公开(公告)号：US11227200B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US17181069

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Scott Crosby ,  Haresh Joshi

IPC: G06F15/00 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US11173724B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US17014512

申请日：2020-09-08

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Hui Zhang ,  John Peter Duffield

IPC: B41J2/215 ,  B41J2/045

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a printing apparatus capable of mitigating/preventing instances of turbulent deviation of ink jetted from print heads when printing onto a substrate, a severe form of which looks like woodgrain. The printing apparatus can include a jet plate disposed on a subjacent surface of the printing apparatus that can include a series of apertures formed in the jet plate that are configured to receive corresponding print heads of the printing apparatus. The jet plate can also include a set of wings extending from a first end of a central portion of the jet plate. The set of wings can form a cutout portion of the jet plate that can modify a direction and/or velocity of a flow of air from the cutout portion along the printing area to mitigate/prevent a woodgrain defect occurring when distributing a material onto the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20210291513A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17336195

申请日：2021-06-01

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Steven A. Billow ,  Ghilad Dziesietnik ,  John A. Weismantel ,  Darin Schick ,  Boris Liberman ,  Noam Rabin ,  Hsinchia Chen

IPC: B41J2/045

Abstract: Disclosed is an industrial single-pass inkjet printer/press incorporating a line-scan camera. The line-scan camera enables system software to inspect every sheet for quality assurance purposes. These inspection results are tied back to a digital printer to take one or more of several possible actions. Actions include ensuring a particular number of acceptable prints are generated and sorted. Actions further include performing nozzle checks without pausing or interrupting production orders.

公开(公告)号：US20210229454A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17227648

申请日：2021-04-12

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Juan Escudero Gonzalez ,  Eduardo Bueno Espinal

IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20210223066A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16745045

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： John Peter Duffield

IPC: G01D5/347

Abstract: A linear rotary encoder includes a pair of rotational surfaces. A contact belt has a first end coupled to a first rotational surface in the pair and a second end coupled to a second rotational surface in the pair. The contact belt is driven to rotate around the pair of rotational surfaces by a driving force applied to media to move the media from the first end toward the second end. An encoding scale is coupled to an inner surface of the contact belt. A reader is positioned to read the encoding scale as the contact belt rotates around the pair of rotational surfaces. The reader generates an output signal indicating a position of the media based on reading of the encoding scale.

公开(公告)号：US20210174156A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17181069

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Scott Crosby ,  Haresh Joshi

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US11007791B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US14548259

申请日：2014-11-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Heath

IPC: B41J2/21 ,  B41J29/13 ,  G03G15/22 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US10974528B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16701630

申请日：2019-12-03

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： John A. Weismantel

IPC: B41J29/02

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US10974517B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16162077

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Juan Escudero Gonzalez ,  Eduardo Bueno Espinal

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/19

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US10926553B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15090515

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Vincent Oberski ,  Paul Andrew Edwards

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41M7/00 ,  C08F2/48 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C09D11/38

Abstract: Ink jet printing on a non-absorbent substrate involves a wet primer having a primer viscosity. The wet primer is applied on the non-absorbent substrate. An ink jet ink having an ink jet viscosity lower than the primer viscosity is jetted over the wet primer while the primer is still wet. The wet primer and ink are simultaneously cured on the substrate.