| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE30107 |
Thermographic recording process |
October 2, 1979 |
| A recording process, wherein an organic reducing compound being present in a supported or self-supporting layer and corresponding to one of the following general formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, an aliphatic group of a cycloaliphatic group, an |
| RE29998 |
Device for recording images with signal level being maintained for one line period |
May 15, 1979 |
| A method of recording an electrostatic charge pattern on an insulating layer. The method comprises the steps of scanning a pattern line-wise to produce an electric signal which is composed of a multiplicity of distinct electric signals determined by successively scanned portions of the |
| D539841 |
Industrial ink-jet press for screen printing |
April 3, 2007 |
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| D531664 |
Ink cartridge |
November 7, 2006 |
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| D531213 |
Ink supply cartridge |
October 31, 2006 |
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| D531212 |
Ink storage cartridge |
October 31, 2006 |
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| D531206 |
Industrial wide-format ink-jet printer |
October 31, 2006 |
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| D525652 |
Ink jet cartridge |
July 25, 2006 |
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| 7422765 |
Binderless storage phosphor screen with needle shaped crystals |
September 9, 2008 |
| A binderless storage phosphor screen with needle shaped crystals, wherein the phosphor is an alkalihalide phosphor and the needles show high [100] unit cell orientation in the plane of the screen. |
| 7357965 |
Liquid crystal alignment layer |
April 15, 2008 |
| A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent hydrogen or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl |
| 7355044 |
Self-assembling dyes |
April 8, 2008 |
| A novel dye according to formula (I): ##STR00001## capable of self-assembling thus forming supra-molecular structures. These self-assembling dyes may be advantageously used in an ink-jet ink for improving the stability of ink-jet ink images to light fading. |
| 7245751 |
Gradation processing method |
July 17, 2007 |
| A method of creating a gradation curve for gradation processing of a medical image represented by a digital signal representation to generate a gradation processed image wherein the shape of the gradation curve and signal range for which the gradation curve is defined are deduced from |
| 7231096 |
Screening method for overlapping sub-images |
June 12, 2007 |
| A method and system for reproducing an image on a carrier, the method includes: generating a conjoined first and second sub-image, each representative for a portion of the image; defining an overlap region where both sub-images give a contribution to the internal optical density of t |
| 7214405 |
Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer |
May 8, 2007 |
| A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent hydrogen or a C.sub.1 C.sub.4 alkyl |
| 7196828 |
Scanner having a vertical rest position |
March 27, 2007 |
| A scanner having a chassis and a body, the body containing a base portion and a document lid. The body is movably connected to the chassis by a connection element, allowing the body to move from a substantially horizontal operative position to a substantially vertical rest position. |
| 7190385 |
Thermal printing method |
March 13, 2007 |
| Method of generating a sharpened image in a thermal printer having an internal thermal model module that converts input values into power values for each element of a thermal head and for each printing cycle. Input values to be fed into the internal thermal model are obtained by math |
| 7168794 |
Ink supply system |
January 30, 2007 |
| An ink supply system for feeding ink from an ink cartridge to an inkjet printer includes a dry-break valve system and two coupling elements. Preferably use is made of a hollow tappet rod as a coupling element. The valves in the system are automatically opened in a single action during |
| 7168778 |
Printhead cartridge |
January 30, 2007 |
| A printhead cartridge for a multi-printhead ink jet printer includes an array of ink jet nozzles and a heat sink for controlling the temperature of the nozzles. The heat sink is made up of a copper block and thinner copper wing regions extending from the block parallel to the array of |
| 7167598 |
Noise reduction method |
January 23, 2007 |
| A method of reducing noise in an image by decomposing the digital signal representation of the image into a sequence of detail images representing detail at successive scales and a residual image and modulating pixels of at least some of the detail images by applying modulating coefficie |
| 7159962 |
Wiper assembly for inkjet printer |
January 9, 2007 |
| A wiper assembly is used to mount large size wiper blades for use in industrial inkjet printers. In order to provide an even wiping action over the length of a print head the wiper is sideways clamped in a rigid wiper blade holder and held in place by a clamping block. Preferably the |
| 7139416 |
Method for enhancing the contrast of an image |
November 21, 2006 |
| The contrast of an image is enhanced by converting the digital signal representation of the image according to a conversion function that is derived from a parameterized conversion function q(x) by giving specific values to the parameters of the function. Specific values for parameters |
