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Document | Title | Date |
20090015605 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING MEDIA FORCED PRINTHEAD CAPPER - A mobile telecommunications device is provided which has a printhead, a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead, a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between a capping position in which it is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead and an uncapped position in which the printhead is able to print onto the print media, and a force transfer mechanism connected to the capper such that a force provided by an edge of the media as it moves on the feed path is transferred to the capper to commence movement of the capper from the capped to the uncapped position prior to the media reaching the capper. In the uncapped position, the capper is displaced away from the printhead and is held in the uncapped position by the media such that it moves to the capped position upon disengagement with the media. | 01-15-2009 |
20090033690 | INK JET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANCES ONTO A SUBSTRATE - The invention provides an ink jet device for releasing a plurality of substances onto a substrate, the device comprising at least one print head, which is positionable relative to the substrate, and which comprises at least one nozzle, provided to eject a droplet. The ink jet device is designed such that the plurality of substances can be deposited onto the substrate in a predefined pattern in a limited amount of moves of the at least one print head relative to the substrate. | 02-05-2009 |
20090058891 | Transaction printer - A printer that can be configured either as a dot matrix/impact printer or an inkjet printer. A printer frame mounts a carriage mechanism for reciprocally moving a head carrier. An adapter secures a printhead to the carrier; the adapter being configured to accept a predetermined type of printhead. A compensator/feeder assembly is pivotally movable between a printing position and a printer open position at which a slot for receiving a form is defined. The compensator/feeder assembly mounts a printer bar which is positioned in a confronting relationship with the printhead when the assembly is in the printing position. A compensator drive arrangement is fixed to a base and effects movement in the feeder assembly. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058892 | Direct thermal and inkjet dual-sided printing - A dual-sided printer comprises: a first direct thermal print head positioned proximate to a first inkjet print head, the first direct thermal print head and the first inkjet print head being adapted to print a first side of a thermal-inkjet media; and a second direct thermal print head positioned proximate to a second inkjet print head, the second direct thermal print head and the second inkjet print head being adapted to print a second side of the thermal-inkjet print media. The thermal-inkjet print media comprises: a substrate including a first side and a second side; a first direct thermal coating and a first inkjet receptive coating on the first side of the substrate; and a second direct thermal coating and a second inkjet receptive coating on the second side of the substrate. Also provided is a method of printing the thermal-inkjet print media via the dual-sided printer. | 03-05-2009 |
20090079770 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus which transfers a recording medium having a lenticular lens and performs recording on the recording medium to be transferred includes a linear engaging portion disposed on a supporting surface of a supporting unit for supporting the recording medium to be transferred to engage with the lenticular lens in a predetermined transfer direction. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085938 | Computer Monitor Having Flat Panel Display And Printhead - A computer monitor is provided having a flat panel display for displaying images and a printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor. The monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, past the printhead for printing, then out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display. | 04-02-2009 |
20090091590 | IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming method of recording an image of plural pixels by a recording means using an image-forming material not completely permeating into a recording medium and capable of forming an image with a thickness is provided. An image-forming material which is scarcely absorbed by a recording medium and which can be cured with keeping a certain thickness after formation of an image is used, and the existing thickness calculated in the step of existing thickness-calculating step is brought close to the intended thickness set in the intended thickness-setting step by the step of determining an application amount for each color. In the case of increasing a color (e.g., black) less influencing the color balance, the thickness is reduced and, in the case of decreasing a color (e.g., black) less influencing the color balance, the thickness is increased. | 04-09-2009 |
20090102869 | Printing device, control method thereof and computer-readable recording medium - A printing device comprises first and second print heads, first and second print head control units, a first print head feeding unit moving the first print head in a main scanning direction, a second print head feeding unit moving the second print head in the main scanning direction, a first medium feeding unit moving a first medium holding unit in an auxiliary scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction, a second medium feeding unit moving a second medium holding unit in the auxiliary scanning direction in parallel with the movement of the first medium feeding unit, a first printing unit control unit (controlling the first print head control unit, the first print head feeding unit and the first medium feeding unit), and a second printing unit control unit (controlling the second print head control unit, the second print head feeding unit and the second medium feeding unit). | 04-23-2009 |
