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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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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
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20090128613A1
公开(公告)日:2009-05-21
申请号:US12271571
申请日:2008-11-14
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: B41J2/355
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。
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公开(公告)号:US06906736B2
公开(公告)日:2005-06-14
申请号:US10078644
申请日:2002-02-19
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。
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公开(公告)号:US06801233B2
公开(公告)日:2004-10-05
申请号:US10151432
申请日:2002-05-20
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: B41J232
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20110122213A1
公开(公告)日:2011-05-26
申请号:US13018826
申请日:2011-02-01
IPC分类号: B41J35/16
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 more 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.
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更多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。
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公开(公告)号:US07635660B2
公开(公告)日:2009-12-22
申请号:US11397251
申请日:2006-04-03
申请人: Jayprakash C. Bhatt , Daniel P. Bybell , F. Richard Courell , Anemarie DeYoung , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling
发明人: Jayprakash C. Bhatt , Daniel P. Bybell , F. Richard Courell , Anemarie DeYoung , Chien Liu , Stephen J. Telfer , Jay E. Thornton , William T. Vetterling
IPC分类号: B41M5/34
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。
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公开(公告)号:US06906735B2
公开(公告)日:2005-06-14
申请号:US10958139
申请日:2004-10-04
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: B41J2/325 , B41J2/36 , B41M5/28 , B41M5/30 , B41M5/34 , B41M5/40 , B41M5/42 , G03C1/52 , B41J2/32 , B41J2/525 , B14M5/34
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-fonning 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,其中通过控制成像构件的相同表面的热打印头或打印头,至少部分地独立地寻址热成像构件的至少两个,优选三个不同的成像层, 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。
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公开(公告)号:US07907157B2
公开(公告)日:2011-03-15
申请号:US11113841
申请日:2005-04-25
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。
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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。
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