Abstract: In an ink jet recording method including a step of absorbing a liquid component from an image formed of ink and a reaction liquid by a porous body of a liquid absorbing member, a resin fine particle agglomerated by the reaction liquid are contained in the ink, and a particle diameter d50 of a solid content contained in a mixture of the ink after agglomeration and the reaction liquid is larger than an average pore diameter of a porous membrane of the liquid absorbing member, and thereby adhesion of a coloring material to the porous body can be suppressed.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an ink image, a transfer unit that transfers the ink image formed on a transfer member to a print medium in a transfer operation, and a liquid absorbing member that absorbs a liquid component from the ink image before the transfer operation. A recovery unit recovers absorption performance of the liquid absorbing member by applying a moisturizing liquid to the liquid absorbing member. A first estimation unit estimates, based on print data, an ink discharge amount of ink to form the ink image, and a second estimation unit estimates a liquid amount of the liquid component to be absorbed by the liquid absorbing member from the estimated ink discharge amount. In addition, a control unit controls an application amount of the moisturizing liquid by the recovery unit based on a result of estimation by the second estimation unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to printing systems. In one example, a printing system can include a pretreatment head, an inkjet print head, and a post-treatment head. The pretreatment head can include a first plasma generator to apply a plasma treatment to a media substrate. The inkjet print head can be positioned with respect to the pretreatment head to form a printed image on the media substrate after the plasma treatment. The post-treatment head can include a second plasma generator positioned with respect to the inkjet print head to treat the printed image on the media substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a device for applying a cosmetic product by transfer onto human keratin materials, comprising the step consisting in printing, using at least one digital printer, onto a surface a cosmetic ink, the ink being in the form of an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion comprising an emulsifier, the ink being liquid at 20° C.

Abstract: At the time of an end of an image forming job (YES of S1), a controller causes a blade and a developing roller to be separated from a photosensitive drum (S2). At that time, the controller controls separation timing of the belt and the developing roller so that the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum before a surface position of the photosensitive drum contacted to the developing roller at a contact position at the time of a start of separation of the blade from the photosensitive drum reaches a developing position with the separation of the blade. According to this, even when a liquid accumulation reaches the developing position depending on the separation of the blade, the developing roller has already been separated from the photosensitive drum before the liquid accumulation reaches the developing position and therefore, the liquid accumulation is not collected by the developing roller.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus performs printing by using an inkjet print head device for a tablet conveyed by a conveying device. The conveying device includes a conveyor belt having a suction hole and configured to convey the tablet while sucking the tablet from the suction hole. The tablet printing apparatus further includes a rectifying board arranged at a distance from the conveyor belt so as to face a surface of the conveyor belt. The rectifying board has a gas permeability to let an airflow flowing toward the suction hole pass therethrough.

Abstract: A vacuum table for a wide format printing system, wherein a medium support surface with vacuum holes therein is spaced apart from a bottom plate by a spacer array. The spacer array is formed by an integrally formed spacer structure with a first and a second longitudinal plate positioned between the bottom plate and the medium support surface. These plates comprise a plurality of air flow through-holes as well as a top support edge and a bottom support edge extending equidistantly to one another. A connection element connects the first longitudinal plates and is positioned between the bottom support plane and the top support plane. The use of longitudinal plates allows the spacer to be cheaply and easily produced by punching. The plates further offer the advantage of a low air flow resistance while maintaining a high rigidity of the spacer array.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for applying an image shear to correct a digital image-paper registration error are disclosed. For example, the method, performed by a processor of a printing device, includes detecting an amount of skew of a paper traveling through a registration system of a printing device, determining that the amount of skew is greater than a predefined threshold, applying an image shear to a digital image that will be printed on the paper, and controlling a plurality of printheads of the printing device to print the digital image on the paper with the image shear that is applied.

