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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775733 | Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus A printer apparatus is disclosed. The printer includes a medium feeding passage for conveying a medium; print head for performing a spacing and for performing a printing processing on the medium; a detector for detecting a first end position in a widthwise direction... | 08/17/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7284923 | Printer, a supply unit for the printer, and a member for accommodation in the supply unit A printer including a print unit, a supply unit for holding a web of receiving material wound into a roll, a system for unwinding the web and transporting it for printing to the print unit, which supply unit is adapted to carry an elongate member on which the roll i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7197273 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus In a sheet feeding apparatus, a contact-type sensor for detecting sheet-like documents stored in document tray is separated into upper document detector and a lower document detector arranged at upper and lower sides of the document tray, respectively. The sheet-lik... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193380 | Method for rotating a printer paper-feed roller A method for rotating a printer paper-feed roller wherein the roller is driven by a DC (direct current) motor. A feedback-control signal is applied to the motor until the roller reaches a desired rotational position. The feedback-control signal is a function of an e... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7131782 | Paper edge sensing apparatus and method for borderless printing A paper edge sensing apparatus for borderless printing comprises a first paper sensor mounted in connection with the carrier and the frame in the upstream of a paper convey direction of an ink jet position of the ink jet nozzles to detect sheet edges, and a controll... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7106467 | Information processing apparatus, device management apparatus, network system, method of coping with a device problem, and storage medium A network system with which a user can easily cope with various problems of a device and a maintenance service side can manage a device efficiently is provided. A user side transmits information that is a quantified version of a sensory problem, which a user feels w... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059785 | Composite printer and scan image copying method It is an object of the present invention, when using image scanner(s) to capture image(s) of original(s) and using printer(s) to print same, to enable four-sided borderless copying such that margin(s) do not appear on printout(s). An image scanner might capture an i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7014378 | Printer and paper feed controller High accuracy is achieved in paper feed control without increasing the size of an encoder, which would result in an increase in cost. The velocity of a paper feeding mechanism is calculated from an edge signal that is generated by the encoder in response to the moti... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997627 | Label printer read after print correlation apparatus A printer and a process for correlating printed subject matter with subject matter that is meant to be printed by a printer with a printing mechanism or print engine such as a thermal printer including a print head, a platen, a media upon which labels are printed an... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6869241 | Printer and printing method for obtaining a remaining printable distance on the rear end side of a paper A printer includes: a paper transport unit; a print unit including a print head; a downstream sensor mounted on the print head; an upstream sensor disposed upstream of the downstream sensor; and a control unit. The control unit makes the paper transport unit transpo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827419 | Media allignment method and system A method and system to align a printer for printing on a media includes detecting a left edge position and a right edge position of a calibration mark while scanning a carriage horizontally over an area holding the media, determining a horizontal coordinate position... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805509 | Paper sensing apparatus of image forming machine A paper sensing apparatus of an office machine has a sensor actuator disposed to pivot with respect to a pivot center of a conveying roller by a printing paper when the printing paper is conveyed, and a sensing unit generating a paper sensing signal in accordance wi... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6634820 | Printer system The present invention provides a printer system that performs a printing operation on recording sheets of various types. In accordance with the present invention, the image of a recording sheet on which recording sheet identification information for ident... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6315473 | Multiple sensor continuous media detection A sensor assembly for measuring the displacement or position of a movable member. The sensor assembly utilizes two or more smaller, less accurate sensors to perform the function of a single, more accurate larger sensor. The resolution of each of the small... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6213659 | Print medium loading error detection for use in printing devices Apparatuses and methods for detecting error in loading print media in a printing device are disclosed. An apparatus embodiment includes a width adjuster position sensor that determines a position of a print medium width adjuster, a width sensor that measu... