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8177351 Method for producing record product, and intermediate transfer body and image recording apparatus used therefor  
In the image-recording of an intermediate transfer system applying an ink jet recording method, reactive liquid reactable with ink is properly formed on the intermediate transfer body. By using the...
8172352 Printing apparatus having line-type ink jet head and method of printing images by line-type ink jet head  
A printing apparatus is provided with a line-type ink jet head having a plurality of blocks on each of which a set of ink ejection elements are arranged. A drive signal generating unit is...
8173223 Method for discharging liquid material, method for manufacturing color filter, and method for manufacturing organic EL element  
A method for discharging a liquid material includes performing a scan by moving a discharge target having a film formation area and a plurality of nozzles forming a nozzle row, and discharging a...
8167396 Liquid discharging apparatus and control method of liquid discharging apparatus  
A contraction portion of a vibration pulse includes a first contraction element which occurs subsequent to an expansion portion, a contraction maintaining element which follows the first...
8162426 Recording apparatus  
A recording apparatus includes a calculator, a predictor, and a head controller. Assuming that first ejection signals are supplied to a recording head, the calculator calculates variations in total...
8164791 Image recording apparatus and method  
An image recording apparatus includes: a recording head having plural recording elements; a characteristics information acquisition device; a correction calculation device which corrects image data...
8157341 Printing method, printing system and storage medium having program recorded thereon  
The printing method includes the following steps of: preparing a printing apparatus that includes an element that is driven in order to form a dot, a first drive signal generation section that...
8147018 Image forming apparatus and control method thereof  
An image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of data output parts for outputting printing data corresponding to a plurality of colors in synchronization with a reference clock signal. A clock...
8128185 Universal inkjet printer device and methods  
A signal converter that may perform functions to enable a thermally based technology to be used with a piezo-electric printhead. The signal converter and piezo-electric printhead may optionally be...
8124190 Method for discharging liquid material, method for manufacturing color filter, and method for manufacturing organic EL element  
A method for discharging a liquid material includes performing a scan by moving a discharge target having a film formation area and a plurality of nozzles forming a nozzle row with respect to each...
8118384 Inkjet printer  
A inkjet printer including a plurality of heads installed in a staggered arrangement, and a relay board for receiving image data, a control signal conforming to each head, and a timing signal for...
8113614 Recording apparatus and method for controlling recording apparatus  
A recording apparatus for discharging ink from a recording head arraying a plurality of nozzles to execute recording of an image includes a drive unit configured to form a group with a defined...
8113615 Inkjet recording device and controller, control program and control method for inkjet recording device for gap reduction of ink droplets  
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a controller, control program, and control method for an inkjet recording device, and an inkjet recording device capable of forming a high-quality image by...
8113611 Micro-fluid ejection apparatus signal communication devices and methods  
Micro-fluid ejection apparatuses and devices, and methods related to communication in and with the same. One such micro-fluid ejection apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a data...
8104854 Liquid-droplet jetting apparatus and liquid-droplet jetting method  
In an ink-jet printer, as a liquid-droplet jetting apparatus, when a predetermined condition is satisfied during an printing operation, a non-jetting drive pulse is applied to an actuator to impart...
8100493 ***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Liquid jet and printing apparatus for preventing the change of voltage in the drive signal
 
A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of nozzles, an actuator provided for each nozzle and connected to the respective nozzle, and a drive unit for applying...
8100491 ***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Liquid jet apparatus and printing apparatus
 
A liquid jet apparatus includes a plurality of nozzles provided to the liquid jet head, an actuator provided corresponding to each of the nozzles, drive unit that applies a drive signal to the...
8096632 Liquid ejecting apparatus and method for controlling liquid ejecting apparatus  
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head with a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle opening and a pressure generator capable of causing a pressure fluctuation to liquid...
8083309 Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method  
A liquid ejection apparatus includes an element that is charged and discharged so as to perform an operation to eject a liquid, an analog signal generating unit that generates an analog signal...
8075946 Discharge method, color filter manufacturing method, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic device  
A discharge method is provided to discharge a liquid containing a functional material from a plurality of nozzles of a droplet discharge head to a plurality of film formation regions of a discharge...
8070261 Liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus  
The liquid ejection head comprises: a nozzle from which liquid is ejected; a pressure chamber which accommodates the liquid to be ejected from the nozzle; a pressurizing device which deforms to...
8057001 Imaging apparatus  
An imaging apparatus is provided that includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge recording liquid as one or more recording liquid droplets; a drive waveform generating unit configured...
8056999 Printer with configurable memory  
A printer is described that has a configurable memory to which waveform definitions are uploaded just prior to a printing process. The printer manufacturer can program a printer controller with...
8057005 Drop mass calibration method based on drop positional feedback  
A method of compensating for changes in drop mass of drop emitted by at least one ink jet of an ink jet imaging device is provided. The method comprises identifying a drop placement position on an...
8052239 Driving apparatus of inkjet head  
An inkjet head driving apparatus, wherein serial data indicating emission or non emission of nozzles respectively for a plurality of heads, is latched and memorized, and the nozzles are driven...
