Class 347: INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000


Class
347
INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION


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ClassTitle ===> INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION
1[Patents]INK JET
2[Patents] . Combined
3[Patents] . . Reproduction (e.g., facsimile, copier, etc.)
4[Patents] . . With conveyed object
5[Patents] . Controller
6[Patents] . . Of fluid (e.g., ink flow rate, viscosity, etc.)
7[Patents] . . . Fluid content (e.g., moisture or solvent content, ink refilling, liquid level)
8[Patents] . . Of spacing between fluid ejector and receiving medium
9[Patents] . . Of ejector
10[Patents] . . . Drive waveform
11[Patents] . . . . Plural pulses
12[Patents] . . . Array
13[Patents] . . . . Full-line array
14[Patents] . . . Responsive to condition
15[Patents] . . . Creating plural tones
16[Patents] . . Of medium
17[Patents] . . Of temperature or pressure of device or component thereof
18[Patents] . . . With particular cooling means
19[Patents] . . Measuring and testing (e.g., diagnostics)
20[Patents] . Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head)
21[Patents] . . With additional fluid
22[Patents] . . With cleaning or protector
23[Patents] . . . Responsive to condition
24[Patents] . . . For color
25[Patents] . . . Gas
26[Patents] . . . Heat
27[Patents] . . . Vibration
28[Patents] . . . Solvent
29[Patents] . . . Nozzle cap, cover, or protection
30[Patents] . . . . Suction
31[Patents] . . . . Absorber
32[Patents] . . . . Movement
33[Patents] . . . Wiping
34[Patents] . . . Mist or dust removal
35[Patents] . . . Purging without a cap
36[Patents] . . . Waste storage
37[Patents] . . With means to scan fluid ejector relative to the receiving medium
38[Patents] . . . With rotary motion
39[Patents] . . . With oscillatory motion
40[Patents] . . Array of ejectors
41[Patents] . . . Interlace
42[Patents] . . . Full-line type
43[Patents] . . . Color type
44[Patents] . . Discharge means
45[Patents] . . . Surface treated
46[Patents] . . . Free surface
47[Patents] . . . Nozzles
48[Patents] . . With plural transducers
49[Patents] . . Modular
50[Patents] . . Electrical connector means
51[Patents] . . Optical energy acting on fluid
52[Patents] . . Electron beam acting on fluid
53[Patents] . . Magnetic
54[Patents] . . Drop-on-demand
55[Patents] . . . With electric field ejection (applied to fluid)
56[Patents] . . . With thermal force ejection
57[Patents] . . . . Drive signal application
58[Patents] . . . . . Wiring
59[Patents] . . . . . . Integrated
60[Patents] . . . . Preheat
61[Patents] . . . . Thermal force generators
62[Patents] . . . . . Resistor specifics
63[Patents] . . . . Composite ejector
64[Patents] . . . . . Protective
65[Patents] . . . . . Flow path
66[Patents] . . . . Head separate from fluid supply
67[Patents] . . . . With additional feature
68[Patents] . . . With piezoelectric force ejection
69[Patents] . . . . Shear mode
70[Patents] . . . . With vibratory plate
71[Patents] . . . . Layers, plates
72[Patents] . . . . . Plural piezoelectric laminate
73[Patents] . . Continuous stream (includes dispersion)
74[Patents] . . . With individual drop generation and/or control
75[Patents] . . . . Drop generation means
76[Patents] . . . . Drop charge means
77[Patents] . . . . Drop deflection means
78[Patents] . . . . Drop correction
79[Patents] . . . . . Charge compensation
80[Patents] . . . . . Synchronization of drop separation and charge time
81[Patents] . . . . . Drop sensors
82[Patents] . . . With stream deflection
83[Patents] . . . With aerosol formation
84[Patents] . Fluid or fluid source handling means
85[Patents] . . Fluid supply system
86[Patents] . . . Cartridge
87[Patents] . . . . With integral ejector
88[Patents] . . . For hot-melt fluid (e.g., phase-change)
89[Patents] . . . With recirculation
90[Patents] . . . . Collector`s or catcher`s specifics
91[Patents] . . . . With carrier
92[Patents] . . With means to remove and/or accommodate bubbles in the fluid
93[Patents] . . With fluid treatment (e.g., filtering)
94[Patents] . . With means to reduce vibration in the fluid (damping)