Abstract: This invention provides web-cutting mechanism that can be mounted in line at an appropriate location between the web-handling peripheral (printer) and a web roll. The cutting mechanism operates before the available storage in the winder festoon has been exhausted, and decouples the roll's energy from the web. The cutting mechanism can employ a blade that is drawn through the web solely by the movement of the web itself. The blade is mounted at a (e.g.) 45-degree angle to web travel, causing it to be pulled through the web. A negator spring assembly and associated cable drives the blade into the side edge of the web when a slide-mounted blade shuttle assembly is released by a latching pawl of a solenoid assembly. The solenoid is triggered by a signal indicating an emergency stop condition, such as an upstream jam.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transport section that includes a support surface supporting a sheet-like medium and transports the medium while supporting the medium on the support surface, a first pressure generating section that generates pressure used to suck the medium supported on the support surface, and an image forming section that forms an image on the medium transported by the transport section. First suction holes that communicate with the first pressure generating section, first protrusions, and sealed portions that are disposed at positions where end portions of the medium in the medium width direction are supported and restrict inflow of air to regions, in which the first suction holes are arranged, from the outside of the end portions of the medium in the medium width direction are arranged on the support surface in a medium support region where the medium can be supported.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an erasing apparatus has a scanner, an erasing unit, a plurality of sheet discharge trays, and a processor. The processor acquires, from image data of a sheet outputted by the scanner, attribute data of the sheet. The processor controls execution propriety of erasing processing by the erasing unit, and sorting processing to discharge the sheet to the plurality of sheet discharge trays, based on the attribute data.

Abstract: A device (2) includes a media roll (4) to output a print medium (M) in a forward direction (26) and a wiper roll (6) to contact the surface of the print medium (M) at a rotation speed to cause friction on the print medium (M). The device (2) may determine a radius (r2) of the media roll (4) outputting the print medium (M) and, based on this radius (r2), adapt parameters such as the rotation speed of the wiper roll and a back tension (T2) exerted by the media roll (4) on the print medium (M) so as to control the friction caused by the wiper roll (6) on the print medium (M).

Abstract: In one implementation, a system for a partially dried inkjet media finisher includes a media input zone to receive printed media, wherein the printed media is partially dried inkjet media, a transport zone to receive the printed media from the media input zone to lower the print media to an accumulation zone that is coupled vertically below the transport zone, wherein the accumulation zone organizes the received printed media, and the accumulation zone to lower the printed media to an output zone coupled vertically below the accumulation zone, wherein the output zone receives a completed print job from the accumulation zone.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining locations of a device in an environment where features are present. Passive code pattern markers are used as unique location landmarks to provide on-demand location information to the user of the device in an abstract, landmark-based reference system that can then be mapped into an underlying physical 3-D coordinate system to give location coordinates that can be used by other tools to determine a viewpoint. For example, a 3-D visualization system can be configured to set a viewpoint so that an image concurrently generated by a computer system presents a scene which approximates the scene being viewed by the user in the physical world at that moment in time.

Abstract: Provided is technology enabling reliably erasing information on recovered paper, and whitening (reducing blackening) of the sheet. A sheet processing device has an image inspector configured to determine from a sheet printed with image information at least one of a background color of the sheet, and position, size, and color of the image information on the sheet; an image analyzer configured to determine, based on the evaluation result from the image inspector, a type of ink masking agent and an amount of ink masking agent; an ink masking agent applicator configured to apply to the image information printed on the sheet an ink masking agent of the specific type and specific amount determined by the image analyzer; and a shredder configured to comminute the sheet to which the ink masking agent was applied by the ink masking agent applicator.

Abstract: The present invention addresses at least the problem of providing a method for forming a high-resolution foil image regardless of the hydrophilicity of a recording medium. In order to solve said problem, the present invention provides a method wherein an adhesive ink that is formed by dispersing or dissolving a polymer resin in water and in a water-soluble organic solvent is used as an adhesive for a foil, the adhesive is applied by means of inkjet printing, and a foil image is formed. The polymer resin of the adhesive ink is a polymer of a monomer that includes (meth)acrylic acid and a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having a C2-12 alkyl group, the acid value of the polymer resin being 50-120 mg KOH/g, and the glass transition temperature of the polymer resin being 30-110° C.

Abstract: A thermal printer includes a frame having a first side plate portion and a second side plate portion, and a base portion which crosses over between the first side plate portion and the second side plate portion, a thermal head supported on the frame, a platen roller supported on respective shaft support portions of the first side plate portion and the second side plate portion, a drive source supported in a cantilevered state on a drive support portion of the first side plate portion, and is connected to the platen roller, an engaged portion arranged in the base portion, and an engagement portion which is connected to the drive source and is engageable with the engaged portion, and is configured to regulate displacement of the drive source with respect to the base portion.

Abstract: In one example, a process to solidify a water-based printing fluid printed on a substrate includes flushing nonvolatile solvent in the printing fluid into the substrate with the water in the printing fluid.