20090135215 | CAMERA DEVICE INCORPORATING A COLOR PRINTER WITH INK VALIDATION APPARATUS - A camera device includes a replaceable print roll. The print roll includes an ink reservoir section storing respective types of ink. A validation apparatus is configured to validate the replaceable print roll. A printer is configured to print an image on print media upon validation of the print roll. The printer includes an ink supply unit defining a channel from which ink supply passages extend. The printer is configured to receive the ink within the ink supply passages. An ink ejection printhead is located in the channel and includes sets of ink inlets with each set being configured to receive a respective type of ink from the ink supply passages. A roller assembly is arranged to transport the print media in register with the printhead during printing of the image. | 05-28-2009 |
20090189929 | CONTINUOUS PAPER WEB DUPLEX INKJET PRINTING UNIT - It is sought to reduce the planar area on which a continuous paper web duplex inkjet printing unit is installed. To this end, a continuous paper web duplex inkjet printing unit for inkjet printing on both sides of a continuous paper web with an inkjet printing head in an inkjet printer is configured to comprise a plurality of inkjet printers | 07-30-2009 |
20090201321 | INLINE PRINTING OF INVISIBLE INFORMATION WITH AN INK JET IN A DIGITAL PRESS SYSTEM - A system integrating a digital press with an ink jet device to form a security document, which includes a xerographic portion and an invisible ink portion, produces documents in a continuous inline process. | 08-13-2009 |
20090201322 | Digital Device Incorporating Inkjet Printhead And Platen - A handheld print-on-demand digital device. The device comprises a pagewidth inkjet printhead and a platen assembly operatively positioned relative to the printhead. The platen assembly comprises: a planar platen member for supporting print media; a print media transport roller located on a first side of the platen member for feeding print media past said printhead; and a cutting mechanism located on a second opposite side of the platen member for severing the print media. The cutting mechanism includes a transport assembly driven by a threaded rod. The transport assembly has a body for traversing across the print media and a cutting edge fixed to the body for severing the print media during a traverse of the body. | 08-13-2009 |
20090244114 | IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT UNIT WITH INBUILT PRINTER - An in-car entertainment (ICE) unit includes a compact disc (CD) player configured to play a CD. A first user console is provided to permit a user to control operation of the CD player and the radio receiver. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided which can be used to display information from the CD. A printer is configured to print the displayed information. A second user console is provided to permit a user to control operation of the printer. | 10-01-2009 |
20090262149 | Print Media Cartridge For A Camera - A print media cartridge is configured to be received within a camera in fluid communication with a printhead of the camera. The print media cartridge comprises a cartridge shell having an ejection slot, and housing a print media dispenser including a supply of print media, the print media dispenser further including a cavity; an ink reservoir located within the cavity of the print media dispenser, the ink reservoir divided into a plurality of ink reservoir sections each for storing ink of a different type; and a plurality of bladders each provided in one of the plurality of ink reservoir sections, the bladders containing therein the inks. At least one of the ink reservoir sections has a volumetric dimension different to the other ink reservoir sections, and each of the ink reservoir sections have the same volumetric size. | 10-22-2009 |
20090267975 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING PRINT HEADS - In a first aspect, a system is provided. The system includes ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090289970 | DISK RECORDING DEVICE - A disk recording device includes a disk rotation mechanism, a pick-up device, a print head, and an air flow guide portion. The disk rotation mechanism rotates a removably mounted disk-shaped recording medium. The pick-up device is disposed such that it faces a recording surface of the disk-shaped recording medium, and it at least one of records information to and plays back information from the disk-shaped recording medium. The print head is movably disposed on a printing surface side of the disk-shaped recording medium and has an ink discharge portion that discharges ink droplets in the direction of the printing surface of the rotating disk-shaped recording medium. The air flow guide portion is provided around the disk-shaped recording medium, and it guides an air flow that is generated by the rotating of the disk-shaped recording medium by the disk rotation mechanism. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295846 | Method and system for applying a visible identification to transparent substrates - The invention relates to a method and a system for applying a visible identification to transparent substrates, whereby the substrate is subjected to light radiation and micro-engravings on the spectacle lens are optically detected and the coordinates thereof are determined and a pattern from a print material is applied to the surface of the transparent substrate relative to the position of the micro-engraving. The aim of the invention is to increase the flexibility of printing of transparent substrates and to reduce the technological complexity. For this purpose, the pattern is applied by means of an ink jet method from an ethanol-containing ink as the print material and the transparent substrate is heated and/or the light radiation is carried out in a wavelength range outside of the transmission range of the substrate, i.e. in a range in which the substrate no longer appears transparent. | 12-03-2009 |
