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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410317 | Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus A first end position in a widthwise direction of a medium at a first position in a lengthwise direction of the medium, while a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the lengthwise direction of the medium, and a comparis... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7268567 | Probe assembly with multi-directional freedom of motion and mounting assembly therefor An improved test probe assembly has an improved mounting assembly which provides the test probe multi-directional freedom of movement with respect to a base in order to resist damage frequently caused to the test probe. The improved mounting assembly may, for exampl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261389 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat into a fluid ejector carriage device A thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device is used to dissipate heat from a thermal fluid ejector module in a fluid ejection device. The thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device is molded from a polymer, or a polymer material including at least o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255421 | Imaging apparatus having a printhead carrier/belt interface device An imaging apparatus includes a carrier housing having an attachment feature, a carrier belt to transmit a translation to the carrier housing in a bi-directional scanning direction; and an interface device interposed between and coupled to both the carrier housing a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235890 | Method and system for providing power for a movable scanner head in paper scanner A method for providing electrical power for scanner heads in a paper scanner includes generating electrical power from the movement of the scanner heads and providing at least a portion of the electrical power to the scanner heads. The scanner heads are operational ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7203356 | Subject segmentation and tracking using 3D sensing technology for video compression in multimedia applications Three-dimensional position information is used to segment objects in a scene viewed by a three dimensional camera. At one or more instances of an interval, the head location of the user is determined. Object-based compression schemes are applied on the segmented obj... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192116 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a fluid ejector carriage A system, method and structures for dissipating heat away from a thermal fluid ejector modules through a thermally-conductive carriage molded from a polymer to the ambient air surrounding the structure upon which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage trans... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183731 | Pulse generating method and pulse generator, and motor control system using the same A method of generating pulses includes setting a cycle based on a frequency of reference clock, determining a total number of the pulses to be generated during the cycle, calculating the number of one or more first reference clocks used to determine a width of one o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7142790 | Image-forming apparatus In an image-forming apparatus, a recording sheet passes in a first feeding path when it is determined that the size of the recording sheet does not satisfy the condition for feeding the recording sheet in a second feeding path even in a case in which the second feed... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131779 | Actuating control device An actuating control device for use between a printer head and an actuating and transmitting device includes a path planning unit, a feedback unit, a proportional-integral controller and a feed forward controller. The path planning unit issues a position command val... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7073882 | Inkjet printer arbitrarily mounted cartridge and method of recognizing the cartridge An inkjet printer includes a main logic board having elements controlling the inkjet printer, and first and second carriers where first and second cartridges are mounted. The first and/or second cartridges are arbitrarily mounted on any one of the first and second c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021735 | Reduction of color plane alignment error in a drum printer An imaging system including a rotatable device configured for rotation, a memory including an error table having a plurality of error entries and a position detection apparatus coupled to the rotatable device, the position detection apparatus having at least one pos... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6854905 | Stationary media mobile printing A portable printer includes a top cover, a bottom cover, one or more rail units located on the inside surface of the top cover, and a carriage assembly. Media is positionable on the inside surface of the bottom cover. The carriage assembly is movably connected to th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6832864 | Printing apparatus for printing an image on a selected surface Printing apparatus for printing an image on a selected surface, includes a print head for printing the image, respective supports for the print head that allow the print head to translate left and right along an x-axis and to translate up and down along a y-axis per... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6789968 | Printer having a selector associated with a carriage for actuating a plurality of switching mechanisms A printer having a plurality of switching mechanisms movable between a first position and a second position. A selector is associated with a carriage of the printer such that the carriage moves the selector so as to actuate at least one of the switching mechanisms t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6715947 | Low rotational inertia shuttle system with a flattened sinusoidal carriage velocity A low rotational inertia shuttle system (24) for a dot matrix line printer (20) is disclosed. The low rotational inertia shuttle system (24) includes an elongate support structure (26), a carriage (22) and a counterbalance (62 | 04/06/2004 |