Abstract: An aqueous ink transfer process includes coating the surface of an image transfer member (ITM) with a coating composition to a first thickness, the coating composition including a hydrophilic composition and a surfactant, partially drying the coating composition to reduce its thickness and then applying aqueous ink onto the coating composition. The coating composition in the vicinity of the applied ink swells by absorbing water from the ink, and can further exhibit reduced adherence to the ITM. The ink is partially dried and then transferred onto a substrate.

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a first ink head to eject a first ink, and a second ink head to eject a second ink. A generator generates dot groups including at least a first dot group and a second dot group including ink dots of the second ink. The dot groups include all the ink dots of the second ink. A first printing controller forms, on a recording medium, a first printing layer of the first ink and the first dot group. A second printing controller forms a second printing layer of the second dot group, above or below the first printing layer.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus, includes at least one memory that stores instructions, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, and configured to execute the instructions to cause the control apparatus to function as an input unit configured to input concavo-convex data representing a three-dimensional object, and a correction unit configured to perform correction on the input concavo-convex data in accordance with at least one frequency band of the input concavo-convex data and a filter having an intensity that is made higher for the input concavo-convex data having a greater amplitude on the input concavo-convex data.

Abstract: A solid colorant including a. 30-97 wt % of a pigment, b. less than 5 wt % of a solvent c. 3-40 wt % surfactants and wherein: the ratio S/A [Std dev of the particle size distribution/average particle size] of the solid colorant is <25%, preferably <22% and more preferably <20%, wherein wt % is relative to the total weight of the solid colorant, and wherein the particle size distribution is determined with light scattering with fully automated image analysis according to ISO 13322-1 Static image analysis First edition 2004 Dec. 1 by the use of the OCCHIO ZEPHYR ESR analyzer. A process for making the solid colorant, and the use of the solid colorant for tinting base paints by volumetric dosing of the solid colorant to the base paint.

Abstract: A full-color display panel is provided comprising a repeating super-pixel block including four pixel units, wherein each of the pixel units has a first sub-pixel configured to emit a first color light, a second sub-pixel configured to emit a second color light, and a third sub-pixel configured to emit a third color light. The first or second sub-pixel abuts the same-color sub-pixel of the adjacent pixel unit thereof to form at least a double-sized sub-pixel area. The third sub-pixel abuts the same-color sub-pixel of all adjacent pixel units thereof to form at least a quadruple-sized sub-pixel area. The first color light, the second color light, and the third color light are one of emitted through or from respective organic layers of the first color sub-pixel, the second color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel.

Abstract: A print pre-treatment module is provided for printing an ink on a PVC print medium from a printer. The PVC print medium may have exudates on the surface. The pre-treatment module includes an impermeable material in rubbing contact with the PVC print medium, which is supported on a media roller conveying the print medium. Also disclosed herein are a printer incorporating the module and a method for reducing print defects on the PVC print medium.

Abstract: In an inkjet printer capable of performing an overprint process by feeding only in a first direction while reducing clogging of nozzles, a controller includes first, second and third controllers. The third controller instructs the first controller to perform a first image-printing scan, a first minute feed and a second image-printing scan without discharging an image ink from a first nozzle at an end portion of a first nozzle row in a first direction along a secondary scan direction; then performs a second minute feed of feeding a recording medium in the first direction along the secondary scan direction relative to a discharge head; and then instructs the second controller to perform a first base-printing scan, a first minute feed and a second base-printing scan without discharging a base ink from a second nozzle at an end portion of a second nozzle row in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, along the secondary scan direction.

Abstract: A method for retiring a RFID copy sheet using an imaging device having a scanner system and a printer system, each system having a RFID reader programmer. The RFID copy sheet to be retired is scanned using one of the RFID reader programmers. After determining that the user is authorized to retire the RFID copy sheet, the RFID copy sheet is rescanned by a RFID reader programmer and its associated RFID tag is reprogrammed to indicate that the RFID copy sheet is retired. Document control of the retired RFID copy sheet may also be provided using a document lifecycle database that is updated with the retired status of the RFID copy sheet.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for driving droplet ejection devices with multi-level waveforms. In one embodiment, a method for driving droplet ejection devices includes applying a multi-level waveform to the droplet ejection devices. The multi-level waveform includes a first section having at least one compensating edge and a second section having at least one drive pulse. The compensating edge has a compensating effect on systematic variation in droplet velocity or droplet mass across the droplet ejection devices. In another embodiment, the compensating edge has a compensating effect on cross-talk between the droplet ejection devices.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a housing including a recording-mechanism unit provided with a recording device that performs recording on a recording medium, peripheral walls of the housing being formed of a panel section, side-surface sections, and a rear-surface section; and a reading-mechanism unit that reads a document and covers and uncovers the top of the housing. The reading-mechanism unit includes a main body section having a document bed on which a document is mounted and an opening/closing body that covers and uncovers the document bed and has side surfaces. At least the main body section unit is accommodated in the interior of the peripheral walls of the housing when the reading-mechanism unit is closed. Each of the side surfaces of the opening/closing body and a corresponding one of the panel section and the side-surface sections are continuous with each other to form a single plane.

Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of an ink composition, which once printed and cured forms an organic thin film on a substrate such as, but not limited by, an OLED device substrate. Various embodiments of the ink compositions comprise polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate monomers, mono(meth)acrylate monomers and multifunctional crosslinking agents.

Abstract: A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station.

Abstract: There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus that performs printing operation on a recording medium with a satisfactory image quality. An inkjet printing apparatus includes a head that reciprocates in a main scanning direction while discharging an ink onto the medium; and a left irradiator and a right irradiator having a plurality of irradiation elements that are configured to irradiate the ink with light and are mounted on one substrate, the plurality of irradiation elements being arranged in a sub scanning direction, and an array pitch of the plurality of irradiation elements is n/m (m?1), where a maximum pass width in the plurality of passes is n.

Abstract: The present image formation apparatus includes a sheet output tray and an apparatus body underlying the sheet output tray, a duct being formed inside the apparatus body, a filter member being attached inside the duct, the filter member having a portion exposed outside the apparatus body, the filter member's exposed portion also serving as a portion of the sheet output tray.

Abstract: A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.

Abstract: Roll paper for printing maintains high bending resistance at the perforations without impairing the ease of separation at the perforation. The paper has perforations 15A, 25A formed across the width of the paper at a specific interval lengthwise, and the perforation 15A, 25A have either a sawtooth shape or a wave shape. The roll paper also has a liner 11, and a plurality of labels 12 affixed by adhesive 13 at an even interval along the length of the liner 11. The perforation 15A, 25A are formed in the liner 11 between two adjacent labels 12.

Abstract: A suction box for a system for transporting flat media (4) includes at least one endless belt (6), formed with a plurality of through-holes, used in a media printing machine (1) equipped with at least one printing unit (2). The suction box includes a suction device (23) to generate a vacuum, a suction compartment (16), divided into at least two distinct chambers (26, 27, 28), including a first suction chamber (28) of variable volume, in communication with the suction device (23) so as to apply the vacuum through the holes in the belt (6) to the media being transported by the belt (6), and a second chamber (26, 27) at ambient pressure. The first and second chambers (28, 26, 27) are separated from one another by a mobile partition (31, 33). The suction compartment (16) has an open upper face equipped with a holding arrangement (14, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48) allowing movement of the belt (6).

Abstract: The present teachings relate to various embodiments of an ink composition, which once printed and cured forms an organic thin film on a substrate such as, but not limited by, an OLED device substrate. Various embodiments of the ink compositions comprise polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate monomers, mono(meth)acrylate monomers and multifunctional crosslinking agents.

Abstract: To provide a copolymer including: a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (1) where X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation; a structural unit expressed by the following Structural Formula (1); and a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (2) where R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L is a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—CO— where n is an integer in a range of from 2 through 18, and a carbonyl carbon atom in the —(CH2)n—O—CO— is bound to naphthyl.

Abstract: A method for producing a porous body for use in an ink jet recording apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form a first image including a first liquid and a coloring material on an ink receiving medium, and a liquid absorbing member including the porous body that contacts with the first image to absorb part of the first liquid from the first image. The method includes laminating a first porous layer that contacts with the first image and includes a first resin, and a second and a third porous layer including a second and a third resin; and heating the laminated first to third porous layers, wherein the second porous layer has a void when viewed in a thickness direction, and softening temperatures T1 through T3 of the first to third resins and heating temperature T in heating the first to third porous layers satisfy T2<T, T<T1, T<T3.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functional units includes a power failure detection circuit configured to detect a power failure of an external power supply for the image forming apparatus, a rechargeable battery unit, and a control unit. The control unit switches the power supply source of the image forming apparatus from the external power supply to the rechargeable battery unit, and selects one or more of the functional units to power through the rechargeable battery unit based on a remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery unit, when the power failure of the external power supply is detected.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a controlled dosage of bioactive agent is disclosed.

