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1. 发明授权

US08072644B2 Image stitching for a multi-head printer 失效
标题翻译：多头打印机的图像拼接
公开(公告)号：US08072644B2
公开(公告)日：2011-12-06
申请号：US12873462
申请日：2010-09-01
申请人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： G06K15/00 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： B41J2/5056 , B41J2/355 , H04N1/3876
摘要： Techniques are disclosed for stitching images printed by a multi-head printer in a manner that is relatively insensitive to misregistration of the image segments. When a pair of overlapping print heads print a pair of adjacent image segments which meet in a stitching region, printing at each location in the stitching region is accomplished by both print heads with a weighting that depends on the location being printed within the stitching region. In one embodiment, for example, the output of each print head is weighted by a linear function of horizontal pixel position. Techniques are also disclosed for selecting screening patterns for use when stitching is performed with variable-dot printers. Such screening patterns are selected to minimize variations in density that may arise as the result of cross-web and/or down-web misregistration.
摘要翻译：公开了以对于图像片段的不对准相对不敏感的方式拼接由多头打印机打印的图像的技术。当一对重叠的打印头打印在拼接区域中相遇的一对相邻图像片段时，在缝合区域中的每个位置处的打印由两个打印头通过取决于打印在缝合区域内的位置的加权来实现。在一个实施例中，例如，每个打印头的输出由水平像素位置的线性函数加权。还公开了用于选择使用可变点打印机进行缝合时使用的筛选图案的技术。选择这种筛选模式以最小化由于网幅和/或下卷筒不对准而可能产生的密度变化。

2. 发明授权

US08068126B2 Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal printer 失效
标题翻译：多色热成像法和热敏打印机
公开(公告)号：US08068126B2
公开(公告)日：2011-11-29
申请号：US12827315
申请日：2010-06-30
申请人： Brian D. Busch , Fariza B. Hasan , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Brian D. Busch , Fariza B. Hasan , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： B41J2/32 , B41J2/38
CPC分类号： B41M5/34 , B41J2/355 , B41J2/36 , B41M2205/04
摘要： A multicolor direct thermal imaging method wherein a multicolor image is formed in a thermal imaging member comprising at least first and second different image-forming compositions and a thermal printer for use in practicing the method. Heat is applied to at least the second image-forming composition while the first image-forming composition is at a first baseline temperature (T1) to form an image in at least the second image-forming composition, and heat is applied to at least the first image-forming composition while it is at a second baseline temperature (T2) to form an image in at least the first image-forming composition, wherein T1 is different from T2.
摘要翻译：一种多色直接热成像方法，其中在包括至少第一和第二不同成像组合物的热成像构件中形成多色图像，以及用于实施该方法的热敏打印机。当第一图像形成组合物处于第一基线温度（T1）时，至少将第二图像形成组合物施加热量，以在至少第二图像形成组合物中形成图像，并且至少将第一图像形成组合物，其处于第二基线温度（T2）以在至少第一图像形成组合物中形成图像，其中T1与T2不同。

3. 发明申请

US20110189424A1 OPTICAL DISC WITH THERMALLY PRINTABLE-SURFACE 失效
标题翻译：具有热可印刷表面的光盘
公开(公告)号：US20110189424A1
公开(公告)日：2011-08-04
申请号：US13020771
申请日：2011-02-03
申请人： Yulin HARDIN , Stephen Robert Herchen , Dana Frederic Schuh , William T. Vetterling , Michael Armour Young , Stephen J. Telfer , Chien Liu
发明人： Yulin HARDIN , Stephen Robert Herchen , Dana Frederic Schuh , William T. Vetterling , Michael Armour Young , Stephen J. Telfer , Chien Liu
IPC分类号： B32B3/02 , G11B7/24 , G11B7/26 , B32B37/02 , B32B37/14 , B32B38/10
CPC分类号： G11B7/266 , G11B7/0037 , G11B7/252 , G11B23/0021 , G11B23/0035 , G11B23/40
摘要： An optical disc is described that bears, on one surface, a plurality of color-forming layers that can form a multicolored image when heated in contact with a thermal print head. The color-forming composition comprises color-forming layers and thermally-insulating spacers and is designed such that warping of the optical disc in conditions of changing temperature and humidity is minimized. The compliance of the color-forming composition is such that intimate contact between the thermal print head and the printable surface of the disc can be maintained as one is translated relative to the other. Methods for assembling such an optical disc are provided.
摘要翻译：描述了在一个表面上承载多个成色层的光盘，当与热打印头接触时加热时可形成多色图像。成色组合物包括成色层和绝热间隔物，并且被设计成使得在改变温度和湿度的条件下光盘的翘曲最小化。成色组合物的顺从性使得当热打印头和盘的可打印表面之间的紧密接触可以相对于另一个平移地被保持。提供了组装这种光盘的方法。

