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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237872 | High resolution multicolor ink jet printer A high resolution ink jet printer includes a rotating drum and a pair of ink jet heads scanned along a substrate carried by the drum in a direction parallel to the axis of the drum. The heads are driven by a lead screw coupled to the drum drive shaft and a control u... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182532 | Thermal printing and cleaning assembly Disclosed is a thermal printing assembly comprised of a first flexible section and a second flexible section joined to such first flexible section. The first section of such assembly is a thermally sensitive media that contains either a thermal transfer ribbon or a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156566 | Thermal printing and cleaning assembly A thermal printing assembly comprised of a first flexible section and a second flexible section joined to such first flexible section. The first section of such assembly is a thermally sensitive media that contains either a thermal transfer ribbon, a dye sublimation... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6908240 | Thermal printing and cleaning assembly A thermal printing assembly comprised of a first flexible section and a second flexible section joined to such first flexible section. The first section of such assembly is a thermally sensitive media that contains either a thermal transfer ribbon or a direct therma... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6796733 | Thermal transfer ribbon with frosting ink layer A thermal transfer ribbon with a flexible substrate and, disposed above the substrate, a frosting ink layer. The frosting ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 0.25 to about 15 grams per square meter and it contains from about 15 to about 94.5 weigh... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6688789 | Fluorescent substance, fluorescent composition, fluorescent mark carrier and optical reader therefor An inked ribbon containing a tape-like carrier deposited with a fluorescent composition that contains a fluorescent substance containing at least one of Nd and Yb as an optical active element and, other than this optical active element, at least one oxide... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6629792 | Thermal transfer ribbon with frosting ink layer A thermal transfer ribbon with a flexible substrate and, disposed above the substrate, a frosting ink layer. The frosting ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per square meter and it contains from about 15 to about 94... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6341906 | Cassette containing magnetically affixable printing tape and tape printer which use the cassette A tape cassette is set in a cassette accommodating section of a tape printer. A magnetically affixable printing tape is fed out from a holding reel along with an ink ribbon having a non-magnetic ink layer formed thereon across a cut in the tape cassette a... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6287029 | Multi-layer ink ribbon and manufacture thereof The object of the invention is to provide a multi-layer ink ribbon having a long printing life and a substantial freedom from causing unevenness of prints and a process for manufacturing the above ink ribbon. In accordance with the invention, a plurality ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6015240 | Transfer type image protecting film and method of producing the same The present invention proves a transfer type image protecting film having a base film, an ultraviolet absorbing layer formed on a surface of the base film, and a surface adhesive layer formed on the ultraviolet absorbing layer and containing no ultraviole... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5984547 | Steamless ink ribbon and manufacture thereof An object of the invention is to provide a seamless ink ribbon which makes it possible to markedly prolong the printing life, even with rather rough-faced printing paper such as paper made in China as well as a method of manufacturing the same. The seamle... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5560722 | Tape unit having ribbon end tape An end tape for connecting a thermal recording material such as an ink ribbon or a heat-sensitive paper to a tape spool is formed of a material having a glass transition point (Tg) of 90° C. or higher. Even if the end tape is continuously heated at its s... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5451984 | Thermal transfer recording method and thermal transfer recording device by use of said method A heat transfer recording device which performs recording by heating a heat transfer medium to transfer the ink possessed by the heat transfer medium onto an image-receiving medium, thereby effecting recording on the image-receiving medium. The device hav... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5435658 | Exchangeable tape unit An exchangeable tape unit having a tape spool and a printing tape wound over the tape spool. The printing tape can be prevented from being exposed to light, and the exchangeable tape unit being capable of maintaining stabilized quality for long duration w... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5405203 | Multicolor ink ribbon having barrier and protective layers A multicolor ink ribbon for use with a dot impact printer includes at least three layers. The layers include an ink layer composed of at least one colored ink ribbon having a first surface which forms a printing surface of the multicolor ink ribbon, an in... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380107 | Base fabric for ink ribbon The present invention relates to a base fabric for an ink ribbon having excellent durability of the welded part of an ink ribbon used an impact printer. Practically, it is characterized by a constitution wherein at least one yarn of the warp and the weft ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5336553 | Ink ribbon for printer and ink therefor An ink ribbon for a printer, particularly an impact type printer such as a wire dot printer or daisy wheel printer, as well as a black ink to be used for an ink ribbon for a printer.... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5268704 | Thermal transfer recording method reducing ground staining and improving ink transferability Thermal transfer recording is improved by a recording method involving providing a thermal transfer material having a support and an ink layer disposed thereon and which in turn includes a binder and a colorant. The binder includes 45-70 wt. % of an ethyl... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5179388 | Multiple-use thermal image transfer recording method A thermal image transfer recording method consisting of the steps of bringing a line thermal head into contact with a multiple-use thermal image transfer recording medium with Young's modulus of 1,200 kg/mm2 or more in both the lengthwise and c... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5172131 | Thermal transfer printing processes with multi-use transfer elements Disclosed is a process for forming images which comprises (a) incorporating into a thermal transfer printing apparatus a multi-use thermal transfer element comprising a substrate upon which is situated a porous sponge layer filled with ink; (b) applying h... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5135803 | Ink ribbon for printer and ink therefor An ink ribbon for a printer, particularly an impact type printer such as a wire dot printer or daisy wheel printer, as well as a black ink to be used for an ink ribbon for a printer.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5129745 | Computer printer ribbon cartridge for multi-head printers The present invention relates to a computer printer ribbon cartridge for a printer having multiple print heads positioned at preset spaced distances on a reciporcating print head carriage. The printer ribbon cartridge (50) has a cartridge housing (52) for... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5116148 | Heat transfer ink sheet having a precoating layer which is thermally transferred prior to sublimation of an ink dye The present invention provides a heat transfer process and a heat transfer ink sheet, where a letter or image or both is recorded by selectively heating a heat transfer ink sheet having ink layer regions each containing a sublimable or vaporizable dye by ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5106217 | Thermocolor ribbon and method of making same A release layer effective for both wax-bonded and plastic-bonded or wax and plastic-bonded melt color layers is provided in a thermocolor, e.g. thermocarbon, ribbon in the form of a substance capable of splitting off water at the thermal printing temperat... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5104717 | Ink and multistrike ribbons incorporating the same A ribbon ink has a viscosity that increases with increasing rate of shear for rates of shear greater then a predetermined value. A printer ribbon for use with an impact printer comprises a substrate containing ink having a viscosity that increases with in... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5041331 | Ribbon for non-impact printing of magnetic ink The present invention relates to a ribbon for non-impact printing of documents of the type handled by magnetic reader/sorter apparatus comprising a polycarbonate substrate and a magnetic ink layer with a thin film of metal disposed between said substrate ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5037219 | Composite tape for label printing machines The invention relates to a composite tape for printing machines. A band with printable zones is arranged on the band at uniform intervals. An ink ribbon, of a size equal or less to that of the band, covers at least the imprintable zones and is electrostat... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5017029 | Corrosion suppressing ink ribbon Ink in an ink ribbon contains per 100 parts by weight of ink, 0.1-10 parts by weight of an adsorption-type corrosion suppressor. The adsorption-type corrosion suppressor may be one or more of, the following compounds: amines of the formula R--NH2 | 05/21/1991 |
| 4995741 | Thermal print-transfer ribbon The reflectivity and shininess of print applied in a thermal-printing process using a thermocolor or thermocarbon ribbon can be reduced by providing a nonmeltable intermediate organic layer between the thermocolor transfer layer and the carrier which comp... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4969402 | Article having permanent indicia thereon Permanent white indicia are applied to a polymeric surface, preferably of a black, heat-recoverable marker sleeve for wire or cable, using an ink composition comprising a pigment that is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 350° C., prefer... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4950501 | Thermal-print ribbons and method of making same A method of making a thermal-transfer ribbon for thermal printing in which an aqueous dispersion of the thermoplastic binder substance, a fat-soluble dyestuff and a wax or waxlike substance is formed. The dispersion is coated onto a foil or other carrier ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4897669 | Thermal transfer recording media A current-conducting thermosensitive recording media used for non-impact recording which attains better energy efficiency and higher printing speeds through a thermosensitive recording ink medium comprising: a stratified ink support in which electrical co... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4833021 | Non-impact electrothermic recording material A non-impact electrothermic image transfer recording material is disclosed, which comprises an electroconductive resin film support, on which a metal film layer, a thermofusible peel-off layer, a thermofusible ink layer, and an adhesive layer are successi... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4707404 | Thermal transfer recording material A thermal transfer recording material comprising a thin substrate and a thermal transfer ink layer provided on the upper side of the substrate, wherein the thin substrate is a polyethylene film having a density of 0.935 or higher, causes no sticking pheno... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4678701 | Resistive printing ribbon having improved properties An improved resistive ribbon for resistive thermal transfer printing is described in which the resistive layer of the ribbon has enhanced thermal and mechanical properties. The ribbon is a multi-layer ribbon including a resistive layer, an electrical curr... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4581283 | Heat-sensitive magnetic transfer element Heat-sensitive magnetic transfer element for printing magnetic image to be recognized by magnetic ink character reader (MICR), which comprises a heat-resisting foundation and a heat-sensitive transferring layer provided on the foundation, said transferrin... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4569609 | Print ribbon comprising a frictional back layer A multi-strike (typewriter) ribbon comprising a web of synthetic resinous material having top and bottom surfaces with an ink coating on the top surface of the web and a back layer on the bottom surface of the web, the back layer providing a clean, fricti... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4558329 | Ink carrier ribbon for sublimation transfer The present invention relates to an ink carrier ribbon for thermal-transfer printing capable of printing as a hard copy a still picture of various images such as a picture image picked up by, for example, a video camera, a television picture image or the ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4521471 | Processes and articles for removing typewriter inks An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and u... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4519720 | Process and articles for removing typewriter inks An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and u... | 05/28/1985 |