95[Patents] . . Fluid (e.g., fluid specifics)
96[Patents] . . . Reactive
97[Patents] . . . Gas
98[Patents] . . . Colorless
99[Patents] . . . Hot-melt (e.g., phase-change)
100[Patents] . . . Ink
101[Patents] . Medium and processing means
102[Patents] . . Drying or curing
103[Patents] . . Transfer of fluid to another record medium
104[Patents] . . Physical handling
105[Patents] . . Receiving medium
106[Patents] . . . Physical characteristics
107[Patents] . . With unique pattern
108[Patents] . Housing
109[Patents] . . Hand-held
111[Patents]ELECTRIC MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES
112[Patents] . Electrostatic
113[Patents] . . Thermoplastic
114[Patents] . . Electrothermographic
115[Patents] . . Multicolor
116[Patents] . . . Registration
117[Patents] . . . Plural heads
118[Patents] . . . . Using light as exposure means
119[Patents] . . . Single head using light as exposure means
120[Patents] . . By information carrying flow of invisible charged particles
121[Patents] . . . Electron beam generator with air tight envelope
122[Patents] . . . . Including latent image generation using luminescent material
123[Patents] . . . Specific ionographic head
124[Patents] . . . . Including simultaneous development
125[Patents] . . . . Fluid assisted charged particle flow or generation
126[Patents] . . . . . Modified or specific fluid (e.g., heated, dehumidified, specified gas)
127[Patents] . . . . Laminated head including charged particle generation layer
128[Patents] . . . Including driving circuitry
129[Patents] . . Photo scanning
130[Patents] . . . Light emitting diodes
131[Patents] . . . Dot density or dot size control (e.g., halftone)
132[Patents] . . . Beam generator driving means
133[Patents] . . . . Having feedback or environmental control
134[Patents] . . . Optical elements interposed between record receiver and beam generator
135[Patents] . . . . Light intensity modulation means
136[Patents] . . . . . Shutter device
137[Patents] . . . . Lens
138[Patents] . . . Housing or mounting
139[Patents] . . . Record receiver or conveyor means therefor
140[Patents] . . . Developer or charger mechanism
141[Patents] . . Specific electrostatic head
142[Patents] . . . Signal switching
143[Patents] . . . . Amplitude modulation
144[Patents] . . . . Time based modulation (e.g., pulse width, duty cycle, rise time)
145[Patents] . . . . Block driving
146[Patents] . . . Character wheel
147[Patents] . . . Specific head tip
148[Patents] . . . Printed circuit or wiring
149[Patents] . . . Spacing or pressure
150[Patents] . . . Composition
151[Patents] . . . Using recording head to selectively charge toner
152[Patents] . . Housing or mounting
153[Patents] . . With medium for receiving an image or feeding means therefor
154[Patents] . . . Endless web or belt for the latent image
155[Patents] . . . Pre or post treatment
156[Patents] . . . . Fixing or fusing
157[Patents] . . . Including cutter means
158[Patents] . . . Including toner delivery means
159[Patents] . By electrical discharge (e.g., spark)
160[Patents] . . Rotary head support
161[Patents] . . Electrical discharge burning (e.g., oxidation or electroerosion)
162[Patents] . . Including driving circuitry
163[Patents] . By electrochemical
164[Patents] . . With record receiver or handling means therefor
165[Patents] . . . Including treating means
166[Patents] . . Specific head
167[Patents] . . . Including motor for driving head
168[Patents] . . . Including driving circuitry
169[Patents] . . . Helix drum
170[Patents] . . Housing or mounting
171[Patents]THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES
172[Patents] . Multicolor
173[Patents] . . Single pass
174[Patents] . . Single-head type (e.g., multipass)
175[Patents] . . . Having multilayers colored transfer material
176[Patents] . . . Having single layer colored transfer material
177[Patents] . . . . Including sensor means
178[Patents] . . . . . For detecting color
179[Patents] . With correction or erasing means
180[Patents] . Block driving
181[Patents] . . Simultaneously
182[Patents] . . Sequentially
183[Patents] . Gradational recording
184[Patents] . . Look up table