Abstract: A direct-to-object printer includes a plurality of imaging devices that generates image data of an object secured in a holder before the holder and the object pass a plurality of printheads for printing an ink image on the object. A controller receives the image data and converts it to an object profile. The controller operates ejectors in the printheads with reference to the object profile to attenuate inconsistent ink image density and ink image distortion.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an discharging head which discharges liquid on a printing medium mounted on an endless belt; a transport unit which transports the printing medium in a transport direction; a medium press portion which is provided on an upstream side of the discharging head in the transport direction and includes a medium pressing unit which compresses the printing medium; and a control portion which controls the medium press portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing of an inkjet flatbed table including a large support layer with an area of at least 1.5 m2 to support an ink receiver in an inkjet printing system, the method including the steps of fixing a plate on top of a base unit by forming a part of or whole the support layer; and abrading the fixed plate to have a flatness on the top of the support layer less than 300 ?m and wherein the plate is characterized by including a thermoplastic polymer resin.

Abstract: A can printing apparatus 1 includes a main printer 2 having plural plate cylinders 47 for printing different colors and performing printing onto side surfaces of cans, a secondary printer 6 performing additional printing to the side surfaces of the cans after the printing by the main printer, and a can inspection machine 5 inspecting a printing state. The can inspection machine 5 includes a can rotation device 51 which rotates cans C, a can imaging device 52 which takes images of the cans C and an image processing device 53 which processes the taken images, and the secondary printer 6 includes a printing head 6a which faces a side surface of a can held by the can rotation device 51 of the can inspection machine 5 and a processing unit which gives an instruction of printing to the printing head 6a based on a predetermined printing pattern and processing data of the image processing device 53 of the can inspection machine 5.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a forming section which forms an image on a medium, a transport section which transports the medium in a first direction, and a heating section which heats a transport path on which the medium is transported, in which the forming section includes a first forming section which forms a pre-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin on the medium, a liquid ejecting head which forms an image layer on the medium by ejecting liquid, and a second forming section which forms a post-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin and is different from the pre-treatment liquid layer on the medium, and B<A and B<C in a case where content of the thermosetting resin in the pre-treatment liquid is A, content of the thermosetting resin in the liquid is B, and content of the thermosetting resin in the post-treatment liquid is C.

Abstract: A post-processing agent application control device includes: a first post-processing agent application amount determination unit configured to determine an amount of a post-processing agent to be applied to an image formed on a recording medium; a first glossiness determination unit configured to determine a first glossiness that is a glossiness of a non-image area of the recording medium in a case where the determined amount of the post-processing agent is applied to the non-image area; and a second post-processing agent application amount determination unit configured to, if glossiness difference between the determined first glossiness and a second glossiness that is a glossiness of the non-image area of the recording medium is applied is larger than the predetermined value, change an amount of the post-processing agent to be applied, in a stepwise manner from an image area to the non-image area.

Abstract: A transport apparatus that transports a medium while heating the medium includes a transport belt that has a support surface on which a plurality of protrusions are formed, and transports the medium while attracting the medium with an intermolecular force generated between the plurality of protrusions and the medium, and a heating section for heating the medium transported by the transport belt. The plurality of protrusions are formed of a metal.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: an ejection head that prints an image on a recording medium supported by a support member by ejecting liquid from a nozzle formed in a portion facing the support member; and an irradiation section that includes a housing which is open toward the support member, and a light emitting section housed in the housing and emitting light to cure the liquid, the irradiation section being configured such that light emitted from the light emitting section is irradiated onto the recording medium supported by the support member via the opening, wherein the housing includes an inclined section which extends from the opening toward the ejection head such that a distance from the inclined section to the support member decreases toward the ejection head, and the inclined section is provided so that ?2>?1 is established.

Abstract: A platen disposed so as to face a printing head includes a third support portion. A second suction hole is formed in an area through which a recording medium passes at least beyond the third support portion in the width direction of the recording medium or downstream of the third support portion in the conveyance direction. A supply port is formed between the third support portion and the second suction hole. Air is sucked into the second suction hole and supplied toward the recording medium through the supply port.

Abstract: An inkjet printer is an inkjet printer for performing printing on a print medium, and includes: a platen, having a groove formed at a position facing an inkjet head and configured to support a print medium; an air blowing unit, for sucking air from an inside of the groove; a lid, attachable to and detachable from the platen and configured to cover an opening of the groove and support the print medium by a surface of the lid when attached to the platen; a storage part, for storing the lid detached from the platen; and a link mechanism, for guiding movement of the lid between the platen and the storage part.