Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090207223 | PRINTING OR COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inkjet printing apparatus for printing on a substrate comprises a first support, which is a substrate support, and a second support which supports at least one inkjet printing head, at least one UV source of ultraviolet radiation, and at least one gas dispenser. The second support is moveable relative to a substrate supported by the first support. The printing head deposits ink on the substrate and the UV source cures the deposited ink. The gas dispenser is arranged to provide a layer of gas, which is at least depleted of oxygen, between the UV source and the substrate. | 08-20-2009 |
20120019591 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a fluid receiving member having fluid receiving cells in which the fluid receiving cells are configured to receive at least one of an ink repellant and an ink, a fluid ejector unit configured to eject the ink repellant to a first set of the fluid receiving cells, and an inking unit configured to apply the ink to a second set of the fluid receiving cells. | 01-26-2012 |
20120092406 | ENCODER FOR A PRINTER AND METHOD - In one implementation, an encoder assembly for a printer includes: an encoder scale having indicators thereon for determining a printing parameter; an encoder sensor for sensing indicators on the scale; and a mechanism configured to alternately attach an encoder part (either the scale or the sensor) to the substrate and detach the encoder part from the substrate. In another implementation, a method includes: attaching an encoder part to a print substrate, the encoder part being either an encoder scale or an encoder sensor; the sensor sensing indicators on the scale while advancing the substrate with the encoder part attached; and detaching the encoder part from the substrate. | 04-19-2012 |
20120313996 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, MEDIA DRYING DEVICE USABLE THEREWITH AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming system, a media drying device usable therewith and a method are disclosed. The image forming system, media drying device and method include application of heat in a form of heated air to liquid ink disposed on media to remove water from the liquid ink in a form of vapor. The image forming system, media drying device and method also include recovery of at least a portion of the heat from the media. | 12-13-2012 |
20130106931 | PRINTING USING A BACKWARDS MOTION | 05-02-2013 |
20130113868 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING ULTRAVIOLET (UV) CURABLE INK - An inkjet printing apparatus ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130242014 | PREHEAT AT LEAST ONE OF MEDIA AND MEDIA SUPPORT MEMBER TO PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE IN PREHEAT MODE - An image forming apparatus and printing methods include a media support member to support media and an ink applicator unit to selectively apply ink to the media disposed on the media support member in a print mode. The image forming apparatus and printing methods also include a heating unit to preheat at least one of the media support member and the media to a predetermined temperature in a preheat mode prior to the selective application of the ink to the media. | 09-19-2013 |
20140015881 | COORDINATED PRINTHEAD OPERATION - A method includes moving an assembly of printheads with a bidirectional lateral motion. A direction of the lateral motion is substantially perpendicular to, and the lateral motion is concurrent with, a longitudinal motion of a substrate relative to the printhead assembly. Nozzles of the printheads are arranged in two rows that are oriented substantially parallel to the direction of the lateral motion. The longitudinal motion and the lateral motion are coordinated such that a nozzle in one of the rows and a nozzle in the other of the rows trace a common path on the substrate. | 01-16-2014 |
20140035998 | ORIFICE STRUCTURE FOR FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An orifice structure for a fluid ejection device includes a surface, an orifice formed through the surface, a first region of the surface projecting from the orifice, and a second region of the surface surrounding the first region, with the first region having a first surface energy, and the second region having a second surface energy higher than the first surface energy. | 02-06-2014 |
20140253654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INK CURING - According to one example there is provided apparatus for curing ink on a substrate. The apparatus comprises a substrate support, a curing sheet positionable above the substrate support to create a gap between a substrate on the substrate support and the curing sheet. The apparatus further comprises an oxygen-depletion mechanism for reducing the oxygen level in the gap and an ultra-violet, UV, radiation source to apply UV radiation through the curing sheet to a substrate on the substrate support. | 09-11-2014 |
20150024118 | APPLYING FLUID TO A SUBSTRATE - According to one example there is provided a system for applying fluid to a substrate using a first and second array of fluid applicators. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029253 | GENERATING DATA TO CONTROL THE EJECTION OF INK DROPS - According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating data to control the ejection of ink drops from a plurality of arrays of printhead nozzles of a printing system. In the printing system one of the arrays of nozzles is configured to eject a first ink of a first colour having a first colourant density. Another one of the arrays of nozzles is configured to eject a second ink of the first colour having a second colourant density. Each array of nozzles is capable of making ink marks having a plurality of different ink mark volumes on a media. The method comprises obtaining image data for a single colour channel and generating, from the image data, multi-level screen data describing, for each of the first and second inks, the ink mark volume to be made by the array of printhead nozzles at each screen location. | 01-29-2015 |
20150054900 | PALLET CONVEYOR - A pallet conveyor includes a conveyor track to guide pallets, and a service station deployed on the conveyor track, the service station to perform a service operation in the pallet conveyor. | 02-26-2015 |