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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6126269 | Nozzle plate for ink jet printer and method of manufacturing said nozzle plate A nozzle plate free from stray fly and defective jetting is achieved by a method which has a first step of putting a photosensitive resin film 5 in pressure contact with a back surface of a nozzle plate 1. A part of the photosensitive resin film 5 is caus... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123413 | Reduced spray inkjet printhead orifice A printhead having reduced spray includes orifi from which ink is expelled by an ink ejector. The orifi employ an aperture at the outer surface of the orifice plate having two orthogonal dimensions with one dimension having a greater magnitude than the ot... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6120141 | Ink jet printing method, ink jet head used for practicing the latter, ink jet cartridge and ink jet printing apparatus An ink jet printing method prints an image on a printing medium by ejecting ink and printabilty improvement liquid containing a substance for improving printablity of the ink to the printing medium. At this time, ejection of the ink and ejection of the pr... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102532 | Ink reservoir The present invention provides an ink reservoir which gives little reduction of print quality even after a prolonged use and is rigid and flexible enough to te packed into the ink cartridge with ease and maintains a good capacity of reserving an ink over ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090749 | Method for applying clear, vivid, and water-fast printed images to a susbtrate A method for producing a clear, vivid and water-fast printed image on a substrate. An ink is used which contains a sublimable dye diffusion thermal transfer coloring agent. The substrate includes a backing layer and an ink absorbent layer on the backing l... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086196 | Printing device A printing device according to the present invention assures stable mixing and ejecting operations without provision of complicated mechanisms such as valves. The printing device includes an ejecting nozzle with a first discharge opening and a metering no... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084554 | Apparatus for recording image data in accordance with a usage condition of colorant depositing means A communication apparatus having a recording device operable in a first recording mode for effecting a multi- or full-color recording in response to image signals received and a second recording mode for effecting monochromatic recording in accordance wit... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084619 | Ink jet recording method An ink jet recording method capable of providing an image having a good quality is disclosed. In the ink jet recording method, a reaction solution and an ink composition are used to conduct printing on a recording medium. The reaction solution comprises a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084603 | Optical information medium and method for printing on the surface of the medium An optical information medium comprises an optically transparent substrate and a protective layer formed on the substrate for protecting a record portion so that information which is optically readable by means of a laser beam can be recorded. A hydrophil... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084621 | Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus A latent image is formed by applying a colorless liquid that makes colorants of ink insoluble to a predetermined area of a print material. The latent image is made visible by applying ink to only the predetermined area of the print material to cause react... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074054 | Transporting apparatus and image-forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided with an endless belt conveying a sheet and a drive roller and driven roller supporting the endless belt. A brake is provided for the driven roller and the drive roller is driven by a drive unit which is controlled so... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6074039 | Printing device The present invention provides a printing device capable of high-resolution reproduction of documentary images and ensuring satisfactory productivity. Specifically, the invention provides a printing device which ejects only ink or a printing device which ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6074052 | Ink jet printing method and ink jet recording apparatus A method and an apparatus for ink jet printing use a print head including a first nozzle group for discharging a first ink, a second nozzle group for discharging a second ink and a third nozzle group for discharging a printability improving solution. The ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070972 | Face shooter ink jet printing head An ink jet printing head that, based on the face shooter principle, contains a nozzle row arranged in the z-direction in the surface of a plate, allowing an ink jet to be ejected in the y-direction, a membrane plate arranged on a first chamber plate carry... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068368 | Method and apparatus for reducing ink spreading on paper in inkjet printing An inkjet printer is described in which ink is prevented from spreading on paper by application of an electric field between an inkjet printhead and the paper.... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062685 | Sheet convey apparatus A recording medium convey apparatus including a rotary member rotated while contacting with a recorded surface of a recording medium on which the recording was effected by using ink, and a cleaner for removing the ink transferred to the rotary member from... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056396 | Anti-outgassing ink composition and method for using the same An anti-outgassing ink composition and method for using the same. The ink composition consists of an ink vehicle, a coloring agent, and an anti-outgassing additive. The additive prevents the outgassing of dissolved gases from the ink composition (e.g. in ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6048059 | Variable power preheater for an ink printer A preheater is placed between a supply tray station and a print zone of an ink printer. Power to the preheater is varied so that the preheater is heated to a fist relatively high temperature during the time that the recording medium is advanced from the s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045215 | High durability ink cartridge printhead and method for making the same A high-durability printhead and method for making the same. A substrate is provided which includes an ink ejector system and a barrier layer. An orifice plate having a bottom surface made of an elemental noble metal [e.g. gold, platinum, and/or palladium]... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042219 | Ink-jet recording head An ink-jet recording head (10) includes a first head member (16a) in which a first nozzle (30) is formed, and a second head member (16b) in which a second nozzle (30) is formed. The first and second head members (16a,16b) are made of materials having diff... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6027205 | Ink jet printing device An ink jet printing device is disclosed in which a bore providing a nozzle for the ejection of droplets of ink is closed by a pin to prevent ejection of ink. The pin is movable into a retracted position in which the pin is withdrawn from the bore to permi... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6022097 | Ink-jet printer to use ink containing pigment particles The invention relates to an ink-jet printer which uses an ink containing fine solid particles of a pigment suspended in a carrier liquid. The print head of the printer has an ink ejection orifice at one end of an ink chamber, and the ink chamber is provid... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019461 | Printer and printing cartridge therefor An ink cartridge is removably attached to a serial printer. The ink cartridge has a memory device in which information on the ink cartridge is stored. The information may include information such as viscosity, temperature coefficient, the hue and brightne... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017117 | Printhead with pump driven ink circulation A printhead for an inkjet printer employs an integral pump disposed in an ink feed channel, input well, or output well to circulate ink to the ink expulsion chambers in the printhead.... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6010254 | Liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus includes an ejection tank disposed above a conveying path and storing an image-forming solvent, a nozzle plate provided at the ejection tank as a bottom wall of the ejection tank and having a plurality of nozzle holes for eject... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007959 | Method for making an image from a material comprising resin particles and recording component held inside the resin particles An image forming material which comprises fine resin particles and a recording component held inside the fine resin particles. The recording component comprises a colorant and water, and the fine resin particles can, when supplied with an electric energy,... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003968 | Ink jet head An ink jet head including a diaphragm, cavity plate, piezoelectric element, a nozzle plate and a base plate. The adhesive layer for bonding the diaphragm to the cavity plate is formed by an adhesive agent which develops glass transition at a head temperat... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000793 | Image forming process and printed article Disclosed herein is a process for forming an image on a base material, which comprises the steps of (1) ejecting a liquid ink containing a disperse dye as droplets according to predetermined information to form an image on an ink-absorbent sheet, thereby ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997136 | Ink jet recording method and apparatus therefor An ink jet recording method which can inhibit feathering or bleeding in a print and provide a sharp color image is disclosed. The ink jet recording method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: ejecting a droplet of an ink composition,... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988807 | Fluorescent valve jet ink A fluorescent ink that makes tagger marks and is able to be used in valve jet printers at a rate of four #10 envelopes per second. The ink also penetrates paper at a rapid rate and dries at the same time it is penetrating the paper, without degrading the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988782 | Ink-jet printing apparatus In an ink-jet printing apparatus, upon turning on the power source of the printing apparatus, a stirring operation of ink in the main tank is performed for a given period of time, and during sequent printing operation, the stirring operation in the main t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984467 | Ink-jet media Media are disclosed having a substrate, water-absorbing layer, and adhesive ink-receiving layer. After being printed with an aqueous pigmented ink, the ink-receiving layer may be laminated to a permanent substrate. Exposure to an energy source may render ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984458 | Piezoelectric thin-film element and ink-jet recording head using the same A substrate; a silicon dioxide film formed on the substrate; a platinum lower electrode formed on the silicon dioxide film; a piezoelectric film formed on the platinum lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric film, wherein the r... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975690 | Solid ink stick supply system A solid ink stick supply system and related method for delivering solid ink sticks to an ink jet print head reservoir is disclosed. The supply system includes a housing with a keyed plate that guides the ink sticks into the proper loading position in a su... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971535 | Ink jet fluid composition and ink jet printing using same Provided is an ink jet fluid composition which comprises a liquid carrier medium and a diketene. Upon ink jet printing on a printing medium and subsequent exposure to an energy source, a durable and water-insoluble layer is formed. Such an ink jet fluid c... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971521 | Retractable capping device for a franking module A device for capping at least one ejection nozzle of a removable ink jet print head of a postage meter, the device including protection means for protecting the ink contained in the nozzle against drying out, the device protection means being mounted on s... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971530 | Refillable, evaporation-suppressing liquid container An ink container, such as that used in an ink jet recording apparatus, is improved to effectively suppress permeation of ambient air into ink compartments through the container walls and to permit easy refilling with ink. The ink container includes a cont... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5969740 | Ink-jet recording process, and ink-jet recording apparatus Provided is an ink-jet recording process comprising, using an ink containing a coloring matter, a liquid medium and at least one thermoreversible thickening polymer, ejecting the ink from orifices of a recording head onto a recording medium in accordance ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5963225 | Recording apparatus and method of detecting malfunction of ink detection means A recording apparatus capable of determining malfunction of an ink detection device such that a light emitting device of an ink detection sensor provided for the recording apparatus to detect ink depending upon whether ink traversing a detection optical a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956063 | Color filter, display device using color filter, apparatus comprising display device, ink-jet head, and color filter manufacturing method and apparatus A method for manufacturing a color filter colors a large number of filter elements on a substrate respectively in a predetermined color. A filter element is colored while an ink-jet head nozzle and the filter element are aligned. The method comprises a de... | 09/21/1999 |
