operable to print on the sheet at a first print speed; and a color printer operable to print on the sheet of paper at a second print speed. The i... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5644987 | Process and apparatus for printing using a magnetic toner which is electrostatically charged A process and apparatus for printing with a press at least one image by transfer of an electrostatic colorant vehicle between an intermediate transfer element and a printing carrier, including the steps of making the intermediate transfer element in the p... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5291243 | System for electronically printing plural-color tamper-resistant documents A system for printing security documents which have copy detection or tamper resistance in plural colors with a single pass electronic printer printing an integrated image controlled by an image generation system which electronically generates a safety ba... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5260760 | Image forming apparatus with auxiliary image forming mechanism The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising a main image forming mechanism for forming a toner image on a recording sheet based on image information and an auxiliary image forming mechanism for forming an auxiliary image on a re... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5097350 | Method and apparatus for adapting an electrostatic copier machine to a plain paper facsimile transceiver A converter applique that fits onto and retrofits existing low priced plain paper electrostatic copiers is discussed herein. The applique of the present invention contains all of the additional elements needed to provide the full functionality of a plain ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4980719 | Copier/printer and method for reproduction of secure documents or the like A reproduction method and apparatus provides for the secure reproduction of confidential documents that include image portions formed with magnetic or metallic toners. The method and apparatus of the invention also provides for the production of documents... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4931825 | Image recording apparatus provided with exposure unit using cathode ray tube An electrophotographic printer having a movable image developing device for forming a visible image on a photosensitive sheet. The printer contains a sheet handling unit having a light receiving portion for feeding the photosensitive sheet to the light re... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4901114 | Tri level xerography using a MICR toner in combination with a non-MICR toner Disclosed is an electronic printer employing tri-level xerography to superimpose two images with perfect registration during the single pass of a charge retentive member past the processing stations of the printer. One part of the composite image is forme... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4884104 | Image forming apparatus having multiple image information inputs An image forming apparatus has a first image forming unit for image reproduction from an original image and a second image forming unit for image reproduction from image signals for achieving easier interruption imaging and complicated image processing. F... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4839689 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus in which the electrostatic latent image formed on the latent image bearing member can be developed into an arbitrary state, or separate image information can be incorporated at the development of the latent image on the latent i... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4761669 | Highlight color printing An electrophotographic printing machine in which indicia are printed on a sheet in at least two different colors. An electrostatic latent image is recorded on a photoconductive member and developed with a liquid developer material of one color. The latent... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4373799 | Multi-mode electrostatographic printing machine A multi-mode electrostatographic printing machine. A first latent image is recorded on a photoconductive member. The first latent image is transferred to a dielectric sheet. Subsequent to this transfer, the sheet is moved to a position where a second imag... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4268160 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus capable of reproducing electric signal image An electrophotographic copying apparatus having a photosensitive medium for normal copying operations further includes an electric charge carrying medium for receiving and storing an electrostatic latent image in accordance with external electric signals,... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4251152 | Electrostatic apparatus for multi-image formation An apparatus for multi-image formation for use in electrophotography and electrostatic recording to permit the formation of two or more different latent electrostatic images on a dielectric or photoconductive material from different sources and synthesis ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4167324 | Apparatus for xerographically printing a composite record based on fixed and variable data In an apparatus for xerographically printing a composite record based on first and second complementary sources of information. The first source of information is imaged onto a photoconductive drum to form a first electrostatic image thereof. The second s... | 09/11/1979 |