| 6695497 | Print head transport mechanism A print head transport mechanism of a postage meter for printing postal indicia which are of greater height than a printing height of a print head comprises a carriage to traverse the print head in a first direction over a band of a print receiving area a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679580 | Power connect for a print carriage A printer having a power bus for delivery of power to a print carriage is disclosed. The power from the power bus is picked up by a charge pickup system mounted on the print carriage. The charge pickup system can include a conductor contact and a spring t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648528 | Stationary media mobile printing A portable printer includes a top cover, a bottom cover, one or more rail units located on the inside surface of the top cover, and a carriage assembly. Media is positionable on the inside surface of the bottom cover. The carriage assembly is movably conn... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6461064 | Service station assembly for a drum-based wide format print engine This invention relates to an improved wide format color digital print engine, and in particular to a drum-based large format digital ink jet print engine having a vertically articulated carriage portion which carries both the print heads and an imaging ar... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447183 | Print head transport mechanism A print head transport mechanism of a postage meter for printing postal indicia which are of greater height than a printing height of a print head comprises a carriage to traverse the print head in a first direction over a band of a print receiving area a... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6407380 | Scanning apparatus using an indirect-contact transmission arrangement An image reading apparatus utilizing an indirect-contact transmission arrangement. The image reading apparatus includes a securing apparatus for placing a object for scanning; an image receiving apparatus; a guiding shaft; a transmitting component which c... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6283651 | Mounting arrangement for a print head in a printer The invention relates to an arrangement for mounting a print head in a printer. The arrangement comprises a frame (1) to which a feeder device feeds a material to be printed which the printer will print on by means of a print head (3), movably arranged ad... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6244686 | Print head drive mechanism A print head drive mechanism utilizing a lead screw is provided. In one embodiment, the print head drive mechanism comprises a lead screw that is coupled to the print head and extends through the threaded hub of a gear. The gear is driven by a stepper mot... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244765 | Vibration isolating attachment system for inkjet carriages An inkjet printing mechanism includes a vibration isolating attachment system for securing a drive belt to an inkjet printhead carriage for increasing print quality by isolating the carriage from multi-directional vibrations generated by a carriage drive ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6158908 | Head drive mechanism A head drive mechanism capable of improving color shading in an exposed image due to a variation or nonuniformity in speed of a photosensitive head corresponding to pitches of teeth of a toothed belt. The photosensitive head includes a dot block which is ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6134978 | Transmission mechanism for a scanner A transmission mechanism which includes a pair of gears bilaterally disposed at one end of a scanning path defined inside a scanner, a first pair of fixed pulleys respectively and fixedly mounted on the gears, a second pair of fixed pulleys bilaterally di... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129461 | Image recording apparatus having adjustment structure In an image recording apparatus, if a main sheet feed roller is displaced during rotation thereof, a carrier contacted with an outer peripheral surface of the main sheet feed roller via a pressure plate is rotated around a guide shaft upwardly or downward... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123473 | Belt drive arrangement for a printhead carriage A reciprocating belt drive arrangement for the printhead carriage of a printer comprises an endless belt looped around a toothed drive pulley, which engages a toothed part of the belt, and an idler pulley with circumferential grooves which are arranged to... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123470 | Wireless self-propelling print-head A printer head includes a wireless print head provided with a memory buffer for storing data corresponding to at least one line of data. The print head is also provided with a motor and runs along a guide means in a self-propelled manner, the print head f... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109803 | Information recording method and printer A printer is provided with: a heating device for heating a solid ink to dissolve the solid ink into a liquefied ink while an alternative current is supplied thereto; a recording device, on which the heating device is provided, for recording record informa... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6064416 | Linear translation system for use in a laser imaging system A linear translation system for use in a laser imaging system. The linear translation system includes a base member including a pair of longitudinally extending guide rails positioned parallel to each other. A carriage mechanism is carried by the base mem... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045212 | Integral spring drive belt system for inkjet carriages A rising rate integral spring drive belt system for driving a carriage carrying an inkjet printhead is quieter and more economical than earlier systems. An integral spring drive belt of a resilient material is secured to the carriage and driven by a motor... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6004050 | Carriage scanning system with carriage isolated from high frequency vibrations in drive belt A carriage drive system includes a carriage driven along a carriage path under a force generated by a drive motor. The driving force is coupled to the carriage by a drive belt. High frequency vibrations occurring in the drive belt are isolated from the ca... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000866 | Printer with sheet curl straightening device A printer including, from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction, a sheet feed mechanism, a carriage, a curl straightening device, and a sheet discharge mechanism. A curl straightening head of the curl straightening device is r... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5886490 | Digital rotary optical accelerator A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the operational characteristics of a motor. The method includes the steps of reading a plurality of optically encoded controller position signals, determining a motor control signal state and differentia... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873663 | Printing apparatus and printing method thereof A printing apparatus capable of printing by moving a carriage mounting a printing head to a recording paper detects a movement of the carriage for a predetermined distance by an encoder, clocks the time for the carriage to move in the distance, and obtain... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5832820 | Integrally driven and balanced line printer A dot matrix printer having a plurality of hammers on a hammerbank with a counterbalance for the hammerbank in adjacent parallel relationship to the hammerbank. The hammerbank and counterbalance are driven by a first crank arm connected to the hammerbank ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803628 | Printing apparatus including encoder pending A printing apparatus and method for printing on a recording medium at locations being determined by encoder pulses of an encoder signal generated by an encoder including an encoder pending circuit. The encoder pending circuit outputs an encoder pending si... | 09/08/1998 |
