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| 347179000 |
With correction or erasing means
| 125 |
| 347218000 |
Record receiver driving means
| 85 |
| 347200000 |
Specific resistance recording element type
| 76 |
| 347211000 |
Having driving circuitry for recording means
| 70 |
| 347197000 |
Recording means engaging or holding means
| 61 |
| 347220000 |
Platen or engaging means therefor
| 51 |
| 347188000 |
Density control
| 45 |
| 347217000 |
With transfer medium or driving means therefor
| 42 |
| 347215000 |
Record receiver and transfer medium feeding or driving means
| 41 |
| 347214000 |
Ink cassette or cartridge
| 41 |
| 347213000 |
Having an intermediate medium for transferring ink
| 31 |
| 347172000 |
Multicolor
| 25 |
| 347222000 |
Housing or mounting
| 19 |
| 347221000 |
With recording medium
| 14 |
| 347185000 |
Preheating
| 9 |
| 347180000 |
Block driving
| 8 |
| 347223000 |
Including cooling device
| 7 |
| 347183000 |
Gradational recording | 4 |
| 20100231679 | THERMAL PRINTER - In a thermal printer, a first thermal head to print data on one surface of a print medium both surfaces of which are colored in different colors or a second thermal head to print data on the other surface of the print medium different from the print surface of the first thermal head is controlled, and a test image is printed on the print medium set in the thermal printer. Then, in the thermal printer, a print density of the printed test image is detected, and based on the detected print density of the test image and information stored in a density information storage section, it is determined whether the front and the back of the print medium set in the thermal printer is normal. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20130169727 | APPARATUS SUPPLYING A SIGNAL FOR GENERATING A MULTITONE IMAGE - The printer ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130258028 | PRINTER, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM EXECUTABLE ON PRINTER, AND METHOD THAT IS EXECUTED BY PRINTER - A printer includes a feeding portion, a printing portion, and a processor. The feeding portion is configured to feed a printing medium in a sub-scanning direction that is orthogonal to a main scanning direction. The printing portion includes a plurality of heating elements that are arrayed in the main scanning direction and that is configured to perform printing on the printing medium fed by the feeding portion when heating pulses are applied to the plurality of heating elements each corresponding to a single dot. A length of each of the plurality of heating elements in the sub-scanning direction is shorter than a length of each of the plurality of heating elements in the main scanning direction. The processor is configured to apply one or more heating pulses to one of the plurality of heating elements in response to a command to print one dot. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140333707 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING APPARATUS - There is provided a printing apparatus which prints a protective coat, on the basis of input image data, onto a recording sheet on which an image is printed with a dye ink, the printing apparatus comprising: an area dividing unit configured to divide the input image data into a plurality of areas; a conversion unit configured to convert the input image data into print control data by using conversion information provided to convert the input image data into the print control data; and a printing unit configured to print the protective coat on the basis of the print control data acquired by the conversion unit, wherein the conversion unit is configured to include a plurality of pieces of the conversion information and convert the input image data into the print control data by using a piece of the conversion information different for each area divided by the area dividing unit. | 11-13-2014 |
| 347212000 |
Pre or post image recording treatment | 4 |
| 20100289863 | NEUTRALIZATION APPARATUS AND PRINTER HAVING NEUTRALIZATION APPARATUS - The invention provides a neutralization apparatus which simplifies an apparatus composition, lowers an apparatus cost and removes electrical charge effectively from a ribbon-like substance which is charged by stripping, and provides a printer having the neutralization apparatus. The neutralization apparatus neutralizes an ink ribbon. The neutralization apparatus has a conductive roller which is arranged so as to contact the surface of the ink ribbon and a neutralization brush which counters the back of the ink ribbon. A balance of the electrical charge of the surface and the electrical charge of the back of the ink ribbon is broken by electrical discharge caused by the conductive roller. And thereby, the charged voltage of the electrical charge of the back of the ink ribbon becomes large and the neutralization brush remove the electrical charge charged to the back of the ink ribbon effectively. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20140085394 | DUPLEX THERMAL PRINTER WITH PIVOTABLE DIVERTER - A roll-fed duplex thermal printing system, comprising a supply roll of receiver media, a printing path, a reversing path, a pivotable diverter and a cutter positioned between the diverter and the reversing path. When the diverter is in a first position the receiver media is directed from the supply roll, when the diverter is in a second position the receiver media is directed from the supply roll into the reversing path, and when the diverter is in the third position the receiver media is directed from the reversing path into the printing path. During a printing operation, the diverter is sequentially repositioned to feed the receiver media into the printing path where a first side image is printed, into the reversing path where it is cut, and into the printing path again where a second side image is printed. