公开(公告)号：US10293515B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15654473

申请日：2017-07-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： David J. Williams

IPC: B27K5/02 ,  B27K3/08 ,  B27K3/34 ,  B27K5/00 ,  B27K3/02 ,  C08B3/06 ,  C08B3/22 ,  C08H8/00

Abstract: Techniques and products are described for coloring acetylated wood products. An acetylated wood product can be impregnated by a coloring medium within a chamber and the colorant or colorants contained within the coloring medium can be fixed to the acetylated wood product by the application of heat or by application of radio frequency radiation to color any external surface or interior region of the acetylated wood product which has been impregnated by the coloring medium.

公开(公告)号：US10054549B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14151703

申请日：2014-01-09

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Luc Choulet

IPC: G01J3/46 ,  G01N21/86 ,  G01N21/57 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N21/47

CPC classification number: G01N21/86 ,  G01J3/46 ,  G01N21/255 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/57 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N2021/4719 ,  G01N2021/4742 ,  G01N2021/575 ,  G01N2021/8663

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the automatic measuring of such qualities of a printed sheet as reflectance excluding specular reflectance, reflectance including specular reflectance, e.g. gloss, transmittance, half-tone coverage, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20180162009A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15809970

申请日：2017-11-10

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： David J. Williams

IPC: B27K5/02 ,  B27K3/34 ,  B27K5/00

CPC classification number: B27K5/02 ,  B27K3/005 ,  B27K3/007 ,  B27K3/0292 ,  B27K3/346 ,  B27K5/001 ,  B27K5/003 ,  B27K5/0075 ,  B27K5/0085 ,  B27K2240/20

Abstract: Techniques and products are described for coloring acetylated wood products. An acetylated wood product can be impregnated by a coloring medium within a chamber and the colorant or colorants contained within the coloring medium can be fixed to the acetylated wood product by the application of heat or by application of radio frequency radiation to color any external surface or interior region of the acetylated wood product which has been impregnated by the coloring medium.

公开(公告)号：US20180148592A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15881657

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Michael H. MORRISON ,  Peter HEATH

IPC: C09D11/40 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C09D11/101 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J11/00

CPC classification number: C09D11/40 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/2107 ,  B41J11/002 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322

Abstract: A transparent white ink composition is formulated to brighten, lighten and or dilute full-tone primary inkjet colors: cyan; magenta; yellow and black, eliminating the need for ‘light ink’ primary color inks. The transparent white ink is jetted concurrently with reduced amounts of full-tone inks in lighter tonal areas conventionally supported by ‘light ink’ primary inks. Printing ‘light ink’ primary colors using a transparent white ink composition may reduce the number of print channels needed to print all four primary colors and the four ‘light ink’ primary colors. Embodiments of the transparent white ink composition may be solvent- or water-based, drying by evaporation of the carrier fluid. Other embodiments may be radiation-curable ink compositions. An inkjet printer includes print carriage and print head assemblies configured for jetting a primary color ink and the transparent white ink in the same pass in correct proportions to achieve a desired effect.

公开(公告)号：US09952539B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US13629298

申请日：2012-09-27

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Leon Williams ,  Thor Olson

IPC: B05D3/12 ,  B05C11/00 ,  G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/2064

Abstract: The smoothness of a toner layer is reduced and thus the gloss of a resulting print is reduced. A single toner, the original high gloss version, is enabled to print all images. A finishing option is provided which, through application of a combination of heat and pressure with a textured roller, reduces the specular gloss of the toner surface by imprinting a high frequency texture onto the smooth toner layer. By adjusting the temperature/pressure of the textured roller, the effective gloss of the press can be adjusted through software as desired.

公开(公告)号：US09844963B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US14732447

申请日：2015-06-05

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Andrew Edwards

IPC: B41M5/035 ,  B41M7/00 ,  B41M5/025

CPC classification number: B41M5/0358 ,  B41M5/025 ,  B41M5/035 ,  B41M5/0353 ,  B41M7/00 ,  B41M7/0081

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments concern printing systems configured to deposit flexible dye sublimation inks onto flexible transfer materials. Together, the flexible ink and transfer material allow images to be transferred onto complex-shaped, i.e. non-planar, surfaces of a substrate. The flexible ink may be, for example, a thermoformable UV dye sublimation ink or a superflexible UV dye sublimation ink. In order to transfer an image onto the substrate, the transfer material is pressed onto the surface of the substrate. The substrate, transfer material, or both are heated to a temperature sufficient to cause the ink to sublimate. During the sublimation process, dye is able to permeate the substrate and form a transferred image. The flexible ink formulation may also include a soluble or solvent-sensitive component. In such embodiments, a solvent can be jetted onto the substrate and/or transfer material to remove residual ink.

公开(公告)号：US09790388B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14887188

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Jiangping Wang ,  Matthew Tennis ,  Mark Zavada ,  Huilei Zhang ,  Paul Edwards ,  Loius Justus Fage

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  C09D11/38 ,  C09D4/00 ,  C09D7/12 ,  C09D11/101

CPC classification number: C09D11/38 ,  B41M5/0047 ,  B41M5/0058 ,  B41M5/007 ,  B41M7/009 ,  C09D4/00 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C08F220/18 ,  C08F222/10

Abstract: A radiation-curable ink composition for application to glass, ceramic, or metal by an inkjet printer. The ink composition can be applied to a glass, ceramic, or metal substrate to decorate, protect, etc. the substrate. In some embodiments, the ink composition includes a glass frits component, a chromophore component, and a UV-curable component. The glass frits component facilitates the fusing of the ink component with a glass, ceramic, or metal substrate to which the ink composition is applied. The chromophore component is the primary colorant of the ink composition. The UV-curable component facilitates activation of polymerization upon exposure to ultra-violet (UV) radiation, which causes the ink composition to cure and fix/pin to the underlying substrate. After the ink composition is applied to a substrate and cured by exposure to UV radiation, the substrate is heated to a temperature that causes the ink composition to fuse with the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09764564B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14641192

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Dan-Cristian Grigore ,  Paul Andrew Edwards ,  Steven Billow

IPC: B41J11/00

CPC classification number: B41J11/002

Abstract: A system and methods for printing and curing ink deposited on a substrate using a first light source and a second light source. In various embodiments, the first light source emits one or more wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation subtype C (UVC), and the second light source emits one or more wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation subtype A (UVA), subtype B (UVB), subtype V (UVV), or a combination thereof. The substrate is configured such that any ink deposited on the substrate by a printer head is predominantly exposed to the first light source prior to the second light source.

公开(公告)号：US09656490B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14878546

申请日：2015-10-08

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Gregg King ,  Rob Whitten ,  Timothy Madan

IPC: B41J25/308 ,  B41J11/20

CPC classification number: B41J25/308 ,  B41J11/20

Abstract: An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured.

公开(公告)号：US20170126932A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-04

申请号：US15150184

申请日：2016-05-09

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Luc CHOULET

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/405

CPC classification number: H04N1/6058 ,  G06K15/027 ,  H04N1/405 ,  H04N1/6008 ,  H04N1/6019

Abstract: In a color printing environment, functions for printing color management are dissociated. An abstraction layer is also provided to facilitate setting and evaluation of all factors relating to color print and prediction.