Hybrid stencil printing apparatus, method for controlling hybrid stencil printing apparatus and computer readable recording medium recording program for the same
February 6, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesImage processing apparatus and method capable of discriminating between character/photograph areas by finding blank-stripe zones and dividing the areas into blocks Multiple printing process registration method Printing apparatus and recording method for use in such apparatus Multiple printing process pin registration method and apparatus Apparatus and method for determining an area encompassing an image for scanning the image Stencil printer Patent #: 6688220 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10772342 filed on 02/06/2004US Classes:101/129, Processes101/115, Multicolor101/116, Rotary machines101/128.4, Manufacture101/490, Plural impressions on single article358/1.9, Attribute control358/1.13Emulation or plural modesExaminersPrimary: Evanisko, Leslie J.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB41F015/10B41L013/04 B41M001/12 AbstractA hybrid stencil printing apparatus comprises: a stencil-making/printing unit configured to perforate a stencil sheet corresponding to a desired image, to wind the stencil sheet around an outer peripheral surface of a print drum, and to transfer a printing medium to the print drum with pressure and the printing medium is printed; an other-method image-formation unit configured to print the printing medium transferred on the same transfer passage as the stencil-making/printing unit according to a different printing method from the stencil-making/printing unit; and an image-formation unit selection-unit configured to input an original digital image, to determine a attributes of each image portion of the inputted original digital image, and to allocate each image portion selectively to the stencil-making/printing unit or the other-method image-formation unit based on the determination result.Field of SearchSTENCILINGMulticolor Rotary machines Cutting and feeding or delivering Feeding or delivering Internal inker Contact member Manufacture Laminated and/or plural sheets and/or coated base and manufacture Processes Condition responsive Plural impressions on single article Attribute control Processing based on at least two different image attributes (e.g., character, graphic, photo, line, edge, gray-level, color) Emulation or plural modes Detail of image placement or content COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING Pattern recognition or classification using color Combined Reproduction (e.g., facsimile, copier, etc.) | |
