121 |
PIXEL MAPPING, ARRANGING, AND IMAGING FOR ROUND AND SQUARE-BASED MICRO LENS ARRAYS TO ACHIEVE FULL VOLUME 3D AND MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOTION |
US14017415 |
2013-09-04 |
US20140063611A1 |
2014-03-06 |
Mark A. RAYMOND; Hector Andres PORRAS SOTO |
A visual display assembly adapted for use as an anti-counterfeiting device on paper currency, product labels, and other objects. The assembly includes a film of transparent material including a first surface including an array of lenses and a second surface opposite the first surface. The assembly also includes a printed image proximate to the second surface. The printed image includes pixels of frames of one or more images interlaced relative to two orthogonal axes. The lenses of the array are nested in a plurality of parallel rows, and adjacent ones of the lenses in columns of the array are aligned to be in a single one of the rows with no offset of lenses in adjacent columns/rows. The lenses may be round-based lenses or are square-based lenses, and the lenses may be provided at 200 lenses per inch (LPI) or a higher LPI in both directions. |
122 |
Belt Unit and Image Forming Apparatus |
US13846093 |
2013-03-18 |
US20140001013A1 |
2014-01-02 |
Kotaro Takifuji; Wataru Yamaguchi |
A belt unit including an endless belt, a first roller, a second roller, and a guiding member is provided. The guiding member includes a groove, in which a guided section of the endless belt is set, and the groove includes a first face and a second face. The first face is formed to have a first parting line extending in a direction to intersect with a central axis. The first face includes a first part in a frontward range and a second part in a rearward range with respect to the first parting line along a rotating direction of the guiding member. The first face has a first gap between the first part and the second part to form the first part in a position closer to the second face with respect to the second part. |
123 |
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE |
US13889507 |
2013-05-08 |
US20130316523A1 |
2013-11-28 |
Nobuyuki Suzuki; Tomohiro Migita; Satoshi Suzuki; Masanobu Ohmura; Takatoshi Nakahara; Keiichi Sasaki |
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a twin well structure is provided. The method includes ion-implanting of a first conductivity type impurity in a first region and a second region of a semiconductor substrate, the first and second regions being located adjacent to each other; forming a first resist pattern to cover the first region of the semiconductor substrate and to expose the second region of the semiconductor substrate; ion-implanting of a second conductivity type impurity at a higher concentration compared to the first conductivity type impurity in the second region of the semiconductor substrate, with the first resist pattern being used as a mask; and thermal-diffusing the first conductivity type of impurity and the second conductivity type of impurity. |
124 |
CONDUCTIVE ROLLER, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE |
US13533629 |
2012-06-26 |
US20130164051A1 |
2013-06-27 |
Kentaro Ageishi; Tetsuya Fujita |
A conductive roller includes a conductive core and a foamed elastic layer covering the conductive core. The foamed elastic layer contains at least three conductive rubbers having different volume resistivities within the range of less than about 1×1014 Ω cm, at least one insulating rubber having a volume resistivity of about 1×1014 Ω cm or more, and at least two conductive fillers. |
125 |
PROVIDING ERASABLE PRINTING WITH NANOPARTICLES |
US13631830 |
2012-09-28 |
US20130027494A1 |
2013-01-31 |
Harry Vartanian; Jaron Jurikson-Rhodes |
Providing rewritable or erasable printing or copying utilizing nanoparticle ink or toner is disclosed. A paper-like material is described using nanoparticles that are selectively controlled to show a substantially dark, gray, or white dot depending on an emitted signal or field in a printer or copier device. Also disclosed is a printer or copier device that erases and writes nanoparticles to a paper-like material depending on an emitted magnetic signal in a printer or copier device. |
126 |
Providing erasable printing with nanoparticles |
US12837170 |
2010-07-15 |
US08289352B2 |
2012-10-16 |
Harry Vartanian; Jaron Jurikson-Rhodes |
An apparatus and method for providing rewritable or erasable printing or copying that utilizes nanoparticle ink or toner is disclosed. A paper-like material is described using nanoparticles that are selectively controlled to show a substantially dark, gray, or white dot depending on an emitted signal or field in a printer or copier device. Also disclosed is a printer or copier device that erases and writes nanoparticles to a paper-like material depending on an emitted magnetic signal in a printer or copier device. |
127 |
LICENSING IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CODING METHOD OF ANTI-COUNTERFEIT LABEL THEREOF |
US12984054 |
2011-01-04 |
US20110216143A1 |
2011-09-08 |
Jung-Bang Wang |