20100007683 | Printing And Flat Panel Display Device - A printing and display device is provided having a base unit for placement on a surface, a flat panel display unit, an arm extending between the base unit and the flat panel display unit so that the flat panel display unit is supported on the surface by the base unit, and a printer arranged within the flat panel display unit. The base unit has a receptacle for removably receiving a printing fluid cartridge. Printing fluid from the received cartridge is supplied from the base unit to the printer via hoses in the arm. | 01-14-2010 |
20100039459 | Computer Monitor Having Inkjet Printhead - A computer monitor is provided which has a flat panel display for displaying images and an inkjet printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor. The monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, past the printhead for printing, then out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display. | 02-18-2010 |
20100182355 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An inkjet recording device includes: an electrostatic inkjet recording unit having at least one nozzle for ejecting ink with an electrostatic force, the electrostatic inkjet recording unit printing a plurality of disparity images by ejecting the ink onto a surface of a lenticular sheet, the lenticular sheet including an array of lenticular lenses, each lenticular lens having a predetermined width and a convex cross-sectional shape, and the disparity images being printed correspondingly to the predetermined width on the surface of the lenticular sheet opposite from a surface of the lenticular sheet having the convex shapes of the lenticular lenses; a scanning unit for two-dimensionally moving the electrostatic inkjet recording unit relative to the lenticular sheet; and a controlling unit for controlling driving of the electrostatic inkjet recording unit and the scanning unit. | 07-22-2010 |
20100220126 | VERTICAL FORM FACTOR PRINTER - A printer having a substantially vertical form factor includes a base for supporting the printer; a substantially vertically extending body extending from the base; a print engine for printing an image onto print media, the print engine supported at a top of the substantially vertically extending body and overhanging a front surface of the substantially vertically extending body; a source tray assembly for holding a supply of print media, the source tray assembly provided against a back surface of the substantially vertically extending body; and a media collector arranged beneath the overhanging print engine, the media collector having a media collection surface defined from the front surface of the substantially vertically extending body, and one or more guide ribs provided on the media collection surface each terminating in a foot portion projecting from the front surface to catch sheets falling from an outlet of the overhanging print engine. | 09-02-2010 |
20100225684 | DRIVE MECHANISM OF A PRINTER INTERNAL TO A MOBILE PHONE - Provided is a mobile phone having a chassis with a drive mechanism incorporated therein. A replaceable print cartridge received by the chassis is also provided. The replaceable print cartridge has a housing with ink-bearing structures and a printhead, as well as a media drive shaft rotatably mounted to the housing for driving print media past the printhead. The media drive shaft has a drive wheel driven by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism has a piezo-electric element supported by an arm extending from the chassis. Actuation of the piezo-electric element causes an oscillating movement of the arm to contact the drive wheel upon each oscillation to thereby cause rotational movement of the drive wheel and the media drive shaft. | 09-09-2010 |
20110025735 | PRINTER FOR EDIBLE SHEETS - The present inventions relates to An ink-jet printer for printing on an edible substrate, the printer comprising a guide roller for guiding the substrate through the printer and a print head for printing on the substrate, the print head being mounted adjacent the guide roller so as to be movable in a reciprocating manner substantially parallel to the guide roller characterised in that the print head mounts a roller cleaning apparatus which engages the guide roller as the print head reciprocates. This prevents a build-up of residue from the edible substrate on the guide rollers, thus providing improved performance and reliability. A method of operating the printer in conjunction with a user terminal is also disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110090266 | COMPACT PRINTER WITH STATIC PAGE WIDTH PRINTHEAD - A printer includes an elongate support case defining a docking bay and having a personal computer interface connector protruding from a first end thereof; a print media cartridge configured to dock in the docking bay in a releasable manner; a page-width printhead assembly mounted across a second end of the support case opposite the first end, the page-width printhead assembly including a static ink ejection printhead for ejecting ink upon print media supplied from the print media cartridge; and a series of ink channel reservoirs including one reservoir for each color printed by the ink ejection printhead. The reservoirs are formed around the ink ejection printhead with feed channels progressively reducing in size to feed the printhead. | 04-21-2011 |