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6161914 | Alignment sensor system for multiple print cartridges Apparatus and techniques are disclosed for aligning the operation of the ink jet printhead cartridges of a multiple printhead ink jet swath printer that includes a print carriage that is movable along a horizontal carriage scan axis, (b) first and second ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6092940 | Printer with printing medium motion detection A printer for printing on a manually moved print medium. The printer may use thermal or inkjet printing and has user feedback and input. A roller-type position detector enables the printer to be used without a mechanical paper drive mechanism. The printer... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079892 | Method for detecting an end portion of a recording medium in a recording apparatus and end portion detection apparatus A sheet end detector comprising a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element for detecting changes in the amount of light associated with movement of a piece of a recording medium is provided. A standard value calculator detects the difference b... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5915865 | Method and apparatus for compensating for printer top-of-form and image stretch errors An apparatus and method for controlling operation of a printer enables the transport rate of the print media to be coordinated with the print rate in order to precisely compensate for top-of-form and image stretch errors. The printer comprises a platen ro... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5872585 | Media sensor for a thermal demand printer A thermal demand printer for printing on media is a novel system which includes a case structure including a hinged cover panel, easily removable guide structures and media hanger, and a single central support wall to which the various components are atta... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5779378 | Continuous form printer A printer includes a tractor unit for feeding continuous form paper, encoders driven in synchronization with a tractor belt, and detecting sensors for detecting rotation of the encoders to generate feed pulses at a standard interval. The printer further i... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5688059 | Registration of paper location for multiple printing A laser printer (3) can initiate a line of printing only when the sweep of the laser light reaches a point in its cycle. An inkjet printer (5) moves paper by stepper motor in increments. Switch (9) senses the paper (15) to determine the location of paper ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5676479 | Feeding controller for printer A continuous form printer is provided with two rotary encoders, corresponding to different paper feed intervals, and mounted coaxially on a drive shaft. The drive shaft drives a tractor for feeding the paper. The rotary encoders are read by photo-interrup... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5644344 | Optical print cartridge alignment system Apparatus and techniques are disclosed for aligning the operation of the ink jet printhead cartridges of a multiple printhead ink jet swath printer that includes a print carriage that is movable along a horizontal carriage scan axis, (b) first and second ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5547299 | Device for the exact positioning of a printing head in relation to a recording substrate A recording substrate (21) is brought into a predetermined position on a recording substrate holder (10). One edge of the recording substrate (21) rests against a recording substrate stop (18) provided at one side on the recording substrate holder (10). E... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5524995 | Apparatus and method for detecting the position of envelopes in a mailing machine An apparatus and method is disclosed for controlling the operation of a mailing machine having a postage meter which includes a thermal printer which transfers wax ink from an ink ribbon to an envelope being fed through the mailing machine, in such a way ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5480244 | Article information printer having means to measure print media size An article information printer is composed of a feeding mechanism for feeding continuous paper in which a series of label regions are provided, a SRAM for storing size data regarding a length of the label region, a printing head section for printing artic... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5346322 | Printing device having paper feed control In a printing device, provided are means for setting a print start position in the printing form, and means for automatically feeding the printing sheet till the set print start position is located at a printing head. Thus, data can be printed in the desi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4867592 | Keystroke aligning system and margin indicator for typewriters and computer printers An optical method for alignment of paper when making corrections and additions to previously typed or printed sheets is described. A light spot is projected which indicates the exact point of type impact on the sheet. The paper can then be moved until the... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4748454 | Device for indicating waveform position of a dot array recorder The present invention relates to a dot array recorder having a dot array head carrying an array of the dot printing elements arranged in a plurality of groups, and for effecting dot printing at positions corresponding to the levels of an input print signa... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4172672 | Device for facilitating location of the printing point and/or correction of characters A device for facilitating location of the printing point and/or the correction of characters comprises a mechanism actuated by a back space key to shift the printing point back. A second mechanism, also actuated by the back space key, moves a pointer to a... | 10/30/1979 |
| 3989136 | Guide for a typewriter An improved guide for use in aligning within a typewriter a sheet of paper preparatory to an application of typed indicia to a space thereof. The guide is characterized by a bellcrank lever, pivotally supported by a swatch of flexible material adhesively ... | 11/02/1976 |