8042896 Ink jet printer having ink maintenance system  
An ink jet printer performs a print process by ejecting ink for each of a plurality of ink colors. When a predetermined first circulation time elapses after starting the ink circulation, an ink...
8042899 System and method for compensating for weak, intermittent, or missing inkjets in a printhead assembly  
A system enables surrounding inkjets to be used to compensate for missing, intermittent, or weak inkjets without requiring additional passes of the image substrate or slowing the printing process....
8042898 Inkjet recording apparatus and method  
The inkjet recording apparatus includes: an inkjet recording head which includes a nozzle through which liquid is ejected; a pressure regulating unit which includes a liquid chamber that...
8042897 Method for compensating shift in on resistance of transistor of printhead  
Disclosed is a method for compensating a shift in an ON resistance of a transistor in a chip of a printhead of an inkjet printer. The method includes determining a value of a life indication...
8038243 Liquid ejecting apparatus  
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a...
8033629 Liquid jetting apparatus and control method for the same  
A liquid jetting apparatus to which a liquid container is attached, the container containing a liquid and having a first device, includes a processor, a first line, a second line, a controller and...
8033627 Printing apparatus and printing method  
In printing of multi-level darkness/lightness of a certain color, which is performed with a dark ink and a light ink of the certain color, graininess is improved. A printing method includes...
8035060 Inkjet printhead with a plurality of vapor bubble generators  
The invention provides for an inkjet printhead having a plurality of micro-electromechanical vapor bubble generators. Each bubble generator includes a nozzle in fluid communication with an ink...
8025353 Process and apparatus to provide variable drop size ejection with an embedded waveform  
Described herein is a process and apparatus for driving a droplet ejection device with embedded multi-pulse waveforms. In one embodiment, the process includes generating a multi-pulse waveform that...
8016378 Element substrate, printhead, and head cartridge  
This invention provides an element substrate having a heater selection circuit normally operable even in the use of voltage conversion circuits, which are arranged along the nozzle arrayed...
8011748 Inkjet printhead with variable drive pulse  
An inkjet printhead with an array of nozzles 26 and corresponding heaters 10 configured for heating printing fluid 20 to nucleate a vapor bubble 12 that ejects a drop 24 of the printing fluid...
8002374 Printhead driving method, printhead substrate, printhead, head cartridge, and printing apparatus  
An increase in energy applied to a heating element can be prevented and the service life of a printhead can be prolonged even when the temperature of the printing element having a negative...
7997671 Capacitive load driving circuit and method, liquid droplet ejection device, and piezoelectric speaker driving device  
There is provided a capacitive load driving circuit which applies a driving signal to a capacitive load. The driving circuit includes: an operational amplifier outputting a difference signal...
7997675 Piezoelectric head inspection device and droplet jetting device  
The present invention provides an inspection device for a piezoelectric head. The piezoelectric head includes: a pressure chamber filled with liquid, a liquid supply channel that supplies the...
7997672 Inkjet recording apparatus  
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a waveform outputting circuit and a current restricting circuit. The waveform outputting circuit outputs to each individual electrode one of ejection signals...
7997673 Printhead IC with temperature based de-clog ejection  
A printhead IC is provided having an ejection nozzle, drive circuitry for generating drive signals for driving the ejection nozzle, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry. The...
7988249 Liquid ejecting apparatus  
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a...
7988247 Ejection of drops having variable drop size from an ink jet printer  
A method for causing ink to be ejected from an ink chamber of an ink jet printer includes causing a first bolus of ink to be extruded from the ink chamber; and following lapse of a selected...
7984956 Liquid jet apparatus and printing apparatus  
A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention is a liquid jet apparatus including a plurality of nozzles, an actuator provided for each nozzle and connected to the respective nozzle, a...
7984974 Printhead integrated circuit with low voltage thermal actuators  
There is disclosed a printhead integrated circuit (IC) which comprises a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements 10 corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element 10 is configured...
7976115 Printhead nucleation detection using thermal response  
A method for determining the pulse width for driving printhead nozzles in a thermal inkjet printer. The printhead is preheated to a desired temperature during a maintenance mode. The printhead...
7971948 Liquid jet apparatus and printing apparatus  
A liquid jet apparatus of the invention includes a drive waveform generator that generates a drive waveform signal, a modulator that pulse-modulates the drive waveform signal so as to produce a...
7971955 Method and control unit for controlling the power supplied to a plurality of heat sources in a printer  
A control unit for a printing apparatus has a plurality of heat sources, each heat source being operable at an individual power level. The control unit is configured to control the power supplied...
7971963 Liquid discharge method and liquid discharge head  
A liquid discharge method of a liquid discharge head having a discharge port which discharges a liquid, a channel which communicates with the discharge port and an energy generation unit which is...
7963622 Liquid discharging device and electro optic device  
A liquid droplet-discharging device comprises: a droplet-discharging head having a plurality of nozzles that are arranged in a predetermined direction and discharge liquid droplets; a scanning unit...