20110109671 | INTEGRATED STRUCTURE OF AN INKJET HEAD AND AN ANTENNA - An integrated structure of an inkjet head and an antenna includes a metal heat dissipation board, a flexible (or rigid) circuit board and an antenna module. The metal heat dissipation has an elongated printing ribbon. The flexible (or rigid) circuit board is mounted on the metal heat dissipation board, and has one end electrically connected with the printing ribbon and the other end having a plurality of parallel circuits mounted thereon and connected to external control circuits. The antenna module is directly mounted on and electrically connected with the flexible (or rigid) circuit board. Given the integrated structure, the antenna module is effectively mounted on the inkjet head to reduce the size of the structure and lower the cost thereof. | 05-12-2011 |
20110148956 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus comprising; a recording portion for recording an image on a recording medium, said recording portion having an inkjet head unit including a plurality of connected line heads, an acquisition portion for acquisitioning pixel information indicated by a pixel of a document, a memory portion for storing position information of a joint portion of said head unit and head property information, a prediction portion for seeking output property by each printing directions based on said pixel information, said position information and said head property information, a direction conversion portion for converting a printing direction to reduce influence of the joint portion of said head unit on the document based on the output property acquired by said acquisition portion and said direct conversion output to said recording portion. | 06-23-2011 |
20110205261 | PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printer includes a first reading module that reads product information indicating a product from an unspecified product tag located in the vicinity of the first reading module. The printer may further include an acquisition module that acquires related information of a product indicated by the product information, which is read by the first reading module, from a server which stores related information regarding respective products, and a storage module that stores the related information acquired by the acquisition module. Further, the printer may include a second reading module that reads the product information from a particular product tag located in the vicinity of the second reading module, and a read-out module that reads out the related information, from among the related information stored in the storage module. | 08-25-2011 |
20110249047 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A printing system deposits a principal substance on a surface and further deposits a gating agent on selectable portions of a print medium. A portion of the principal substance is transferred from the surface to the print medium after the gating agent is applied thereto. The gating agent substantially determines where the principal substance is deposited onto the print medium. A production system and method are also disclosed, as is a production apparatus. | 10-13-2011 |
20120044283 | PRINTING CARTRIDGE STORING OPERATION SCRIPT FOR CONTROLLING PRINTHEAD - A printing device includes a processor; a printing cartridge having a housing and a supply of media; a memory storing a plurality of scripts containing instructions for controlling an operation of a printhead of the print device; a data lookup table provided in the processor, the data lookup table storing a plurality of first codes respectively corresponding to the plurality of scripts; a radio frequency tag embedded within the housing of the printing cartridge and carrying a second code; and a radio frequency tag reader communicating the second code to the processor. The processor applies an algorithm to the second code to identify the first code associated therewith, identifies a script from the plurality of scripts stored in the memory corresponding to the identified first code, and operates the printhead in accordance with the identified script. | 02-23-2012 |
20120113171 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROLLING METHOD - Disclosed is a nail print apparatus including: a photographing section which photographs a plurality of fingers and a nail section of each finger to obtain a finger image; a finger type detecting section which detects a type of each finger from the finger image; a first storage controlling section which stores the type of finger detected by the finger type detecting section corresponded with the nail image; a design specifying section which receives specification of a design image to be printed; a second storage controlling section which stores the design image specified on the design specifying section; a combined nail image generating section which combines the design image with the nail image for each type of finger to generate a combined nail image; and a print controlling section which controls printing of the combined nail image on the nail chip sheet. | 05-10-2012 |
