Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238999 | Media Web Printer With A Pre-Heating Platen And Cutter Module - Provided is a wallpaper printer having a cabinet configured to receive replaceable ink reservoirs and cartridges of blank wallpaper, and a feed system defining a media path through the cabinet, the feed system having pilot guides for guiding the blank wallpaper from the cartridges past a pagewidth printhead for printing. The printer also includes a heated platen positioned in the media path downstream of the pilot guides for heating the blank wallpaper prior to printing. The printer also has a pagewidth printhead arranged in the cabinet for printing images on the blank wallpaper, and a cutter module for cutting the printed wallpaper before the feed system feeds said wallpaper into a container configured to roll the printed wallpaper into a roll for storage purposes. | 10-02-2008 |
20080291256 | PRINTER WITH A DATA CAPTURE DEVICE TO IDENTIFY A PRINT SAMPLE - Provided is a wallpaper printer including a cabinet configured to receive replaceable ink reservoirs and cartridges of blank wallpaper, and a feed system defining a media path through the cabinet, the feed system having pilot guides for guiding the blank wallpaper from the cartridges past a pagewidth printhead for printing. Also included is a heated platen positioned in the media path downstream of the pilot guides for heating the blank wallpaper prior to printing, and a pagewidth printhead arranged in the cabinet for printing images on the blank wallpaper. The printer further includes a cutter module for cutting the printed wallpaper before the feed system feeds said wallpaper into a container configured to roll the printed wallpaper into a roll for storage purposes, and a data capture device configured to capture the identity of an identifier carried by a print sample and wherein, subsequent to the capture of the identity of the print sample, the printhead can print the pattern which corresponds to the print sample. | 11-27-2008 |
20080303863 | PAGE-WIDTH PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH STATIONARY INK EJECTION INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A page-width printhead assembly includes an elongate casing defining a channel. An elongate printhead module is located within the channel and is configured to eject ink upon passing print media. The printhead module includes a plurality of serially arranged printhead tiles upon which respective ink ejection integrated circuits are mounted. Each printhead tile has a stepped region and the integrated circuits overlap in said stepped region. | 12-11-2008 |
20090027455 | MODULAR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH SERIALLY MOUNTED PRINTHEAD MODULES - A printhead assembly has an elongate casing. A plurality of printhead modules is mounted serially on the casing. Each printhead module has a fluid channel member defining a number of channels extending along a longitudinal axis of the casing. A printhead tile defines a fluid distribution assembly mounted on the fluid channel member in fluid communication with the channels. The fluid distribution assembly is defined by a laminated structure of the printhead tile. A micro-electromechanical printhead integrated circuit is mounted on the tile to receive fluid from the fluid distribution assembly. The fluid distribution assembly is configured to supply the integrated circuit with at least ink and to adjust fluid flow to compensate for microscopic nozzles of the printhead integrated circuit. A securing arrangement is on the fluid channel member to secure each module to the casing in a replaceable manner and drive circuitry is arranged in the casing and connected to the printhead integrated circuits to control operation of the printhead integrated circuits. | 01-29-2009 |
20090086221 | WEB PRINTER - A web printer is disclosed. The web printer includes a print media cartridge carrying a wound length of print media, a platen extending away from the print media cartridge to support print media provided from the print media cartridge along a print media travel path, a stationary printhead mounted within the cabinet configured to print a pattern upon print media provided from the platen. The print media travel path from the print media cartridge to the printhead forms a straight line. Also, the printhead extends at least the width of the print media. Ink reservoirs are also provided for supplying ink to the printhead. A storage stores pattern image data. A data capture device captures an identifier carried by a web sample. The identifier is associated with one of the patterns. When an identifier of a web sample is captured, image data corresponding to the pattern on the web sample is supplied to the printhead for printing. | 04-02-2009 |
20090274506 | Slitting And Cutting Mechanism - A slitting mechanism for a roll media printer is provided. The slitting mechanism has a rotatable carousel of rotatable slitting shafts which extend across the width of a media web arranged to pass the slitting shafts along a path. Each slitting shaft has at least one slitter misaligned with at least one of the slitters of the other slitting shafts. Each slitter has a cutting edge. The slitting mechanism is selectively movable and the carousel is selectively rotatable to a plurality of cutting positions within the path. Each cutting position results in a different width of roll media being output from the printer. | 11-05-2009 |
20090311026 | Method of Printing Onto Web Media - A method for printing onto a web of media is disclosed. The method starts by receiving a configuration. The configuration includes a selection of a length. A blank core is then received into a media loading area, and the web is received in a media path of a printer. The media path extends from the media loading area to a winding area. A printhead is located in the media path for printing onto the web. The web is wound onto the core after the web has been printed on, the length of web wound on the core being according to the length of the configuration. | 12-17-2009 |
20100080642 | Printer For Printing Pattern Input From Collection - A printer is provided having a data capture device for capturing the identity of identifiers carried by a printed collection of patterns, the printed identifiers uniquely identifying each pattern of the collection, a processor storing the collection of patterns in digital form, each stored pattern being identified by said identities, and a printhead configured to receive patterns from the processor for printing and to print a pattern upon print media corresponding to the pattern having the identity captured by the data capture device. | 04-01-2010 |
20100220161 | Modular Ink Delivery Assembly - An ink delivery assembly for delivering ink from an ink supply unit to an inkjet printhead includes an elongate fluid channel member defining a plurality of longitudinally arranged parallel open channels, the elongate fluid channel member made up of a plurality of interconnected fluid channel modules; a lid portion for capping the elongate fluid channel member, the lid portion defining a plurality of ribs received in the open channels of the fluid channel member; and a plurality of spaced apart sets of outlets defined through the lid portion from a first face of the lid portion to a second opposing face of the lid portion, each outlet of each set being in fluid communication with a respective one of the channels. | 09-02-2010 |
20100249514 | HANDHELD PRINTING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS - A handheld device for performing an optical medical examination of a patient. The device comprises a handle; an image sensor positioned at an end of the handle; a trigger provided in the handle; an image memory for storing the image data upon activation of the trigger; a roll of print media mounted in the handle; an ink supply within a core of the roll of print media; a media transportation mechanism; a pagewidth print head extending longitudinally within the handle; a guillotine mechanism for severing a printed image from the transported print media; and a print engine controller. | 09-30-2010 |