185[Patents] . Preheating
186[Patents] . . Recording means
187[Patents] . . Transfer material or recording medium
188[Patents] . Density control
189[Patents] . . In accordance with ambient temperature
190[Patents] . . By number of heated recording elements
191[Patents] . . In accordance with thermal output characteristic of the recording means
192[Patents] . . By variation in power supply
193[Patents] . . By transfer material or record receiver
194[Patents] . . In accordance with temperature of the recording means
195[Patents] . . By history of recording elements
196[Patents] . . . Using pulse width modulation
197[Patents] . Recording means engaging or holding means
198[Patents] . . Adjustable
199[Patents] . Electroconductive recording means
200[Patents] . Specific resistance recording element type
201[Patents] . . Edge or end face type
202[Patents] . . Glazed layer
203[Patents] . . Protective layer
204[Patents] . . Heat resistance layer
205[Patents] . . Head substrate
206[Patents] . . Heating resistive elements
207[Patents] . . Having auxiliary means for conducting heat
208[Patents] . . Specific conductor means (e.g., electrode, conducting pattern, etc.)
209[Patents] . . . With means for driving or supplying current to the resistive heating elements
210[Patents] . . . . Including switching means
211[Patents] . Having driving circuitry for recording means
212[Patents] . Pre or post image recording treatment
213[Patents] . Having an intermediate medium for transferring ink
214[Patents] . Ink cassette or cartridge
215[Patents] . Record receiver and transfer medium feeding or driving means
216[Patents] . . Including separating means
217[Patents] . With transfer medium or driving means therefor
218[Patents] . Record receiver driving means
219[Patents] . . Including tensioning means
220[Patents] . Platen or engaging means therefor
221[Patents] . With recording medium
222[Patents] . Housing or mounting
223[Patents] . Including cooling device
224[Patents]LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES
225[Patents] . Scan of light
226[Patents] . . Cathode ray device
227[Patents] . . . With record receiver in an evacuated enclosure
228[Patents] . . . Having developing means
229[Patents] . . . Synchronization of light with record receiver
230[Patents] . . . Having optical means interposed between the screen of the cathode ray device and the record receiver
231[Patents] . . . Having deflecting means
232[Patents] . . Multicolor
233[Patents] . . Plural beam scan
234[Patents] . . . Synchronization of light with medium
235[Patents] . . . Scan synchronization (e.g., start-of-scan, end-of-scan)
236[Patents] . . . Feed back of light for intensity control
237[Patents] . . . Driving circuitry
238[Patents] . . . Specific light source (e.g., LEDs assembly)
239[Patents] . . . Specific light modulator
240[Patents] . . . Tone marking
241[Patents] . . . Specific optical structure
242[Patents] . . . . Having mounting or supporting means
243[Patents] . . . . Including deflector
244[Patents] . . . . Specific lens
245[Patents] . . . Housing or mounting
246[Patents] . . Feedback of light for intensity control
247[Patents] . . Driving circuitry
248[Patents] . . Synchronization of light with medium
249[Patents] . . . By clock deviation
250[Patents] . . Scan synchronization (e.g., start-of-scan, end-of-scan)
251[Patents] . . Tone marking
252[Patents] . . . By adjusting pulse width of light beam
253[Patents] . . . By varying intensity of light beam
254[Patents] . . . By varying dotting density
255[Patents] . . Specific light modulator
256[Patents] . . Specific optical structure
257[Patents] . . . Having mounting or supporting means
258[Patents] . . . Having lens
259[Patents] . . . . Including deflector
260[Patents] . . . Having deflector
261[Patents] . . . . Polygon
262[Patents] . . With record receiver or handling means therefor
263[Patents] . . Housing or mounting
264[Patents] . With record receiver or handling means therefor
110[Patents]MARKING DEVICES
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900[Patents]DATA PROCESSING FOR ELECTROSTATIC RECORDING


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