PRINTING NON-USER PATTERNS WITH A PRINT JOB

    公开(公告)号:US20210174156A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17181069

    申请日:2021-02-22

    IPC分类号: G06K15/02 H04N1/00

    摘要: The systems and methods presented here completely separate a non-user pattern from the user jobs being printed. In fact, depending on the number of images in the job and the number of patterns provided by the manufacturer or press operator, the patterns may appear on different images of the job each time the job is printed. This is because the image marks are generated and processed according to the configuration of ROUS, independent of the user jobs being printed.

    Multi-layered textured printing
    62.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11007791B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US14548259

    申请日:2014-11-19

    发明人: Peter Heath

    摘要: The disclosure is related to printing an image as a multi-layered textured image on a substrate. The printing system prints one or more layers of a texture of the image as a base layer on the substrate and the image above the base layer. The base layer includes one or more layers of the texture. The printing system prints the texture using the ink from the print heads of the printing system. The process of printing a multi-layered textured image can include printing one or more layers of texture as a base layer on the substrate, printing one or more layers of white ink above the base layer, and printing one or more layers of the image above the white layers. The printing system can also insert one or more blank layers between different types of layers, e.g., texture layers, white layers and image layers.

    Replication alignment of components for use in inkjet printing applications

    公开(公告)号:US10974528B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16701630

    申请日:2019-12-03

    IPC分类号: B41J29/02

    摘要: Techniques for more accurately and efficiently replicating the alignment of one or more printer components with respect to another printer component are described herein. Replication may be achieved by using a fixture and a connection media to create a near exact replica of features of the fixture, or to temporarily hold multiple printer components in position while a joining layer of the connection media hardens. More specifically, a connection media, such as epoxy, can be used to fill an intentionally-established gap between connecting bodies or components that are held in a predetermined position by the replication fixture. The replication fixture represents a mechanical mounting interface that influences the position of a print head (or an array of print heads) within a printer housing or printing mechanism. Joining printer components in such a manner enables a stable mechanical coupling to be formed that does not require post operations.

    High stability ink delivery systems, and associated print systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10974517B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16162077

    申请日:2018-10-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/19

    摘要: Disclosed are high stability ink delivery system systems and methods for their use, in which a secondary reservoir is placed upstream of a printhead. The secondary reservoir can be opened to the atmosphere through a valve, such as based on the reading of a pressure sensor placed at a point before the printhead. The purpose of this valve is to open the secondary reservoir to the atmosphere when the pressure sensor indicates that the secondary reservoir can be open while avoiding air aspiration, and closing it when this condition is not satisfied.

    Spot Gloss and Gloss Control in an Inkjet Printing System

    公开(公告)号:US20200316965A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16904420

    申请日:2020-06-17

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention provide a technique that effects spot gloss or gloss control and/or variations on one image without requiring clear inks. This is preferably accomplished by use of a multilayer printing process in which an image is first printed using a first set of color print heads and then cured, and in which the image is again printed using a second set of color print head, but where the image remains uncured for a predetermined interval to allow the ink drops applied to the media to spread and thus introduce a gloss effect.

    MULTILAYER WHITE PRINTING WITH WHITE-BALANCE
    67.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200290366A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16579707

    申请日:2019-09-23

    摘要: White-balance is improved when printing on colored media, while minimizing the time and use of costly materials required by present approaches. In an embodiment, the typical solid white fill or background layer is altered by including in the white layer one or more of the other colors already available in the printer to shade this layer. Thus, a small amount of cyan, for example, helps balance a pink-ish (red) media; yellow is used for blue media; and magenta is used for green media; as well as combinations thereof. A combination of transparent process inks and opaque white helps to maintain brightness (luminosity).

    Multilayer imaging with a high-gloss clear ink layer

    公开(公告)号:US10752022B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16011306

    申请日:2018-06-18

    IPC分类号: B41M7/00 B41J11/00 B41J2/21

    摘要: Various embodiments concern inkjet printing systems designed for multilayer imaging with a high-gloss clear ink layer. More specifically, the inkjet printing systems are designed so that clear, curable inks are provided additional time to level out before being cured. The settling process enables the inkjet printing systems to produce multilayer images having high gloss values. For example, a bracket could be attached to a curing assembly that prevents radiation from striking a certain portion of the substrate onto which clear ink has recently been deposited. As another example, an inactive array of light-emitting diodes may be disposed in line with the print head(s) responsible for depositing clear ink. Moreover, various embodiments also allow for true multilayer printing of a color coat and a high-gloss clear coat in a single step (e.g., by arranging print heads into rows within a printer carriage).

    LASER CUTTING OF PRINTED LABELS
    69.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200257945A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16826024

    申请日:2020-03-20

    摘要: Apparatuses and embodiments related to compensated laser cutting of labels. A computer system receives an image of a label, and rasterizes the image. The computer system determines how much of each type of printer ink of a label printer to deposit at each pixel location of the image. The computer system determines which pixels intersect a cut line, and determines the characteristics of the ink of the pixels, such as the quantity or thickness of the ink at the pixel locations. The computer system determines laser data including power, cut speed, and/or frequency of a laser that is tuned to accurately cut through the ink that forms the image, the material(s) of the label, and the adhesive that removably adheres the label to base material(s), but to not excessively damage the base material(s). A laser cutting system uses the laser data to control a laser.