This invention relates to a licensing identification and management system and a coding method of an anti-counterfeit label. One embodiment discloses utilizing a license code producing device to produce a license key and a royalty key, wherein the license key includes a license number and a license code, and the royalty key includes a royalty number and a royalty code. The method further includes separating and reassembling the license key and the royalty key to generate a bar code by a bar code generating device, and saving the bar code into an audit database. The method also includes utilizing a bar code printing device for generating an anti-counterfeit label according to the bar code and attaching the anti-counterfeit label to a product. Therefore, according to a comparison between that particular bar code and that stored in the audit database the product could be identified as a licensed product. |
128 |
Dual printhead controller architecture for ink quality assurance circuitry |
US12104428 |
2008-04-16 |
US07782481B2 |
2010-08-24 |
Paul Lapstun; Kia Silverbrook |
Dual printhead controller architecture includes a master central processor capable of being interfaced with a first printhead. A slave central processor is capable of being interfaced with a second printhead. Data transfer means is operatively connected between the master central processor and the slave central processor to permit communication between the master and slave central processors. A host link is operatively connected to the master central processor to permit the master central processor to receive page data from a host processor. Ink cartridge quality assurance integrated circuitry is connected to the master central processor. |
129 |
Printer with ink transfer roller and cleaning station |
US11859784 |
2007-09-23 |
US07744208B2 |
2010-06-29 |
Paul Lapstun; Kia Silverbrook |
A printer has a chassis with a pair of guide rails. A retractable print media tray assembly is arranged on the guide rails in a displaceable manner. At least one print engine is arranged on the chassis and has an ink ejecting printhead assembly configured to eject ink onto an associated ink transfer roller. At least one cleaning station is engaged with a respective ink transfer roller and configured to clean residual ink from the transfer roller, subsequent to transfer of ink from the transfer roller onto the print media. |
130 |
Solenoid valve for a drop on demand ink jet printer |
US10520912 |
2003-07-11 |
US07571986B2 |
2009-08-11 |
David Andrew Horsnell; Matthew Brian Tomlin; Ammar Lecheheb; Oliver John Prime; Michael John Fox; Christopher Michael Bates |
The invention relates to a solenoid valve made using certain materials which is capable of operation at high frequencies and which can be made as a compact unit. The invention also relates to method for operating a drop on demand ink jet printer incorporating such a valve. |
131 |
Transfer roller assembly for a compact printer |
US10991402 |
2004-11-19 |
US07484840B2 |
2009-02-03 |
Kia Silverbrook |
A transfer roller assembly for a printer two compact motorized transfer rollers disposed on opposite sides of a paper path. Each roller has a cylindrical body having two ends, an outer surface and an interior space, wherein each of said ends is supported by low friction bearings carried by a pair of cooperating end caps, and a first end carries an internal gear. A motor is located in the interior space which drives the internal gear for rotating the outer surface and advancing print media. The outer surface is adapted to carry ink and make a printing impression on the print media. |
132 |
PRINTER WITH INK TRANSFER ROLLER AND CLEANING STATION |
US11859784 |
2007-09-23 |
US20080006165A1 |
2008-01-10 |
Paul Lapstun; Kia Silverbrook |
A printer has a chassis with a pair of guide rails. A retractable print media tray assembly is arranged on the guide rails in a displaceable manner. At least one print engine is arranged on the chassis and has an ink ejecting printhead assembly configured to eject ink onto an associated ink transfer roller. At least one cleaning station is engaged with a respective ink transfer roller and configured to clean residual ink from the transfer roller, subsequent to transfer of ink from the transfer roller onto the print media. |
133 |
Molding information printing system |
US10790117 |
2004-03-02 |
US07296988B2 |
2007-11-20 |
Osamu Saito; Kenji Araki |
A molding information printing system, including a network; a molding machine connected to the network; a printer for printing the molding information of the molding machine; a print control section connected to the network independently of the molding machine, for controlling the printer for printing of the molding information; and an instructing section for instructing printing of the molding information and transferring a command to the print control section through the network. The molding machine includes a control unit connected to the network, and the instructing section is provided in the control unit. Also, the system includes a computer connected to the network independently of the molding machine, and the print control section is provided in the computer. |
134 |
Printer simultaneously printing on both surfaces of a sheet |
US11003485 |
2004-12-06 |
US07280244B2 |
2007-10-09 |
Paul Lapstun; Kia Silverbrook |
A method of manipulating print data in a printer capable of simultaneously printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media, the method including the steps of: receiving first data relating to a first page to be printed in a first memory; transferring the first data from the first memory to a second memory; receiving second data relating to a second page to be printed in the first memory; and simultaneously accessing the first and second data to simultaneously print the first and second pages on both surfaces of the print media. |