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140340462 | PRINTING APPARATUS WITH AN ADHESIVE APPLYING FUNCTION - A printing apparatus having an adhesive applying function is provided with a transporting mechanism for transporting an elongated print member, a transferring mechanism for transporting a transferring member having adhesive, contained in a cartridge installed on the apparatus, and for selectively bringing the transferring member into contact with the print member transported by the transporting mechanism, thereby transferring the adhesive of the transferring member onto the surface of the print member which no data is to be printed on, a controlling unit for controlling whether the transferring mechanism transfers the adhesive of the transferring member onto the surface of the print member which no data is to be printed on, and a printing mechanism provided on the downstream side of the transferring mechanism, for processing print data including rotation of the data in unit of 90 degrees, and for printing the data on the surface of the print member. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20220134789 | Laser ablation for latent image indicia - A system and method for creating latent image indicia that includes a variable mark. The latent image indicia is made of pigmented ink that can only be viewed when illuminated with a specific frequency of light. The pigmented ink is printed in a solid patch by a conventional printing process. The variable mark in the pigmented ink is created by laser ablation of the pigment. The laser ablation is done after the ink printing as a separate step. | 05-05-2022 |
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| 20080278561 | Thermal printer with reduced donor adhesion - Thermal printers and methods for operating thermal printers are provided. In one method, a sequence of thermal print head control signals is generated that is adapted to cause an array of thermal elements to cause the donor material to transfer from a donor ribbon in a manner that is modulated in accordance with image data and attenuated in accordance with an attenuation pattern. A receiver medium is urged through the printing nip while the thermal print head control signals are transmitted to the thermal print head to cause the donor material to transfer from the donor web in an image modulated pattern having a longitudinal length that is larger than a longitudinal length of the receiver medium. The attenuation pattern provides a relatively high level of attenuation at a portion of the printing wherein there is greater risk that the receiver medium will not be within the printing nip. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090009578 | Thermal Print Head and Thermal Printer Provided With Wireless Communication Function Using Such Thermal Print Head - The thermal printhead (A | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090086005 | Thermal printer - In order to simultaneously deal with a plurality of roll sheets each having a different width, achieve increases in functionality and performance, and achieve reduction in cost so as to alleviate a burden on a user, provided is a thermal printer 1 including: a support member 13 for supporting a plurality of roll sheets P each having a different width; conveyor mechanisms 14 each including a conveyor roller 14 | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090128613 | High Speed Photo-Printing Apparatus - A thermal printer is disclosed which includes a plurality of thermal print heads, each of the plurality of thermal print heads being operable to print a distinct one of a plurality of colors. The plurality of thermal print heads may print output at a plurality of spatial resolutions. The thermal printer may include dot size varying means for varying perceived levels of color printed by the thermal printer by varying sizes of dots printed by the plurality of thermal print heads. The printer may perform various image processing steps on an image to be printed, such as tone scale adjustment, thermal history control, and common mode voltage correction, to improve the perceived quality of the printed image. The thermal printer may be incorporated into a digital photo-printing vending machine for printing images provided by a customer. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090268004 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR ROLLER AND PRINTING APPARATUS USING CLEANING APPARATUS - A cleaning apparatus for a roller includes a platen roller and a cleaning roller brought into contact with the platen roller to clean a surface of the platen roller, where the cleaning roller is configured such that SP values (dissolution parameter) of the cleaning roller and of all additives added in the cleaning roller have differences of at least 2.0 from an SP value of the platen roller. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090303306 | TECHNIQUES FOR CHANGING TEMPERATURE OF A PLATEN - Techniques for changing temperature of a platen are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for changing temperature of a platen comprising a platen and one or more movable thermal pads comprising one or more thermal fluid channels to carry a thermal fluid configured to affect a temperature of the platen. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100097435 | THERMAL PRINTER DEVICE FOR POINT OF SERVICE TERMINAL - The present invention provides for a compact, portable POS terminal through the use of a compact printer that utilizes a thermal printer with fan-folded paper. The POS terminal also accommodates contactless instrument readers and optionally includes features for electronic signature capture, user display interaction, multi-tasking capabilities, check reading and age and identity verification. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100128099 | DUAL-USE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR A THERMAL PRINTER - A sensor apparatus for providing two sensing operations within a thermal printer includes a densitometer with at least one light source that discriminates color and that is positioned in a first position for sensing donor patches within the thermal printer; the densitometer while in a second position provides signals from printed receiver media for internal color calibration of the thermal printer. At least one reflector directs light from the light source to the densitometer through a donor web when the densitometer is in the first position; and a switchable device repositions the densitometer from either the first position or the second position. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100128100 | IMAGING FEATURES WITH A PLURALITY OF SCANS - A method is provided for forming an image, such as a chevron or other irregularly shaped image on a media. The method includes operating an imaging head to direct imaging beams to form a first portion of the image on the media while scanning over the media along a first scan path during a first scan and operating the imaging head to direct imaging beams to form a second portion of the image on the media while scanning over the receiver element along a second scan path during a second scan where the first scan path is not parallel to the second scan path. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100157009 | Methods and Systems For Decorating Flexible Packaging - Method and systems are provided for decorating product packaging. A substrate suitable for product packaging to a thermal printer, such as a thermal transfer printer. A decoration is selected for printing on the substrate. The thermal printer is operated to print at least a portion of the decoration on the substrate. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100295916 | Method of Forming Double Side Extended Tab Label With Verification of Prescription Information - A method of forming an extended tab label is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a paper supply to a printer, the paper supply having an adhesive covering at least a portion thereof. Inputting patient-specific information through a computer to the printer. Printing the patient-specific information on the paper supply, where the paper supply containing patient-specific information thereon forms a label having a length greater than a circumference of a container accepting the label. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100302335 | Thermal Printer - In connection with a thermal printer, a method of changeably correcting current dot printing data comprising storing a dot history of dot printing data used previously to print dots, and supplying a signal pattern from a list of signal patterns based on the current dot printing data and the dot history, where the list of signal patterns is based on configuration data which is adjustable. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110187806 | METHOD OF MAKING A LABORATORY SLIDE - A method of marking a laboratory slide ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110205326 | LINERLESS LABELS - Linerless labels are presented. A label includes a specific pattern or set of patterns of adhesive applied to one side of the label. The adhesive pattern(s) reduces contact between a cutter blade of a printer and the adhesive on the one side of the label. Moreover, the adhesive patterns reduce buildup of adhesive on the cutter blade and reduce buildup at specific locations on the cutter blade. That is, the adhesive patterns more evenly distribute adhesive buildup across the cutter blade. Consequently, the cutter blade can be used for a longer period of time before the cutter blade needs to be cleaned of the adhesive. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110292152 | Dual-sided thermal print folding - Dual-sided thermal print folding techniques are presented. A dual-sided thermal printer includes a folding mechanism to custom fold a substrate. The substrate is imaged on both sides by the dual-sided thermal printer as it passes through the dual-sided thermal printer and is custom folded by the folding mechanism of the dual-sided thermal printer. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110316954 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL METHOD - According to certain embodiments, a power control apparatus may include a setting unit, a voltage detection unit, and a control unit. The setting unit may be configured to set a charge start voltage and a charge stop voltage for a storage battery. The voltage detection unit may be configured to detect an output voltage of the storage battery. The control unit, upon being powered from an external power source, may be configured to control the charge operation of the storage battery based on a current charge state of the storage battery. The current charge state of the storage battery may be determined by comparing the detected output voltage of the storage battery with the charge start voltage and the charge stop voltage. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120007934 | Method of Heating Thermal Print Unit of Dye Sublimation Printer - While a dye sublimation printer prints data on a sheet, a thermal print unit is heated with a plurality of discrete heat times and a plurality of discrete cooling times. Therefore, under the condition that the thermal print unit accurately prints a target color level, degradation of printing performance caused by continuous heating of the thermal print unit is prevented. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120013696 | FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing unit controlling apparatus that includes a switching unit of a power supplier to supply power to a fixing unit according to a power supply controlling signal to control a temperature of the fixing unit, and a switching unit of a power shutter to shut off power supplied to the fixing unit when the fixing unit controlling apparatus operates abnormally, wherein the switching units of the power supplier and the power shutter are both connected to a snubber circuit of the power shutter. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120069123 | Adhesive label and apparatus for producing the same - An adhesive agent label includes an adhesive agent layer which is made of an adhesive agent and is formed on one surface of a support. A non-adhesive heat-reactive layer is positioned above the adhesive agent layer and has openings formed by heating at a predetermined temperature or higher. An intermediate layer is positioned between the heat-reactive layer and the adhesive agent layer. The intermediate layer and the heat-reactive layer are formed thinner than the adhesive agent layer. The intermediate layer facilitates the formation of the openings in the heat-reactive layer with good heat energy efficiency and allows the intermediate layer or adhesive agent layer to be exposed through the openings. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120127253 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DRAWING IMAGE ON THERMAL MEDIUM - An apparatus for drawing an image on a thermal medium includes an overlapped part removing unit configured to detect an overlapped part between strokes or stroke groups forming a character to be drawn to remove the detected overlapped part, a dissipation liability information attaching unit configured to attach dissipation liability information to one or more of the strokes or one or more of the stroke groups grouping continuous strokes, and a stroke excluding unit configured to exclude the strokes or the stroke groups to which the dissipation liability information is attached such that the overlapped part is not removed from the excluded strokes or the excluded stroke groups when the overlapped part removing unit removes the overlapped part between the strokes or the stroke groups. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120200654 | PRINT MEDIA CHARACTERIZATION - A method is provided for detecting the type of print media provided to a thermal printer. A printer has a heat source disposed adjacent a temperature sensor to transfer heat upon activation across a portion of an introduced print media to the temperature sensor and a controller to receive a signal from the temperature sensor and to obtain a temperature signature generally identifying attributes of the introduced print media and to adjust print head settings in response to the identified attributes. The printer may further comprise a sensor to detect access to a print media storage compartment and to initiate examination of the heat transfer properties of the introduced print media upon detecting that the print storage compartment has been accessed. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120218365 | SIGN MAKER TEMPLATES FOR PRODUCING CENTERED LABELS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides a sign maker for printing signs and labels on a continuous roll of media without the use of a personal computer, the sign maker comprising: a keyboard for receiving user input; a printer for printing characters on the media; a cutter for cutting the media to a calculated length; and a user selectable template containing a centering algorithm stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to calculate a length of the media and center the printed characters on the media based upon the user input. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120249713 | ADHESIVE LABEL ISSUING DEVICE AND PRINTER - A printer includes: a cutter unit for cutting a label sheet to obtain an adhesive label with a desired length by allowing the label sheet to pass through the cutter unit; an adhesive strength exhibiting unit for allowing the adhesive label to exhibit adhesive strength by heating the adhesive label; a sheet loosening unit placed on a downstream side of the cutter unit and an upstream side of the adhesive strength exhibiting unit in a sheet transporting direction; and a sheet-passage direction changing unit for changing the sheet-passage direction in the upstream sheet-passage part by changing a direction of the upstream sheet-passage part from a reference position at which a sheet-passage direction in the upstream sheet-passage part is placed on the same line as a sheet-passage direction in the downstream sheet-passage part to an inclined position at which the direction is inclined from the reference position. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120262529 | 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. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120274719 | DUPLEX THERMAL DYE RECEIVER ELEMENTS AND IMAGING METHODS - A duplex thermal dye transfer element has a substrate, a non-voided compliant layer and a thermal dye image receiving layer. These imaging elements can be imaged on either or both sides in combination with one or more thermal dye donor elements in a thermal dye transfer process. Imaging can form a dye image or transfer clear films or laminates or metalized layers to either or both sides of the substrate. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120320138 | Thermal Printer with Energy Save Features - A thermal printer having a thermal printhead with energy save features which is capable of high speed and high quality printing is provided. The thermal printer has an energy storage device and a thermal printhead including a substrate, a resistor layer formed on one surface of the substrate, and a thermoelectric element disposed on the other surface of the substrate opposite to where the resistor layer is formed, wherein the thermoelectric element converts heat generated by the resistor layer to electrical energy when a temperature difference between the resistor layer and an opposite side of the thermoelectric element where the resistor layer is disposed nearby becomes large enough for the thermoelectric element to convert heat into electric energy, and the electrical energy is stored in the energy storage device. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130050383 | THERMAL HEAD, METHOD OF PRODUCING THERMAL HEAD, AND THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal head for expressing pressure-sensitive adhesive strength includes a heat-generating element on a principal plane of a substrate and heats a thermosensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a thermosensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive label. A thermally active component adhesion preventing layer that comes into sliding contact with the thermosensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on the principal plane of the substrate on an upstream side and a downstream side of the heat-generating element in a conveyance direction of the thermosensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive label, and a surface of the thermally active component adhesion preventing layer is formed along an outer circumferential surface of a second platen roller. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130127970 | PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING PROPER PAGE SEQUENCE WHILE REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing system or a printer with a pair of printheads detects a position of receiver media in the printer and directs either second page data or first page data to be printed first depending at which printhead the receiver media is positioned. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130147892 | THERMAL MARKING SYSTEM - One or more arrays of heating elements are configured with insulating regions to prevent the dissipation of heat to unintended regions of a thermochromic substrate. Methods include printing and arranging impressions on a two-sided substrate avoiding bleeding and other problems more-commonly associated with traditional two-sided thermal printing techniques. A simple and reliable thermal printing system is provided for use in ballot marking, including several mechanisms for receiving and detecting the orientation of a substrate within a thermal printing apparatus. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130242021 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DRAWING IMAGE ON THERMAL MEDIUM - An apparatus for drawing an image on a thermal medium includes a stroke group generating unit configured to group continuous strokes forming the image of a desired character to be drawn to generate one or more stroke groups of the continuous strokes, a first overlapped part removing unit configured to detect a first overlapped part between a first combination of the strokes associated with the same stroke group to remove the first overlapped part in an arranged order of the strokes within the same stroke group, and a second overlapped part removing unit configured to detect a second overlapped part between a second combination of the strokes associated with plural of the stroke groups to remove the second overlapped part from the stroke groups. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130258025 | ANTI-COUNTERFEIT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DOCUMENT - An anti-counterfeiting apparatus for a document ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140002565 | METHOD OF MARKING AN OBJECT TO IDENTIFY SAME | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002566 | RECEIPT ISSUING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140043422 | HANDHELD PRINTER - This disclosure discloses a handheld printer comprising a battery power supply, a platen roller configured to feed the print-receiving paper, a thermal line head configured to perform desired printing on the print-receiving paper fed by the platen roller, a device main body comprising a battery storage chamber configured to store the battery power supply, and a battery chamber cover detachably configured to be mounted on the battery storage chamber. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140104361 | PRINTER - A printer comprises a print head, a discharge port, a display portion, and a processor. The processor displays a head marker indicating a position of the print head and a discharge port marker indicating a position of the discharge port on the display portion in correspondence to a positional relationship of the print head and the discharge port. The processor also displays, in real-time on the display portion, an image of the print medium on which the print image has been printed, in accordance with the printing by the print head, such that the image is initially displayed in a state in which a start edge of the image is aligned with the head marker when the printing by the print head starts, and a position of the initially displayed image is moved toward the discharge port marker in accordance with progress of the printing by the print head. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140152755 | Label Printer - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140218457 | METHOD OF CREATING AN IMAGE ON A STONE SUBSTRATE SURFACE AND RESULTING PRODUCT - A method of creating images in stone substrate such as granite monuments using digital laser etching into a painted area. Alternatively, two layers of color contrasting coatings may be applied and the laser etching penetrates into the innermost layer to produce a contrast with the top coat. Pigmented material of a chemical content which is related to the mineral content of the substrate. Various enhancement techniques are also described. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140267532 | PRINTING METHOD FOR REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing method comprising a printhead and rollers for printing. A page of a print job is printed which causes depressions in the non-printed side of the print medium. The print medium is heated to reduce the depressions before printing the non-printed side. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140340458 | DIRECT THERMAL AND THERMAL TRANSFER SHIPPING LABEL AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A method for printing a label having a first side, a second side, and a border comprises the step of providing a printing apparatus. The border is coated with an adhesive at the second side and a release liner is releasably secured thereto. The apparatus comprises a direct thermal printer having a first print head and a thermal transfer printer adjacent thereto and having a second print head. The method includes the step of coating the second side with a direct thermal coating, and the step of situating the label underneath the printing apparatus such that each of the first print head and the second print head face the first side. A controller is used to cause the direct thermal printer to print a second indicia on the second side, and to cause the thermal transfer printer to print a first indicia on the first side. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140340459 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER RECORDING MEDIUM, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD - The heat-sensitive transfer recording medium of the invention is such that an equilibrium moisture absorption rate at 23° C./50% of an undercoating layer containing a water-soluble polymer as a main component is about 15% or less, preferably 13% or less, and more preferably, a mean value (α) of the surface roughness (root mean square deviation Sq) of the heat-resistant lubricating layer is about 0.05-0.40 μm, a mean value (β) of the surface roughness (root mean square deviation Sq) of the heat-resistant lubricating layer after being allowed to stand for 10 minutes at 150° C. is about 0.00-0.70 μm, and a difference between the mean value (α) and the mean value (β) is about 0.00-0.30 μm. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150054903 | Method and Apparatus for High Speed Surface Blackening and Coloring with Ultrafast Fiber Lasers - Methods and systems for high speed surface blackening and/or coloring are disclosed, including generating electromagnetic radiation from an ultrashort pulse laser (UPL); coupling the electromagnetic radiation from the UPL to a scanner comprising a scanning and focus range, wherein the scanner is configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the UPL and to scan and focus the electromagnetic radiation onto a sample; using a computer to adjust the pulse repetition rate and the energy of the UPL; using a five degree of freedom motorized stage to position the sample; using a dichroic filter positioned between the scanner and the sample; focusing an imager through the dichroic filter and onto the surface of the sample; using a processor to acquire and process images to monitor the surface blackening and/or coloring of the sample within the scanning and focus range of the electromagnetic radiation. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054904 | SUBSTRATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND TAPE PRINTER - A substrate mounting structure includes a substrate, a substrate support portion, a protruding portion, and a screw. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface that is a surface on an opposite side to the first surface. The substrate support portion includes a screw hole and is a section of an outer peripheral portion of the screw hole. The section comes into contact with the first surface of the substrate. The protruding portion is provided on at least a part of a section of the outer peripheral portion apart from the substrate support portion, and protrudes further in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface than the substrate support portion. The screw is screwed into the screw hole and clamps the substrate together with the substrate support portion. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150339089 | Printing System and Printing Device - A first printer | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150367650 | Print Head Cleaning Apparatus And Method For A Ribbon Printing System - A cleaning apparatus for a ribbon printing system includes a base support and an insert. The base support has a receiving area configured to receive a cleaning pad and the insert is configured to secure the cleaning pad in the receiving area or the base support. The base support is shaped to fit between a printer and a backup platen of the ribbon printing system when the insert secures the cleaning pad in the base support so that a thermal print head of the printer engages the cleaning pad in order to clean the print head. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160031231 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160176198 | Thermotransfer Printer Comprising a Single Sheet Feeder | 06-23-2016 |
