| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7521106 |
Inks for use on optical recording media |
April 21, 2009 |
| An optical recording medium, comprises a substrate, an imaging composition disposed on said substrate, said compound comprising: a matrix, a color-forming agent, and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent increases the nucleation density of at least one component of the color-formi |
| 7435763 |
Solid freeform compositions, methods of application thereof, and systems for use thereof |
October 14, 2008 |
| Compositions, methods of using the compositions, and solid freeform fabrication (SFF) systems for producing three-dimensional objects are disclosed. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a basic component, an acidic component, at least one monoacrylate component, a light |
| 7422713 |
Hybrid organic-inorganic composition for solid freeform fabrication |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method for solid free-form fabrication of a three-dimensional object includes depositing a particulate blend in a defined region, the particulate blend including reactive glass ionomer particulates, cross-linkable polyacid particulates including polyvinyl pyrrolidone-co-polyacrylic |
| 7389154 |
Fabricating a three-dimensional object |
June 17, 2008 |
| A three-dimensional object is fabricated from powder. A powder layer is deposited. The powder layer is selectively wetted to hinder movement of the powder. A binder is applied to selected areas of the powder layer to harden the areas of the powder layer. The steps are repeated until the |
| 7309728 |
Freeform fabrication low density material systems |
December 18, 2007 |
| A freeform fabrication system preferably includes low-density particles, a cationic polyelectrolyte component, an anionic polyelectrolyte component, and a polar solvent-based binder capable of stimulating a reaction between the cationic polyelectrolyte component and the anionic polye |
| 7301879 |
Optical print head |
November 27, 2007 |
| An optical print head for recording on a medium includes a plurality of lasers having laser emissions within a desired wavelength range, an optical fiber adapted to receive combined light from the plurality of lasers at a first end and to emit combined output light at a second end, a |
| 7226647 |
Permanent fixation of dyes to surface-modified inorganic particulate-coated media |
June 5, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for producing permanent ink-jet images are provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a media substrate coated with a porous media coating, wherein the porous media coating comprises inorganic porous particulates, and wherein at least a portion of the inorgan |
| 7120512 |
Method and a system for solid freeform fabricating using non-reactive powder |
October 10, 2006 |
| A method for creating a three-dimensional solid freeform fabrication object with non-reactive powder includes spreading a non-reactive powder on a substrate, selectively dispensing a reactive resin onto the non-reactive powder forming a mixture of reactive resin and non-reactive powd |
| 7086732 |
Porous fusible inkjet media with fusible core-shell colorant-receiving layer |
August 8, 2006 |
| A fusible print medium having a photobase layer, a vehicle sink layer, and a colorant-receiving layer. The colorant-receiving layer includes core-shell polymer particles that have a hydrophilic shell and a fusible hydrophobic core. Upon exposure to a sufficient heat, the colorant-rec |
| 7060654 |
Imaging media and materials used therein |
June 13, 2006 |
| A coating includes an antenna uniformly distributed in both a matrix and a leuco-dye phase of the coating. A method for preparing an imaging material includes providing a powder having an activator and an antenna, dissolving the activator/antenna powder to form an activator/matrix pr |
| 7037398 |
Clear protective overcoat for a printed medium |
May 2, 2006 |
| A transparent, protective overcoat for a printed medium achieved with a thermal transfer material on a carrier ribbon that is heated and pressed to transfer a segment of thermal transfer material from the carrier ribbon onto the printable surface of a medium. |
| 6974661 |
Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging |
December 13, 2005 |
| A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes a multiphase imaging material in which energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The absorbed energy causes the reaction of an activator and a color-forming material. |
| 6890614 |
Metal salt activators for use in leuco dye compositions |
May 10, 2005 |
| Compositions and methods for production of color images using leuco dye-containing color forming compositions are described. The color forming composition can include a color forming leuco dye, a metal salt activator, a suppression agent configured for inhibiting the activity of the meta |