| 7128382 |
Calibration of a multilevel inkjet process |
October 31, 2006 |
| A multilevel printing process can be calibrated by: measuring a small number of recorded patches obtaining data points characterising the printing process, modeling a gradation of the printing process with a model curve incorporating different gradation behaviour of the printing proc |
| 7123380 |
Method and a device for determining multi-ink color separations |
October 17, 2006 |
| A method to convert a color provided in a first color space into a color in a second color space defined by more than four colorants and a reproduction process. The method includes converting the color into a third color space, determining which of a set of gamut volumes defined in t |
| 7110588 |
Retrospective correction of inhomogeneities in radiographs |
September 19, 2006 |
| Several methods for retrospective correction of intensity inhomogeneites in digital diagnostic radiation images are presented. The methods are based on the correction of a digital image representation by means of a bias field. The bias field is deduced from the digital image represen |
| 7095034 |
Image carrier for storing X-ray information, and a system and method for processing an image car |
August 22, 2006 |
| The invention relates to an image carrier for the storage of X-ray information, and includes an electronic memory in which data can be stored. In order to reduce the danger of loss of data it is envisaged that the image carrier comprises a mark that represents at least a part of the |
| 7093925 |
Method and device for printing with a uniform printing medium transport distance |
August 22, 2006 |
| A printing method and apparatus is disclosed for printing an image on a printing medium by means of a printing head having a first number n of marking elements, the method includes printing the image as a set of N sub-images, N being a number C of colours used for printing multiplied by |
| 7032520 |
Compact printing apparatus and method |
April 25, 2006 |
| A printing apparatus (10) for printing an image on a receiving substrate (20) including ink application means (11) for imagewise applying liquid side of the receiving substrate; a drying section (12) for drying the receiving substrate after the ink application; transportation means ( |
| 6995347 |
Shading correction method and apparatus |
February 7, 2006 |
| A method and apparatus for correcting a signal representation of a radiation image of an object wherein correction by means of correction values is performed simultaneously with image read out. |
| 6972781 |
Thermal printing method |
December 6, 2005 |
| A method of generating a hard copy of an image, i.e. a medical image on a substantially rectangular heat sensitive recording material having rounded corners wherein image pixels of the image are printed in a printable area within the area of said recording material, the printable area be |
| 6962400 |
Sub-dot phase modulation for computer to plate inkjet system |
November 8, 2005 |
| Printing masters are produced by use of an inkjet printing system.The smallest halftone dot size which can be printed by the inkjet printing system is larger than the size of a pixel of the recording grid defined by the addressability of the printing device.The error diffusion algorithm is e |
| 6957882 |
Ink tank for feeding a shuttling inkjet printing head |
October 25, 2005 |
| An ink tank and a print head are mounted on a carriage for supplying ink to an inkjet print. The ink tank includes: one or more ink chambers, where each of the ink chambers includes one or more functional elements (1) symmetrically arranged, mounted and centered about a center plane of t |
| 6956667 |
Page composing method using stored page elements and apparatus for using the same |
October 18, 2005 |
| The invention relates to a method and apparatus for merging page elements according to a layout signal into one page for reproduction on a reproduction device. The page elements are segmented into smaller area tiles before storage stored into memory. Data from the page elements inclu |
| 6927404 |
Radiation image storage panel having a particular layer arrangement |
August 9, 2005 |
| A radiation image storage panel. The panel has a supported layer of storage phosphor particles dispersed in a binding medium, and adjacent thereto, between the layer and a support having reflective properties, a layer arrangement of intermediate layers inbetween the layer and the support |
| 6911081 |
Preparation of metal chalcogenide dispersions |
June 28, 2005 |
| Optionally doped nanoparticle dispersions of metal chalcogenides are prepared by a precipitation step in aqueous medium, followed by a diafiltration or ultrafiltration step in the presence of a compound capable of preventing agglomeration of said metal chalcogenide nanoparticles. |
| 6802991 |
Method for preparing a CsX photostimulable phosphor and phosphor screens therefrom |
October 12, 2004 |
| A CsX:Eu phosphor produced by heating a cesium halide with a Europium compound containing one or more halides selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I. Preferably the Europium compound is selected from the group consisting of EuX'.sub.2, and EuX'.sub.3 and EuX', X' being one |
| 6800709 |
Method of preparing polymer particles having narrow particle size distribution |
October 5, 2004 |
| A method has been described of preparing monodisperse polymer particles by free radical polymerization or copolymerization of hydrophobic monomers in a water-based system in the presence of cyclodextrin, characterized in that said free radical polymerization is performed with semi-contin |
