| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7569316 |
Inkless reimageable printing paper and method |
August 4, 2009 |
| An image forming medium includes a substrate, and an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into said substrate, wherein the imaging layer includes an imaging composition including a photochromic or photochromic-thermochromic material dissolved or dispersed in a solvent or polymeric |
| 7568795 |
Heated ink delivery system |
August 4, 2009 |
| An ink umbilical provides different colors of heated ink to multiple print heads in an integrated structure. The ink umbilical includes a first plurality of conduits, each conduit in the first plurality having a first end and a second end, a second plurality of conduits, each conduit in |
| 7567960 |
System and method for clustering, categorizing and selecting documents |
July 28, 2009 |
| A method and system of providing a recommendation measures a distance between a first document and group of clustered historic documents using a compression-based dissimilarity measurement (CDM). The CDM identifies the closest clustered historic documents and identifies a recommendation |
| 7567946 |
Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for estimating parameters of a probability model o |
July 28, 2009 |
| Methods are disclosed for estimating parameters of a probability model that models user behavior of shared devices offering different classes of service for carrying out jobs. In operation, usage job data of observed users and devices carrying out the jobs is recorded. A probability mode |
| 7567770 |
Transfer assembly and a method for mounting |
July 28, 2009 |
| An electrophotographic printing apparatus includes a housing, a photoreceptor module located inside the housing that includes a photoreceptor, a raster output system located inside the housing for projecting an electrostatic image onto the photoreceptor, a charging station, a develop |
| 7567707 |
Red eye detection and correction |
July 28, 2009 |
| A system suited to correction of red eyes in images includes a detection module which, for a plurality of pixels in a digital image, assigns a probability that a pixel is within a red eye. The probability has a value which may vary from a minimum value to maximum value. A classifier modu |
| 7567364 |
Pull model network image scanning system |
July 28, 2009 |
| A system generates an electronic image of a document for later retrieval through a network connection. The system uses a network accessible scanning device to enable scanning of a document to generate an electronic image thereof and an electronic repository to electronically store th |
| 7566055 |
Substrate inverter systems and methods |
July 28, 2009 |
| A sheet inverter includes a sheet path, such as a curved sheet path. A sheet driver is positioned to receive a sheet along the sheet path. The sheet driver is adapted to draw in the sheet and reverse a direction of the sheet. An exit path is positioned to receive the sheet from the sheet |
| 7566053 |
Media transport system |
July 28, 2009 |
| A printing system is provided comprising a marking engine and an inverter. The inverter includes an entrance path having a first reversing inverter drive nip system and a second reversing drive nip system. The printing system further includes a marking path and a duplex path whereby a |
| 7565027 |
Countdown stamp error diffusion |
July 21, 2009 |
| Methods and systems for performing threshold stamping are disclosed. A pixel intensity value for a first pixel may be determined. A pixel value for the first pixel may be retrieved from a memory location corresponding to the first pixel. A threshold delta value may then be determined bas |
| 7565026 |
Interpolation of image correction parameters |
July 21, 2009 |
| Apparatus are provided, including a macrouniformity compensation mechanism to modify data exchanges between device-independent image data and a one-dimensional imaging device, to compensate for a lack of macrouniformity caused by the one-dimensional imaging device. The macrouniformit |
| 7565015 |
Edge pixel identification |
July 21, 2009 |
| The teachings provided herein disclose a method for the identification of edge pixels within a digital image. The method operates by generating edge-state codes for a plurality of pairs of neighboring vectors of pixels within a given observation window, and generating an edge-identif |
| 7564593 |
Method and apparatus for identifying document size |
July 21, 2009 |
| A document size identification module receives a single scan of a document and detects for at least one of a black to white transition and a white to black transition. The black to white transition may represent a transition from an overscan area of a platen to a document. The white to |
| 7564475 |
Compensation of high frequency banding in printing systems |
July 21, 2009 |
| A test pattern is written using multiple image beams in a non image zone at set time intervals. The test pattern is sensed and a profile of each beam is determined from the multiple image beams. A minimum reflectance of the profile is determined from the test pattern of each beam thereby |
| 7564030 |
Method and system for forming temporary images |
July 21, 2009 |
| The presently described embodiments comprise a system that includes a color changing medium, an erasing device using heat or long wavelength infrared light as the erasing source, a writing device that can imagewise apply a UV light to write the image on the media, and a transport to |
| 7563932 |
Microreactor technology to buchwald-hartwig amination |
July 21, 2009 |
| A process for forming an arylamine compound, including reacting an arylamine and an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium ligated catalyst, a base and a suitable solvent in a microreactor. |
| 7563860 |
Semiconductors and electronic devices generated therefrom |
July 21, 2009 |