20120229534 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a camera position control mechanism is configured to control a position of a camera to switch between a first state, a second state, and a third state for photographing an alignment mark furnished on a substrate or a landing face for a liquid on a liquid landing member. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236050 | POSTURE DETECTING DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, LENTICULAR SHEET, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSTURE OF MEDIUM - There is provided a posture detecting device including: a detecting mechanism movable in a scanning direction relatively to a medium to detect a detection target; and a posture determining mechanism determining a tilt of the medium from a reference posture based on a detection result of the detection target, wherein as the detection target, the medium has a plurality of first detection targets each extending in an intersecting direction intersecting with the scanning direction at a predetermined angle and arranged at equal intervals in the scanning direction; and a plurality of second detection targets each extending in the scanning direction and arranged at equal intervals in the intersecting direction, under a condition that the medium is in the reference posture. | 09-20-2012 |
20120249624 | Thermal Indicators - A thermal indicator using indicia formed by opaque ink applied to a thermal imaging material element is described. The ink is substantially the same color as the imaging element background and remains substantially hidden until the imaging element background changes color when heated. Time-temperature exposure indicating labels can be prepared using a printer with direct thermal type and ink jet type print heads. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274682 | INTEGRATED PRINTING AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE INK CARTRIDGE - A printing and display device includes a flat panel display for displaying images from an external computer; a printer having an inkjet printhead; a video socket adapted to engage with a video plug and video cable from the external computer to receive therefrom a video signal; a print data connection for selective connection to the external computer to receive therefrom print instructions; a rear cover molding enclosing therein the flat panel display; a paper chute ; and an ink delivery bus provided within the rear cover molding. The rear cover molding includes an aperture for receiving therein an external ink cartridge. The aperture facilitates coupling of the external ink cartridge with the ink delivery bus. The ink delivery bus includes fluid ports for engaging with the external ink cartridge, each of the one or more fluid port including a hollow needle adapted to penetrate a seal of the external ink cartridge. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274683 | PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - A print apparatus includes a selection unit, a print unit and control unit. The selection unit categorizes a curve-shape of a print target surface into one specific shape pattern among a plurality of shape patterns having shapes whose degrees of curving are different from each other. The print unit has a recording head that applies ink on the print target surface. The control unit controls the print unit to set an ink amount to be applied at the edge parts of the print target surface to predetermined amount which is set corresponding to the specific shape pattern. | 11-01-2012 |
20130021395 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS - A nail print apparatus includes a print head which performs printing on a finger nail, a printing finger positioning unit which holds a fingertip of the finger nail on which the print head performs printing, non-printing finger receiving units which are provided respectively at sides of the printing finger positioning unit and which receive fingers other than the finger held by the printing finger positioning unit, and a placement unit on which at least the fingertip of the finger received by the printing finger positioning unit is placed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130038647 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A nail print apparatus which prints on a nail and a printing control method of the nail print apparatus. In one implementation of the present invention, the nail print apparatus includes a imaging section; a nail region information detecting section which detects an outline and an area of the nail region; a print design image generating section; an element position judging section which judges whether or not a design element is contained within the nail region; and a printing section. The print design image generating section positions a design element in a position in the nail region which corresponds to a position on a standard nail model an element to a value in proportion with a ratio of the area of the nail region to an area of the standard nail model. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038648 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A nail print apparatus which prints on a nail and a print controlling method. According to one implementation, a nail print apparatus includes an imaging section, a finger dimension obtaining section, a storage section, a model selecting section, a region specifying section and a printing section. The model selecting section selects one specific nail region extracting model based on a dimension of the finger obtained by the finger dimension obtaining section. The region specifying section specifies a nail region to be a specific nail region extracting model selected by the model selecting section to a region of the nail in the finger image obtained by the imaging section. The printing section applies ink on the specified nail region. | 02-14-2013 |