| 6869650 |
Images printed on porous media and coated with a thermal transfer overcoat |
March 22, 2005 |
| The present invention is drawn to the thermal transfer overcoating of images printed on porous media, and methods of overcoating images printed on porous media. Upon use of the systems and methods of the present invention, a thermally coated print is generated that can comprise a por |
| 6833169 |
Porous ink-jet printed media sealed by interpolymer complex |
December 21, 2004 |
| A media sheet which can be used with a new system and method of the present invention is provided. Specifically, a media sheet can comprise a substrate, a porous dye-receiving layer deposited on the substrate, and a porous ionic layer deposited on the porous dye-receiving layer. Thus, wh |
| 6808583 |
Protective undercoating for a printed medium |
October 26, 2004 |
| A transparent, protective undercoat for a printed medium achieved with a thermal transfer material on a carrier ribbon that is heated and pressed to transfer a segment of thermal transfer material from the carrierribbon onto the printable surface of a medium. |
| 6779882 |
Ink-jet printing systems and methods for extending air fade resistance of ink-jet prints |
August 24, 2004 |
| The present invention is drawn to systems and methods for reducing air fade of ink-jet inks, particularly with respect to dye-based ink-jet inks printed on porous media. Specifically, a method of printing an image on porous media with increased air fade resistance can include the steps o |
| 6715866 |
Methods and apparatus for improving inkjet print quality |
April 6, 2004 |
| Methods and apparatus for in-line conditioning of swellable print media prior to printing. Treatment with an amphiphilic solvent increases the hydrophilicity of the media surface, thereby accelerating ink penetration and improving image quality in high throughput printing. In addition, |
| 6679599 |
Heated roll system for drying printed media |
January 20, 2004 |
| A system and method for drying a printed medium includes a heated roll and a transport mechanism which moves the printed medium against the heated roll to dry the printed medium. |
| 6654040 |
Method for creating durable electrophotographically printed color transparencies using clear hot |
November 25, 2003 |
| Clear hot stamp coating methods of creating durable protective coatings to the printed side of printed transparencies. |
| 6585364 |
Methods and apparatus for improving inkjet print quality |
July 1, 2003 |
| Methods and apparatus for in-line conditioning of swellable print media prior to printing. Treatment with an amphiphilic solvent increases the hydrophilicity of the media surface, thereby accelerating ink penetration and improving image quality in high throughput printing. In addition, |
| 6464348 |
Base materials for a clear protective overcoat on inkjet images |
October 15, 2002 |
| The use of thermoplastic ionomers to form a clear protective overcoating layer over an offset, inkjet or xerographic printed image. |
| 6270201 |
Ink jet drop generator and ink composition printing system for producing low ink drop weight wit |
August 7, 2001 |
| This present invention is embodied in a low-cost printing system including a printhead and an ink composition that provides photographic-quality resolution. The printhead of the present invention includes a high-density array of drop generators that eject ink drops having a low drop weig |
| 6176913 |
Inks for ink-jet printers |
January 23, 2001 |
| In accordance with the invention inks suitable for use in ink-jet printers and method for formulating the same are provided. More particularly, inks comprising the present dyes and buffers exhibit excellent color performance and lightfastness across a range of media. Furthermore, the |
| 6146915 |
Reduced size printhead for an inkjet printer |
November 14, 2000 |
| A printhead for an inkjet print cartridge capable of generating low drop weight ink drops is produced by reducing the dimensions of the firing chamber. A thinner orifice plate is needed to reliably achieve the lower drop weight ink drops. To overcome the material strength limitations of |
| 6145963 |
Reduced size printhead for an inkjet printer |
November 14, 2000 |
| A printhead for an inkjet print cartridge capable of generating low drop weight ink drops is produced by reducing the dimensions of the firing chamber. A thinner orifice plate is needed to reliably achieve the lower drop weight ink drops. To overcome the material strength limitations of |
| 6053969 |
Dye set for improved color quality for ink-jet printers |
April 25, 2000 |
| In accordance with the invention inks suitable for use in ink-jet printers and method for using the same are provided. More particularly, inks comprising the present dye set exhibits excellent color performance and lightfastness across a range of media. Furthermore, the dye set enables |
