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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396123 | Transport apparatus and recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording unit for recoding on a recording medium by ejecting ink, a conveyor belt for transporting the medium, first and second electrode groups including a plurality of electrodes inside the conveyor belt, a charging unit for charg... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390085 | Medium transporting device and recording apparatus On a medium transporting surface, a dimple extending continuously from a transportation upstream end of a medium to a transportation downstream end are formed. Hereby, a leading end of the medium, after pulled into the dimples once, is transported in the pulled stat... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367729 | Printer within a computer keyboard A printer is disposed within a housing of a keyboard. The keyboard housing has an upper side bearing a plurality of keypads arranged to interact with a keyboard circuit board located within the housing. A print media entry slot formed through a first side of the hou... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352382 | Thermal printer A thermal printer includes an upstream conveying device and a downstream conveying device that are respectively arranged upstream and downstream of a recording device. The upstream conveying device conveys a recording sheet while a first half of a print region that ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344326 | Ink jet recording apparatus capable of performing a duplex print operation An ink jet recording apparatus performs a print operation by controlling an ink jet recording head to eject ink drops there from against front and back surfaces of a recording sheet at a print position. The apparatus includes a transporting mechanism for transportin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316477 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer for discharging ink drips to a printing medium mounted on a conveying belt and conveyed from a plurality of nozzles, in which the printing quality is improved and the printing speed is raised. A printing medium conveying section has first and seco... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311041 | Printing device, printing system and printing method A printing device contains a printing medium supporting member having a supporting face for supporting a printing medium; a screen plate fitting detachably onto said supporting face in a state where the printing medium is sandwiched between said screen plate and sai... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7195349 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus minimizing adhesion of ink mist to a recording medium due to electrostatic attraction of a belt conveying the recording medium. The apparatus includes a liquid applying device applying a processing liquid to a position on the recording... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193836 | Grounding brush for mitigating electrical current on motor shafts A grounding brush for mitigating static electric charge on a motor shaft includes a plurality of filaments secured to an annular frame around the shaft, with tips of the filaments disposed in a channel defined by the frame. Conductive powder can be provided in the c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176955 | Image recording apparatus and recording-material feeding method A feeder is provided inside an exposure section of a photographic printer. First and second feed-roller pairs are respectively disposed at an upstream side and a downstream side of an exposing position of the feeder. A first nip roller of the first feed-roller pair ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163348 | Postage meter for printing near the top edge of an envelope A mailing machine including a postage meter for printing evidence of postage payment on a media includes a registration surface, a print head, an envelope transport having at least two nips for keeping the media from skewing and contacting the print head, a media sk... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152971 | Positioning structure in image forming apparatus On a carriage which a plurality of ink heads are arranged and from which an arm rotatable supporting an introduction roller for an image forming medium extends on an upstream side of a conveying path of the image forming medium; a conveying mechanism which is provid... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7136271 | Static charge neutralizing assembly for use on rollers and shafts A static charge neutralizer for a moving component of an apparatus includes a plurality of filaments on a conductive strip, with tips of the filaments disposed adjacent but spaced from the moving component. The filaments induce ionization in the presence of an elect... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077588 | Printer and keyboard combination A printer includes a housing containing a pagewidth printhead. A keyboard to operate the computer is integrated with the housing. The printer is operated by a controller PCB located within the housing that is responsive to commands from the computer. Integration of ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048457 | Document delivery system apparatus and method A document delivery device for delivering a document such as a receipt or transaction record to a user at a kiosk or other automated device significantly reduces “pushing” of documents, increasing reliability and robustness. The document delivery device includes... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037013 | Ink-receptive card substrate In a method of forming an ink-receptive card substrate, an ink-receptive material is provided. The ink-receptive material includes a backing layer and an ink-receptive coating on a surface of the backing layer. Next, a card member is provided. Finally, the ink-recep... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036923 | Image recording apparatus A conveyor unit in an image recording apparatus can convey a record medium, being unwound from a roll, in either of a first direction in which the roll is unwound and a second direction reverse to the first direction. The image recording apparatus includes first and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036922 | Inkjet printer An inkjet printer includes a pair of rollers whose axes of rotation are parallel to each other. An endless conveyor belt is stretched between the pair of rollers. The conveyor belt conveys a print medium in the conveyance direction attendant upon rotations of the pa... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018034 | Starwheel actuation timing for print media transport system and method A print media transport assembly for advancing a print media through a print zone includes a primary drive roller rotatably mounted on an entry side of the print zone and a pinch roller rotatably mounted opposite the primary drive roller. The primary drive roller an... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008129 | Capacitive mat control A method is disclosed for controlling a capacitive mat by energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity, forming an image on the media, and reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979141 | Identification cards, protective coatings, films, and methods for forming the same The present invention relates to a protective film for application to a card member and forming identification cards having protective films. The method of applying protection to a card member includes providing a protective film. The protective film includes a prot... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976801 | Method and system for transporting mailpieces in a printing station The present invention describes a double belt transport system for moving a mailpiece into a printing area of a digital printer. The transport system includes an upper belt and a lower belt. The upper belt has a straight section to form a nip with the lower belt to ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948870 | Print media loading mechanism for a printer A printer includes a print media loading mechanism that includes a pair of opposed endless belts to pick up print media for printing. The belts ride upon opposed pairs of rollers which are held in slides to limit the rollers' movement to motion towards and away from... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925278 | Process and control mechanism for avoiding register errors Ensuring proper compass and register positioning during printing. Marks are imprinted on a carrying element and at least one sensor is present to detect the marks on the carrying element and a second sensor detects a seam on the carrying element. A control mechanism... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916393 | Multi-layered endless belt, medium conveying belt made of the same, production method thereof, and forming apparatus thereof A multi-layered endless belt having an arbitrary layer thickness by the thickness of the film and the winding number, a medium conveying belt using the same, and a method and apparatus by which these can be stably produced without various residues in the production ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6857802 | Recording apparatus To provide a recording apparatus capable of detecting the deterioration of insulation to prevent the damage of a recording head by detecting whether or not there is the current leakage from a surface of a conveyor belt. The inventive recording apparatus includes a c... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846061 | Ink-jet recording apparatus In an ink-jet printer, flushing region is arranged in a part of a conveyor belt. In a flushing operation, the ink-jet head ejects ink onto the flushing region. An ink mover is arranged confronting the conveyor belt. Ejected ink onto the flushing region is moved by t... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6834949 | Device for simultaneously holding by suction and transporting a sheet A device for holding a sheetlike article on a movable underlying surface for transporting the sheetlike article in at least one direction selected from the group consisting of a direction into and a direction out of an operating station having a printing unit, inclu... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814515 | Printing apparatus and terminal apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a paper roll containing part containing a paper roll; a printer unit provided side by side with the paper roll containing part, the printer unit printing information on paper pulled from the paper roll and cutting a piece off the pulle... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6733197 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus records an image by adhering ink droplets ejected from a recording head to a long recording material. A solvent in the ink droplets is removed by a heating and drying section, and a transparent sheet material is laminated onto an image r... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6719469 | Ink jet recording apparatus capable of performing a duplex print operation An ink jet recording apparatus performs a print operation by controlling an ink jet recording head to eject ink drops therefrom against front and back surfaces of a recording sheet at a print position. The apparatus includes a transporting mechanism for transporting... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6718879 | Process and device for determining registration errors Determining and correcting registration errors, which are caused by the rotational speed of a print cylinder changing because of a sheet passing between the print cylinder and a sheet transport conveyor belt. At least one first registration mark is applied onto the ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695504 | Conveying apparatus and recording apparatus A conveying apparatus for attracting and conveying a conveyed object by a belt provided with electrodes, includes an applying unit for applying a voltage to the electrodes to generate an electric force and a belt attracting unit for attracting the belt ut... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682238 | Controlling vacuum flow for ink-jet hard copy apparatus An ink-jet apparatus is disclosed having a vacuum type print media transport subsystem for moving the print media through a printing zone. A transport belt is provided with an array of perforations such that vacuum flow is restricted. The perforations onl... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6644186 | Copy-guiding device for flat copies in folders A device for guiding copies severed from a material web in a folder by a cutting-cylinder pair includes revolving transport tapes for picking up the copies after they have passed through a copy guide arranged in an outlet wedge of the cutting-cylinder pai... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6588954 | Ink jet printer equipped for avoiding undesired belt movement An ink jet printer wherein a belt transports an image receiving member past a printhead is equipped with guiding means (18) for creating a bulge, d, in the belt, extending towards the ink ejecting means, thus keeping the "throw distance" constant and/or w... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572294 | Vacuum platen and method for use in printing devices A vacuum platen and method for use thereof in a printing device are disclosed. An apparatus embodiment includes a first surface having a plurality of first apertures therethrough, a labyrinth configured to include a plurality of passageways each of which ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6543948 | Printer with vacuum platen having selectable active area A printer with a media transport has a rigid, air-transmissive platen. A movable air-transmissive flexible web overlies the platen and moves along a feed axis. A suction device communicates with the platen to draw air through the web and through the plate... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536894 | Print media heating techniques for a vacuum belt hard copy apparatus A print media preheating method and apparatus uses heat, vacuum, and mechanisms for drying and flattening a sheet prior to ink-jet printing thereon. Pre-shrinking the media, driving out and substantially reducing inherent moisture content prior to deposit... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505927 | Apparatus and method for drying receiver media in an ink jet printer An apparatus and method for drying a receiver media (30) in an ink jet printer. The apparatus generally comprises a means for creating a pressure differential between the upper surface (20) and the lower surface (50) of the receiver media (30), wherein th... | 01/14/2003 |