20130083096 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an embodiment, an authentication system includes a base unit to receive a replaceable supply device, a controller integrated into the base unit, known characteristic data accessible by the controller, and an authentication algorithm executable on the controller to authenticate the supply device if a known characteristic measured on the supply device matches the known characteristic data. | 04-04-2013 |
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20130113850 | Method of Printing - A method for printing on a substrate, wherein the substrate is printed upon with a plate-based printing process, particularly with an offset printing process, and with a plateless printing process, particularly with an inkjet printing process, inline with the plate-based printing process. According to the invention, a printing resolution of the plateless printing process is determined depending on a printing speed of the plate-based printing process. | 05-09-2013 |
20130162703 | PRINTING INK IMAGE USING POLYMER OR SALT - A method of printing an image on a receiver includes receiving image data for the image. A processor automatically produces data for a polymer pattern and a salt pattern using the image data. A polymer is deposited on the receiver according to the polymer pattern using a polymer-deposition unit. A salt is deposited on the receiver according to the salt pattern using a salt-deposition unit different from the polymer-deposition unit. Liquid ink is deposited on the receiver according to the image data using an inkjet print engine, and at least some of the ink is deposited over the deposited polymer or the deposited salt. | 06-27-2013 |
20130182020 | Disposable digital camera with printing assembly - A digital camera includes an image capture assembly; a print media transport assembly; a pagewidth ink jet printhead; a roll of print media; an internal chassis serving as a frame on which the image capture assembly, the print media transport assembly, and the printhead are directly supported; and an external casing completely encasing therewithin the internal chassis. The external casing is openable, and the internal chassis together with the assemblies and printhead supported thereon are removable from the external casing. The internal chassis is provided as an integral frame configured with pre-molded fittings adapted to receive and support the assemblies and printhead. | 07-18-2013 |
20130215164 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - An image forming device including: a conveyance unit; plural detecting sensors; a lens tilt calculating unit; a head; a storage unit; and a tilt correction controller, wherein the plural detecting sensors includes a third detecting sensor allowed to deviate from the base line between the first detecting sensor and the second detecting sensor, the storage unit stores position aberration of the third detecting sensor from the base line, and the lens tilt calculating unit calculates the tilt angle of each of the lenticular lenses based on the detecting signals of the plural detecting sensors and the position aberration of the third detecting sensor stored on the storage unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130241978 | Printing Apparatus and Method - A mounting arrangement ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130265350 | SURFACE MARKED ARTICLES, RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of surface marking an article, especially a building product, is provided. One described method includes the steps of laser marking a first graphic design element on a surface of an article and ink-jet printing a second graphic design element in registry with the first graphic design element on the surface of the article to create a high quality overall graphic design. Also provided are articles made according to this method, and systems for carrying out the method. | 10-10-2013 |
20130307888 | PRINTING METHOD - A printing method includes printing on an outside surface of a packaging material which has an inside surface, the outside surface and an opening. The printing is performed in a state of the opening being closed. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314460 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTICLES - An apparatus for printing an image onto a curved surface of a three dimensional article. The apparatus principally includes a support fixture, an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles, and an articulatable robotic arm. One of the support fixture and the print head are mounted to and carried by the robotic arm. The robotic arm is moveable so as to cause relative movement of the print head along a series of scanning paths that follow the surface contour of the curved surface of the article. A controller is coupled to the robotic arm and is configured to cause articulation of the robotic arm. The controller causes the robotic arm to continuously locate the print head relative to the curved surface and to cause the plurality of nozzles to eject printing medium at predetermined locations along the scanning paths so as to form the image. | 11-28-2013 |