| An electronic device containing a polymer of Formula (I), Formula (II), or mixtures, or isomers thereof ##STR00001## wherein each R.sub.1 through R.sub.10 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, halogen, arylalkyl, cyano, or nitro providing that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 exclude h |
| 7563549 |
Imaging member |
July 21, 2009 |
| Provided is an imaging member comprising a substrate, an undercoat layer (UCL), a charge generation layer, a charge transport layer, and an optional overcoat layer. The undercoat layer is formed from a single-phase UCL coating formulation comprising an organic titanate, a polymer con |
| 7563489 |
Radiation curable phase change inks containing curable epoxy-polyamide composite gellants |
July 21, 2009 |
| A radiation curable phase change ink preferably used in piezoelectric ink jet devices includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one curable epoxy-polyamide gellant, and at least one colorant. The use of the gellant enables the ink to form a gel state having a viscosity of at lea |
| 7563318 |
Method of making nanoscale particles of AZO pigments in a microreactor or micromixer |
July 21, 2009 |
| A process for preparing nanoscale azo pigment particles includes providing an organic pigment precursor that contains at least one functional moiety, providing a sterically bulky stabilizer compound that contains at least one functional group, and carrying out a chemical reaction to form |
| 7563314 |
Ink carriers containing nanoparticles, phase change inks including same and methods for making s |
July 21, 2009 |
| Disclosed is an ink carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The ink carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles. The ink carrier can also include a low melting wax, and a gelling |
| 7563313 |
Ink carriers, phase change inks including same and methods for making same |
July 21, 2009 |
| Disclosed is an ink carrier comprising an ester terminated oligo-amide material having a substantially low polydispersity. This ink carrier can be combined with a colorant to produce an ink composition. |
| 7562869 |
Fixed side edge registration system |
July 21, 2009 |
| Disclosed are embodiments of an edge registration system and method. The embodiments employ a compiling tray with a fixed side edge. A movable backstop stops each sheet as it is fed into the tray. A tamper tamps each sheet against the fixed side edge. The registered stack is then aligned |
| 7562223 |
Multifunction device with secure job release |
July 14, 2009 |
| A secure release of a job request is managed at a document processing system that has been issued a private key and a public key. In one embodiment, the job request includes a first part specifying job information that is encrypted using a symmetric key, and a second part specifying |
| 7561843 |
Method and system of paper registration for two-sided imaging |
July 14, 2009 |
| A registration and measurement system for a printing machine includes two drive rollers and two opposing idler rollers. Each drive roller and idle roller combination respectively form a drive nip. A single servo or stepper motor is operably connected to the drive rollers through a gear |
| 7561841 |
Cleaning system for a fuser apparatus |
July 14, 2009 |
| A fuser apparatus includes first and second rolls rotatably mounted parallel to and in contact with each other to form a nip through which print media with a toner image thereon is passed to fuse the image to the print media. A cleaning system is provided for cleaning one of the rolls, |
| 7561834 |
Developer dispense for enhanced stability in xerographic printing systems |
July 14, 2009 |
| A two dispenser system is used to replenish developer and toner in an electrostatic marking system. This two dispenser system replenishes toner and developer in a more accurate way since each of the dispensers are individually controlled and operated. Better quality prints and less w |
| 7561828 |
Image-forming apparatus including an electrophotographic photoreceptor having an undercoat layer |
July 14, 2009 |
| The invention provides an image-forming apparatus, having an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging unit, a light-exposure unit, a development unit, a transfer unit, and a controller that controls the traveling speed of the peripheral surface of the electrophotographic photore |
| 7561747 |
Image data processing system and method |
July 14, 2009 |
| The image data processing system and method disclosed, processes intermediate compressed binary data representing images scanned for copy or exporting, thereby enabling storage of the copy or export file to a common memory storage device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the ima |
| 7561722 |
System and method for interactive document layout |
July 14, 2009 |
| A document layout is adjusted to alter the quality of the document by generating an initial document with a plurality of blocks. A user can manually adjust the parameters of the document. Thereafter, a base quantized quality score is generated for the document based upon the manually |
| 7561294 |
Mobile device-enabled secure release of print jobs using parallel decryption |
July 14, 2009 |
| In a printing method, content of a print job is split into a main portion and a completing portion at a user terminal (10). The main portion is encrypted using the user terminal. The encrypted main portion (32) is sent to a printing device (12). The completing portion is encrypted using |
| 7561133 |
System and methods of device independent display using tunable individually-addressable fabry-pe |
July 14, 2009 |
| An apparatus may include an illuminator, a controller, a display panel, a modulator, and a plurality of Fabry-Perot cavities. The plurality of Fabry-Perot cavities generated an image from light provided by the illuminator, each pixel of the image corresponding to a respective one of |
| 7560893 |
Dual mode stepper motor |
July 14, 2009 |
