公开(公告)号：US10392524B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15818484

申请日：2017-11-20

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Zavada ,  David Weber ,  Louis Fage ,  Matthew Tennis

IPC: C09D11/38 ,  C09D11/322

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, such as inkjet inks, for jetting onto a ceramic substrate, and associated methods and systems. The compositions comprise a pigment compound that is configured to be jetted on a ceramic substrate during a ceramic inkjet process to impart a color effect to the ceramic substrate, and a reduction agent which, when exposed to a firing temperature, reacts with the pigment compound to cause a reduction reaction. In some embodiments, the pigment compound comprises jettable copper particles, which can cause the fired composition to take on a red or oxblood color, which can be used for decoration.

公开(公告)号：US10350911B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15883032

申请日：2018-01-29

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Heath

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  C09D11/101 ,  B41M7/00

Abstract: Individually controllable ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are used to cure ink and generate different effects. The UV LEDs only expose specified areas to generate the different effect and can create multiple effects on the same substrate by exposing different areas to varying amounts of time or by performing a curing stage and post-dosage curing stages. The different effects include generating a glossy surface, a matte surface, and sharper images.

公开(公告)号：US10315332B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

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 ,  B27K3/00 ,  B27K3/02

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：US20190168523A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16029881

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： John A. WEISMANTEL

IPC: B41J25/308 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J25/00 ,  B41J25/34 ,  B41J25/316

CPC classification number: B41J25/308 ,  B41J2/2146 ,  B41J25/001 ,  B41J25/003 ,  B41J25/3082 ,  B41J25/3088 ,  B41J25/316 ,  B41J25/34 ,  B41J29/02

Abstract: Mechanisms for adjusting the position of one or more print heads at an extremely fine resolution (e.g., less than 10 μm) are described herein. The adjustment mechanisms include a differential screw and an indexing wheel through which the differential screw extends. One threaded segment of the differential screw is connected to a threaded feature of a flexible body that is coupled to the print head(s), while another threaded segment of the differential screw is connected to a threaded feature of a rigid body that is coupled to a printer assembly. As the indexing wheel and differential screw rotate, the space between the flexible body and the rigid body changes based on the difference between the pitches of the threaded segments. The adjustment mechanisms described herein utilize the accurate, consistent motion of the flexible body upon experiencing pressure to effect predictable changes in the position of the print head(s).

公开(公告)号：US10265978B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15491831

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Keith Vaillancourt ,  Christopher Andrew Porter

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J3/28 ,  B41J13/00 ,  B41J15/16

Abstract: Edge hold down (EHD) systems are described herein that enable high print quality to be achieved more consistently, particularly when using substrates that are rigid or include one or more defects. Each EHD system includes a tensioned band for holding down an edge of a substrate as it passes through a printer assembly without impacting the print area. The tensioned band can be affixed between an entry tension assembly and an exit tension assembly disposed downstream of the entry tension assembly in the media feed direction. The tensioned band holds the substrate substantially flat against a transfer belt during printing by applying pressure to the surface of the substrate. The tensioned band generally contacts the surface of the substrate substantially proximate to an outer edge that is parallel to the media feed direction.

公开(公告)号：US20190100030A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16151110

申请日：2018-10-03

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Asaf LANDAU ,  Ron GRINFELD ,  Ghilad DZIESIETNIK ,  Guy ALROY

IPC: B41J3/407 ,  B41F33/16 ,  A41H3/08 ,  B41J11/66

Abstract: Disclosed are methods that couple effective nesting of fabric, as part of a textile cutting process, in which designs and/or graphic elements are directly printed on the nested elements, instead of on the entire textile sheet. Embodiments of the invention can address issues of waste and redundant printing, such as by starting with a blank textile roll, and printing only in the geometry areas of the patterns. Embodiments of the invention can increase fabric yield, because there are no constraints between the pattern geometries and the textile sheet print.

公开(公告)号：US09994053B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15142889

申请日：2016-04-29

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Holger Schuppan

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  B41J29/38 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: B41J29/38 ,  B41J2/21 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  H04N1/54 ,  H04N1/603 ,  H04N1/6058 ,  H04N1/6063

Abstract: A user defines the real costs for each of the individual inks used in printer and also defines a tolerance level for visual acceptance, defined in CIE units of DeltaE2000. Then, an algorithm performs a search through all nodes of the device link profile and for each node it tries to find an ink combination that creates less costs and is still within the given visual tolerance (

公开(公告)号：US20180072906A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15818484

申请日：2017-11-20

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Mark ZAVADA ,  David WEBER ,  Louis FAGE ,  Matthew TENNIS

IPC: C09D11/38 ,  C09D11/322

CPC classification number: C09D11/38 ,  C09D11/322

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, such as inkjet inks, for jetting onto a ceramic substrate, and associated methods and systems. The compositions comprise a pigment compound that is configured to be jetted on a ceramic substrate during a ceramic inkjet process to impart a color effect to the ceramic substrate, and a reduction agent which, when exposed to a firing temperature, reacts with the pigment compound to cause a reduction reaction. In some embodiments, the pigment compound comprises jettable copper particles, which can cause the fired composition to take on a red or oxblood color, which can be used for decoration.

公开(公告)号：US20180057703A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15238588

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Lianhui CONG

IPC: C09D11/38 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C08G18/67

CPC classification number: C09D11/38 ,  C08F2/48 ,  C08G18/672 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322

Abstract: A UV curable inkjet ink composition includes a monofunctional urethane acrylate component consisting of 5-50% by weight of the ink composition, the monofunctional urethane acrylate component comprising either of a monomer and an oligomer; a monomer component consisting of 10-80% by weight of ink composition; a photoinitiator component consisting of 1-15% by weight of ink composition; and an oligomer component, consisting of no more than 20% by weight of the ink composition, in addition to the monofunctional urethane acrylate component if the monofunctional urethane acrylate component is an oligomer.

公开(公告)号：US20170346992A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15605770

申请日：2017-05-25

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Leon WILLIAMS ,  Thor OLSON

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06K9/62

CPC classification number: H04N1/6061 ,  G06K9/4652 ,  G06K9/6212 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06T15/503 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/20072 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/6011 ,  H04N1/603 ,  H04N1/6066

Abstract: Techniques for interactively determining/visualizing the color content of a source image and how the corresponding image data is mapped to device colors are described herein. For example, the color content of a digital image can be converted between different color spaces to identify gamut limitations of an output device (e.g., a printing assembly), discover color(s) that cannot be accurately reproduced, etc. Color space conversions enable the transformation of the color content of the digital image from device-specific colorants to a device-independent representation (and vice versa). In some embodiments, these transformations are facilitated using lookup tables that are implemented in graphical processing unit-resident memory.