| 6635729 |
Process for the preparation of water-soluble .pi.-conjugated polymers |
October 21, 2003 |
| The invention relates to a process for preparing water-soluble .pi.-conjugated polymers by polymerizing, in aqueous solution using an oxidant, monomeric thiophene derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1##wherein X and Y are identical or different and are O, S, or N--R', Z is --(CH.sub.2) |
| 6576399 |
Radiation-sensitive recording material for the production of waterless offset printing plates |
June 10, 2003 |
| The invention relates to a recording material sensitive to IR radiation and having a substrate, a primer layer, an IR-absorbing layer and a silicone layer. The primer layer includes a mixture of an unmodified epoxy resin, an organic polymer having functional groups and a crosslinking age |
| 6521390 |
Flexographic printing element comprising an IR-ablatable layer with improved sensitivity |
February 18, 2003 |
| Photosensitive printing element for preparing flexographic printing plates via computer-to-plate technology with a support, a photopolymerizable layer and an IR-ablatable layer substantially opaque to actinic radiation which comprises at least one heat-combustible polymeric binder, at le |
| 6423206 |
Method for electrochemical roughening of a substrate |
July 23, 2002 |
| To avoid or minimize the occurrence of cross streaks or current streaks on a substrate that is transported through an electrolytic bath and roughened electrochemically in it, the current density is regulated in the electrolyte between a first alternating or three-phase current electrode |
| 6315923 |
Storage phosphors |
November 13, 2001 |
| Storage phosphors comprising an activated garnet host comprising oxygen and combined elements satisfying the relationshipwherein Ln is an element selected from the group consisting of Gd, La, Lu, Y and combinations thereof; M is an element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Sc |
| 6294298 |
Pigmented recording material having a backing coating for the production of offset printing plat |
September 25, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a recording material for the production of an offset printing plate, having a substrate on whose front a photosensitive image layer is present and on whose back a layer of an organic polymeric material having a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of 45.degree. C |
| 6286679 |
Fixing element for an article in a container |
September 11, 2001 |
| A fixing element (30) retains an article (20) from moving inside a container (10). The container (10) has a base (11) and a cover (19). The fixing element (30) has a tape-like portion (31) that is bent around a corner (21) of the article (20), thus retaining the corner (21) and urging |
| 6274285 |
Radiation-sensitive recording material for the production of driographic offset printing plates |
August 14, 2001 |
| A recording material is provided, having, in this sequence, a support, a radiation-sensitive layer and a silicone layer. The radiation-sensitive layer contains, as a radiation-sensitive component, a diazonium salt polycondensation product and, as a binder, a homopolymer of (C.sub.1 - |
| 6261438 |
Method and apparatus for roughening a support for radiation-sensitive coatings |
July 17, 2001 |
| A method and apparatus for electrochemically roughening a support is disclosed to minimize the occurrence of surface discharges or electrical discharges on the support. A DC voltage acts on the support at the start of the movement of the support through the electrolyte bath. Subsequently |
| 6258451 |
Recording medium |
July 10, 2001 |
| The present invention is directed to a recording medium for recording with a phase change ink. The medium comprises a substrate with a support layer and an adhesive layer coated thereon. The adhesive layer coated on said support layer at a coating weight of no more than 10 mg/dm.sup.2, |
| 6251563 |
Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive image element |
June 26, 2001 |
| According to the present invention there is provided a method for making lithographic printing plates including the following stepsa) preparing a heat mode imaging element consisting of a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface and a top layer which top layer is sensitive to IR-radi |
| 6218070 |
Process to make ultrahigh contrast images |
April 17, 2001 |
| A process to make ultrahigh contrast photographic negative images is disclosed. In known processes, particularly those using hydrazine compounds, developer solutions to increase contrast contain high concentrations of amino compounds that are volatile, have an annoying, unwholesome o |
| 6200743 |
Radiation-sensitive emulsion, light-sensitive silver halide photographic film material and radio |
March 13, 2001 |
| A spectrally-sensitized emulsion has been described, wherein said emulsion comprises {111} tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 2 with two flat parallel {111} crystal faces accounting for a total projective surface of said parallel crystal faces in said |
| 6197478 |
Method for making a driographic printing plate involving the use of a heat-sensitive imaging ele |
March 6, 2001 |
| According to the present invention there is provided a method for making driographic printing plates comprising the image-wise exposure of a heat-sensitive recording material comprising on an ink-accepting support an image-forming layer containing hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer pa |