135 |
Print engine for double-sided printing |
US11315356 |
2005-12-23 |
US07280235B2 |
2007-10-09 |
Paul Lapstun; Kia Silverbrook |
A print engine for double-sided printing includes a chassis. A pair of substantially identical inkjet printhead assemblies is mounted on the chassis opposite each other. A pair of transfer rollers is mounted on the chassis and positioned with respect to the printhead assemblies to permit an inkjet printing operation to be carried out on the transfer rollers. The transfer rollers define a contact region through which a sheet of print media is fed to receive the print. A pair of cleaning stations is operatively engaged with the transfer rollers to clean the transfer rollers subsequent to the print being transferred to the sheet. |
136 |
Print engine with end moldings |
US11713660 |
2007-03-05 |
US20070172295A1 |
2007-07-26 |
Kia Silverbrook |
A print engine for a printer includes an elongate support frame. A pinch roller assembly is rotationally mounted relative to the support frame and can engage and feed the print media along a print media path. A pair of opposed print head assemblies is mounted on the elongate support frame and the print media path is defined between the print head assemblies. The printhead assemblies are configured to perform duplex printing on print media fed along the print media path. Each print head assembly includes a printhead module operatively mounted to the support frame and has a printhead configured to print ink onto the fed print media. The printhead module defines a plurality of ink galleries for storing respective types of ink to be printed by the printhead. A pair of end moldings is operatively mounted to the printhead module at either end of the support frame and defines tubular ink inlets in fluid communication with respective ink galleries. |
137 |
Printing method using quill-jet |
US11012612 |
2004-12-14 |
US20060125900A1 |
2006-06-15 |
Eric Peeters |
A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printing system in which the material is an ink and the substrate is a sheet of paper. By repeating this process, the cantilever places many units of ink to form the pixels in an image. |
138 |
Image recording body and image forming apparatus by use of the same |
US11195774 |
2005-08-03 |
US07061513B2 |
2006-06-13 |
Yasuo Katano; Satoru Tomita; Minoru Morikawa; Kei Hara |
A light-heat conversion in a light-stimulated writing method and associated apparatus include an image recording body having an element, which absorbs an (electromagnetic wave) provided in a surface of a recording body, or in a recording layer formed on an uppermost layer of the recording body having a material exhibiting a thermal changeable character of wettabilty, or in a substrate or an intermediate layer of the recording body. After a liquid is disposed on the recording body by a liquid forming device, light-stimulated writing is carried out, resulting on an enhanced efficiency of light-heat conversion by a light absorbing element. |
139 |
Central processor integrated circuitry for a print controller of a pagewidth printhead |
US11330061 |
2006-01-12 |
US20060119687A1 |
2006-06-08 |
Kia Silverbrook |
A central processor integrated circuit for a printer controller of a pagewidth inkjet printer includes a bus. Host interface circuitry is connected to the bus and is configured to receive compressed page data having a bi-level black layer and a contone color layer and to communicate the compressed page data to the bus. Black layer expansion circuitry is connected to the bus and is configured to receive and expand the bi-level black layer. Color layer expansion circuitry is connected to the bus and is configured to receive and expand the contone layer. Halftoner and compositor circuitry is connected to the bus and is configured to receive expanded bi-level black layer data and expanded contone layer data and to composite the bi-level black layer over the contone layer. Processor circuitry is connected to the bus and is programmed to control operation of components of the central processor integrated circuit. DMA controller circuitry is connected to the bus and is configured to be programmed by the processor circuitry to generate addresses for data transfer between the components. Printhead interface circuitry is connected to the bus to facilitate communication between the bus and a pagewidth printhead. |
140 |
Printhead-transfer roller arrangement |
US11045259 |
2005-01-31 |
US07055947B2 |
2006-06-06 |
Kia Silverbrook |
Disclosed is a page-width printhead for a print engine having a a motorized transfer roller located adjacent to the printhead. The transfer roller is also adjacent to the sheet media path of the device which uses the engine. The printhead is oriented to print directly onto the transfer roller. The engine has a second roller closely adjacent to the transfer roller and on an opposite side of the path for pressing the sheet onto the transfer roller. In some embodiments, the printhead has a surface adjacent to the transfer roller that carries capping seals on either side of the ink ejecting area. The printhead is held off of the transfer roller by a solenoid but parked against the transfer roller when not in use. |