20130342592 | INKJET PRINTER FOR PRINTING ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inkjet printer configured to print on a three-dimensional object is provided. The inkjet printer may include a print head that ejects a conductive ink. The inkjet printer may also include an assembly configured for adjusting a position of an object relative to the print head. The adjustment assembly may include a fixture configured to hold an object, such as a circuit board, that is to be printed on. The fixture may be configured to hold the object such that multiple surfaces thereof, which may be nonplanar, are exposed. A tilt adjustment mechanism may be coupled to the fixture and configured to adjust a tilt angle of the object. Further, a rotational adjustment mechanism may be coupled to the fixture and configured to adjust an angular position of the circuit board. Accordingly, the surfaces of the object may each be upwardly oriented such that the print head may print thereon. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342593 | CERAMIC INKS FOR INKJET PRINTERS - Ceramic inkjet inks comprising ceramic inorganic pigments having average particle size between 0.1 and 0.8 μm, an organic medium and a dispersant, the dispersant being the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine with a homo- or co-polyester based on lactic acid, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of the above ceramic inkjet inks. | 12-26-2013 |
20140022291 | METHOD OF PRODUCING WALL COVERING WITH RELIEF IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method for producing wall covering with relief, such as for example wallpaper, in a continuous process in a less expensive way (in the case of limited print runs) and with fewer limitations with regard to the size of the repeat of the pattern, comprising: step a providing a base; step b applying a heat-expandable material to this base in a continuous process using an analogue printing technique; step c applying one or more liquids, which influence the expansion of the expandable material, in a desired pattern in a continuous process using a digital printing technique; step d heating the base with the expandable material which has been applied thereto and the one or more liquids applied thereto to a temperature at which the expandable material expands. | 01-23-2014 |
20140071190 | APPARATUS FOR MARKING HISTOLOGY EMBEDDING CASSETTES - A marking apparatus for marking histology embedding cassettes includes a marking device for marking plastic surfaces, a gripping means to grip and release a cassette, and a movement organ to rotate the gripping means with respect to a first rotation axis perpendicular to a second rotation axis. The first axis is arranged such that it is situated in an ideal plane that is parallel to and interposed between the ideal planes in which the perpendicular surfaces of a cassette, gripped by the gripping means, are located, so that, upon rotation with respect to the first axis the first and the second perpendicular surfaces can alternately be located in front of the marking device. The second axis being arranged with respect to the gripping means such that, upon rotation with respect to the second axis, the oblique surface of the cassette can be in front of the marking device. | 03-13-2014 |
20140160188 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An image recording device, wherein the image recording device is provided with a support member for supporting a recording medium, a print head for recording an image at a first position facing the support member, and a maintenance unit arranged at a position different from that of the support member in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the print head and the support member face each other in the first position. The image recording device is further provided with a guide mechanism for guiding movement of the print head between a first position, a second position in which the print head faces the maintenance unit, and a third position which is a different position from those of the support member and the maintenance unit in an orthogonal direction, and a space allowing for a manual task on the print head is present at the facing position of the print head at the third position. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168293 | PRINT HEAD PRE-ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168294 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transport apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a transport target; an optical detection unit, including a light irradiation unit capable of irradiating the transport target with light and a light-receiving unit that receives light, that detects the transport target; and an output unit that compares a light receiving result from the light-receiving unit with a set value that has been set in advance and outputs a result of the comparison. | 06-19-2014 |
20140204135 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PRINTED IMAGE ON A ROTATING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODY - A method for creating a printed image on a rotating, three-dimensional body or bottle eccentrically on a turntable, includes providing an inkjet printing unit having inkjet nozzles along a straight line for printing at a clock rate, rotating the body about a rotation axis parallel to the line using a motor, prescribing a fundamental frequency f | 07-24-2014 |
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20150054865 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF A PRINTING SYSTEM - User-related features of a printing system are disclosed herein. Some embodiments relate to a time-line GUI for visualizing and/or manipulating queued print jobs which may be employed. Some embodiments relate to a reversed augmented reality GUI for visualization and/or control of the printing system. In some embodiments, a display screen is mounted to a printer housing and/or able to control access to moving parts of a printing system. | 02-26-2015 |