4. 发明授权

US07907157B2 Technique for printing a color image 有权
标题翻译：打印彩色图像的技术
公开(公告)号：US07907157B2
公开(公告)日：2011-03-15
申请号：US11113841
申请日：2005-04-25
申请人： Alain Bouchard , Anemarie DeYoung , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Alain Bouchard , Anemarie DeYoung , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： B41J2/21 , B41J2/525
CPC分类号： H04N1/506 , B41J2/2132
摘要： A technique for optimizing or enhancing color images. Embodiments are disclosed for creating an enhanced color image, including the enhancement of perceived color uniformity. In a “dot-on-dot” registration scheme for producing color images, the dots need to be precisely superimposed on each other to provide optimum or enhanced images. The dot-on-dot registration produced by a single head thermal printer is generally acceptable, but a single head machine is very slow because multiple passes (reciprocation) are required to lay down multiple colors of dots. In a much faster multi-head or tandem thermal imaging system a serious problem of dot misalignment may cause moire patterns or other visual artifacts in the color images produced by dot patterns. A solution to this problem is disclosed herein which intentionally misregisters superimposed dots in a novel and particular manner to achieve image optimization. In a particular embodiment a first thermal print head has a first number of thermal elements energized at a first rate and a second thermal print head has a second number of thermal elements energized at a second rate. The numbers of thermal elements and rates of energization are selected to cause intentional misregistration at a high spatial frequency which is unnoticeable to the naked eye of a viewer of the image, thereby masking any unintentional mechanical misalignment of the print heads while maintaining imperceptible the intentional misregistration of the solution to the problem.
摘要翻译：一种优化或增强彩色图像的技术。公开了用于创建增强的彩色图像的实施例，包括增强感知的颜色均匀性。在用于产生彩色图像的“点对点”注册方案中，这些点需要彼此精确地叠加以提供最佳或增强的图像。由单头热敏打印机产生的点对点注册通常是可以接受的，但是由于需要多次通过（往复运动）才能放置多个点的颜色，因此单头机器非常慢。在更快的多头或串联热成像系统中，点错位的严重问题可能会导致由点图案产生的彩色图像中的莫尔图案或其他视觉伪影。本文公开了解决这个问题的方法，其以新颖和特定的方式有意地错配了叠加点以实现图像优化。在特定实施例中，第一热敏打印头具有以第一速率通电的第一数量的热元件，而第二热打印头具有以第二速率通电的第二数量的热元件。选择热元件的数量和通电率，以在图像的观察者的肉眼看不到的高空间频率处引起有意的对准，从而掩盖了打印头的任何无意的机械不对准，同时保持不可察觉的故意重合失调的解决方案的问题。

5. 发明申请

US20080225308A1 IMAGE STITCHING FOR A MULTI-HEAD PRINTER 有权
标题翻译：多头打印机的图像刺绣
公开(公告)号：US20080225308A1
公开(公告)日：2008-09-18
申请号：US12128507
申请日：2008-05-28
申请人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： G06K15/00 , G06F15/00
CPC分类号： B41J2/5056 , B41J2/355 , H04N1/3876
摘要： Techniques are disclosed for stitching images printed by a multi-head printer in a manner that is relatively insensitive to misregistration of the image segments. When a pair of overlapping print heads print a pair of adjacent image segments which meet in a stitching region, printing at each location in the stitching region is accomplished by both print heads with a weighting that depends on the location being printed within the stitching region. In one embodiment, for example, the output of each print head is weighted by a linear function of horizontal pixel position. Techniques are also disclosed for selecting screening patterns for use when stitching is performed with variable-dot printers. Such screening patterns are selected to minimize variations in density that may arise as the result of cross-web and/or down-web misregistration.
摘要翻译：公开了以对于图像片段的不对准相对不敏感的方式拼接由多头打印机打印的图像的技术。当一对重叠的打印头打印在拼接区域中相遇的一对相邻图像片段时，在缝合区域中的每个位置处的打印由两个打印头通过取决于打印在缝合区域内的位置的加权来实现。在一个实施例中，例如，每个打印头的输出由水平像素位置的线性函数加权。还公开了用于选择使用可变点打印机进行缝合时使用的筛选图案的技术。选择这种筛选模式以最小化由于网幅和/或下卷筒不对准而可能产生的密度变化。