| A method and structure receives a desired rotational speed and/or step frequency for an electric motor. If the desired rotational speed is above a predetermined limit, the method performs closed-loop mode control of coil current of the electric motor by varying the average voltage su |
| 7560587 |
Bis[urea-urethane] compounds |
July 14, 2009 |
| Disclosed is a bis(urea-urethane) compound of the formula ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.1' each, independently of the other, is an alkyl group, wherein at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.1' has at least about 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.2' each, independently of the oth |
| 7560505 |
Wax emulsion for emulsion aggregation toner |
July 14, 2009 |
| A wax emulsion comprised of polyethylene wax and one or more surfactants in an aqueous medium, wherein the polyethylene wax has a degree of crystallinity of from about 50% to about 80% by weight of the polyethylene wax, is provided. The wax emulsion is made by emulsifying the polyeth |
| 7560210 |
Imaging member having antistatic anticurl back coating |
July 14, 2009 |
| The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of thiophosphates in the anticurl back |
| 7560208 |
Polyester containing member |
July 14, 2009 |
| A photoconductor containing a substrate, an undercoat layer thereover comprising a resin mixture of, for example, a polyol resin, and an aminoplast resin, and a polyester, and a metal oxide; a photogenerating layer and at least one, such as 1 to about 4, charge transport layer. |
| 7560206 |
Photoconductors with silanol-containing photogenerating layer |
July 14, 2009 |
| A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a silanol containing photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer. |
| 7560205 |
Photoconductive imaging members |
July 14, 2009 |
| A photoconductive imaging including at least a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an overcoat layer. The overcoat layer includes a crosslinked product of at least a phenolic resin and a phenol compound. |
| 7560161 |
Inorganic material surface grafted with charge transport moiety |
July 14, 2009 |
| A surface-grafted material having an inorganic material, a linking group, and a charge transport moiety capable of transporting holes or electrons, and the charge transport moiety is grafted to a surface of the inorganic material via the linking group. |
| 7559639 |
Radiation curable ink containing a curable wax |
July 14, 2009 |
| Curable monomer that is liquid at 25.degree. C., curable wax and colorant together from a radiation curable ink. This ink may be used to form images by providing the radiation curable ink at a first temperature; applying the radiation curable ink to the substrate to form an image, the |
| 7559549 |
Media feeder feed rate |
July 14, 2009 |
| In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a printing system. The printing system comprises a sheet feeding apparatus for feeding cut sheets in timed relationship into a sheet processor having a pitch. The sheet feeding apparatus includes a fixed take away roller, a |
| 7559547 |
Tray for non-uniform thickness objects |
July 14, 2009 |
| Techniques are disclosed for supporting objects in a tray and moving different portions of the objects at different rates for inputting or outputting from an objects processor. These techniques may be applied to stacking objects that has a thickness at one end greater than the thickn |
| 7558961 |
Systems and methods for embedding messages in look-up tables |
July 7, 2009 |
| System and methods provide a message, generated based on a message authentication code (MAC), embedded in a look-up table associated with an image. The embedding of the message does not affect the image. The message may be used to authenticate the image. |
| 7557955 |
System and method for matching colorimetric attributes of a production print to a proof |
July 7, 2009 |
| A method and system are provided for producing a print that substantially corresponds to the colorimetric attributes of a corresponding proof for an electronic source file. The method and system entail creating a first raster file corresponding to the electronic source file and a second |
| 7557370 |
Heteroacene polymers and electronic devices generated therefrom |
July 7, 2009 |
| An electronic device comprising a semiconductive material of Formula or structure (I) ##STR00001## wherein each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently hydrogen (H), a heteroatom containing group, a suitable hydrocarbon, or a halogen; Ar and Ar' each independently re |
| 7556844 |
Radiation curable photochromic inks |
July 7, 2009 |
| An ink that may be used in ink jet devices is a photochromic ink comprising an ink vehicle that includes at least one radiation curable component, at least one photochromic material and at least one photoinitiator. The ink is cured via exposure to radiation that cures the at least on |
| 7556679 |
Processes for preparing phase change inks |
July 7, 2009 |
| The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to processes for making phase change or solid ink used in ink jet system recording apparatuses (e.g., printer, copying machine, facsimile, word processor, plotter, and the like). More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the preparatio |
| 7556368 |
Phase change marking systems with release agents |
July 7, 2009 |
| This is a phase change marking system with the ability to minimize adherence of a marking composition to a component in the system, such as an imaging member. In this manner, offset is avoided and a better image results on the paper or receiving medium. This is accomplished by using a |
| 7556337 |
System and method for evaluating line formation in an ink jet imaging device to normalize print |
July 7, 2009 |
| A method enables an ink jet imaging device to normalize the driving signals for the ink jets within a print head of the device. The method includes generating an ink jet driving signal at an initial voltage and a particular resolution, coupling the ink jet driving signal to an ink jet |