6. 发明申请

US20080211899A1 THERMAL PRINTER WITH AUXILIARY HEAT SINK AND METHODS FOR PRINTING USING SAME 有权
标题翻译：具有辅助散热器的热打印机和使用其打印的方法
公开(公告)号：US20080211899A1
公开(公告)日：2008-09-04
申请号：US11856482
申请日：2007-09-17
申请人： Brian Busch , Stephen J. Telfer , Juan Carlos Van Dijk , William T. Vetterling , Peter Zelten
发明人： Brian Busch , Stephen J. Telfer , Juan Carlos Van Dijk , William T. Vetterling , Peter Zelten
IPC分类号： B41J2/32
CPC分类号： B41J2/33535
摘要： The present invention provides a thermal printer in which the temperature of the thermal printing head can be modulated by means of an auxiliary heat sink, and methods for printing using such a thermal printer.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种热敏打印机，其中可以通过辅助散热器来调节热敏打印头的温度，以及使用这种热敏打印机进行打印的方法。

7. 发明授权

US07166558B2 Thermal imaging system 有权
标题翻译：热成像系统
公开(公告)号：US07166558B2
公开(公告)日：2007-01-23
申请号：US10806749
申请日：2004-03-23
申请人： Jayprakash C. Bhatt , Brian D. Busch , Daniel P. Bybell , F. Richard Cottrell , Anemarie DeYoung , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Jayprakash C. Bhatt , Brian D. Busch , Daniel P. Bybell , F. Richard Cottrell , Anemarie DeYoung , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： B41M5/40
CPC分类号： B41J2/32 , B41J2/36 , B41M5/3275 , B41M5/3335 , B41M5/3336 , B41M5/34 , B41M5/40 , B41M5/42 , B41M5/426 , B41M5/44 , B41M2205/04 , B41M2205/38 , G03C1/52
摘要： A multicolor imaging system is described wherein at least two, and preferably three, different image-forming layers of a thermal imaging member are addressed at least partially independently by a thermal printhead or printheads from the same surface of the imaging member by controlling the temperature of the thermal printhead(s) and the time thermal energy is applied to the image-forming layers. Each color of the thermal imaging member can be printed alone or in selectable proportion to the other color(s). Novel thermal imaging members are also described.
摘要翻译：描述了一种多色成像系统，其中热成像构件的至少两个，优选三个不同的成像层至少部分地由来自成像构件的相同表面的热打印头或打印头独立地寻址，热打印头和时间热能被施加到图像形成层。热成像构件的每种颜色可以单独打印或以可选择的比例打印到其他颜色。还描述了新的热成像构件。

8. 发明授权

US06842186B2 High speed photo-printing apparatus 失效
标题翻译：高速照相打印设备
公开(公告)号：US06842186B2
公开(公告)日：2005-01-11
申请号：US10080883
申请日：2002-02-22
申请人： Alain Bouchard , Brian D. Busch , Daniel P. Bybell , Anemarie DeYoung , Sandra B. Lawrence , Michael L. Reisch , Suhail S. Saquib , Dana F. Schuh , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling , Michael S. Viola
发明人： Alain Bouchard , Brian D. Busch , Daniel P. Bybell , Anemarie DeYoung , Sandra B. Lawrence , Michael L. Reisch , Suhail S. Saquib , Dana F. Schuh , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling , Michael S. Viola
IPC分类号： B41J2/325 , B41J2/36 , G07F17/26 , H04N1/00 , B41J2/37
CPC分类号： B41J2/3555 , B41J2/325 , B41J2/36 , G07F17/26 , H04N1/00132 , H04N1/00167 , H04N1/00169 , H04N1/00188 , H04N1/34 , H04N2201/0065
摘要： A thermal printer is disclosed which includes a plurality of thermal print heads, each of the plurality of thermal print heads being operable to print a distinct one of a plurality of colors. The plurality of thermal print heads may print output at a plurality of spatial resolutions. The thermal printer may include dot size varying means for varying perceived levels of color printed by the thermal printer by varying sizes of dots printed by the plurality of thermal print heads. The printer may perform various image processing steps on an image to be printed, such as tone scale adjustment, thermal history control, and common mode voltage correction, to improve the perceived quality of the printed image. The thermal printer may be incorporated into a digital photo-printing vending machine for printing images provided by a customer.
摘要翻译：公开了一种热敏打印机，其包括多个热打印头，多个热打印头中的每一个可操作以打印多种颜色中的不同的一种。多个热敏打印头可以以多个空间分辨率打印输出。热敏打印机可以包括点尺寸变化装置，用于通过改变由多个热打印头打印的点的尺寸来改变由热敏打印机印刷的颜色的感知水平。打印机可以对要打印的图像执行各种图像处理步骤，例如色阶调节，热历史控制和共模电压校正，以提高打印图像的感知质量。热敏打印机可以结合到用于打印客户提供的图像的数字照片打印自动售货机中。

9. 发明授权

US06819347B2 Thermal response correction system 失效
标题翻译：热响应校正系统
公开(公告)号：US06819347B2
公开(公告)日：2004-11-16
申请号：US09934703
申请日：2001-08-22
申请人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
发明人： Suhail S. Saquib , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号： B41J236
CPC分类号： B41J2/3555 , B41J2/36 , B41J2/365
摘要： A model of a thermal print head is provided that models the thermal response of thermal print head elements to the provision of energy to the print head elements over time. The thermal print head model generates predictions of the temperature of each of the thermal print head elements at the beginning of each print head cycle based on: (1) the current ambient temperature of the thermal print head, (2) the thermal history of the print head, and (3) the energy history of the print head. The amount of energy to provide to each of the print head elements during a print head cycle to produce a spot having the desired density is calculated based on: (1) the desired density to be produced by the print head element during the print head cycle, and (2) the predicted temperature of the print head element at the beginning of the print head cycle.
摘要翻译：提供热打印头的型号，其模拟热打印头元件的热响应，以便随着时间向打印头元件提供能量。热打印头模型在每个打印头循环开始时产生每个热打印头元件的温度的预测，其基于：（1）热打印头的当前环境温度，（2）热打印头的热历史打印头，（3）打印头的能量历史。在打印头循环期间，为了产生具有期望密度的点而提供给每个打印头元件的能量的量基于：（1）打印头周期期间由打印头元件产生的期望密度，和（2）在打印头周期开始时打印头元件的预测温度。

10. 发明授权

US06761788B2 Thermal mass transfer imaging system 失效
标题翻译：热质传递成像系统
公开(公告)号：US06761788B2
公开(公告)日：2004-07-13
申请号：US10159871
申请日：2002-05-30
申请人： Anemarie DeYoung , James A. Foley , Alfredo G. Kniazzeh , Edward P. Lindholm , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling , Michael S. Viola , Hyung-Chul Choi
发明人： Anemarie DeYoung , James A. Foley , Alfredo G. Kniazzeh , Edward P. Lindholm , Stephen J. Telfer , William T. Vetterling , Michael S. Viola , Hyung-Chul Choi
IPC分类号： B41M530
CPC分类号： B41M5/52 , B41M5/345 , B41M5/392 , B41M5/41 , B41M5/5218 , B41M5/5227 , B41M5/529 , B41M2205/32 , Y10T428/24802
摘要： There is described a nanoporous receiver element for use in thermal mass transfer imaging applications. The receiver element comprises a substrate carrying an image-receiving layer comprising particulate material and a binder material. The substrate may comprise a material having a compressibility of at least 1% under a pressure of 1 Newton per mm2 (1 MPa). Optionally, there may be provided, between the substrate and the nanoporous receiving layer, a layer having a thickness of less than about 50 &mgr;m which is comprised entirely of a material having a compressibility of less than about 1% under a pressure of 1 MPa. Alternatively, the substrate may comprise only the material having a compressibility of less than about 1% under a pressure of 1 MPa, provided that the thickness of the substrate does not exceed about 50 &mgr;m. The image-receiving layer comprises particulate material and a binder material, has a void volume of from about 40% to about 70% and a pore diameter distribution wherein at least 50% of the pores having a diameter greater than about 30 nm have diameters less than about 300 nm and at least 95% of the pores having diameters greater than about 300 nm have diameters less than about 1000 nm.
摘要翻译：描述了用于热质量传递成像应用的纳米孔接收元件。接收器元件包括承载包含颗粒材料和粘合剂材料的图像接收层的基板。衬底可以包括在1牛顿每mm 2（1MPa）的压力下具有至少1％的压缩性的材料。任选地，可以在基材和纳米多孔接收层之间提供厚度小于约50μm的层，其完全由在1MPa的压力下具有小于约1％的压缩性的材料组成。或者，只要基材的厚度不超过约50μm，基材可以仅在1MPa的压力下仅包含具有小于约1％的压缩性的材料。图像接收层包括颗粒材料和粘合剂材料，具有约40％至约70％的空隙体积和细孔直径分布，其中至少50％的直径大于约30nm的孔的直径较小大于约300nm，直径大于约300nm的孔的至少95％具有小于约1000nm的直径。

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