ClassID:

57489

B41J2/355 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads providing current or voltage to the thermal head Control circuits for heating-element selection

Sub-classes:
Recent Application in this class:
#1
20250388027
2025-12-25

PRINTER FOR IDENTIFYING A TYPE OF THERMAL PRINTHEAD (TPH) AND A METHOD THEREOF

#2
20250187347
2025-06-12

PRINTHEAD FOR A PRINTING APPARATUS

#3
20240391262
2024-11-28

OPTIMAL ALIGNMENT OF A PRINTHEAD IN A THERMAL PRINTING APPARATUS

#4
20240308240
2024-09-19

CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTER APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD

#5
20240239111
2024-07-18

THERMAL PRINT HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER

#6
20240100858
2024-03-28

PRINTER, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

#7
20240017543
2024-01-18

RECORDING HEAD AND RECORDING DEVICE

#8
20230398792
2023-12-14

Printing apparatus, printing method, and computer readable medium

#9
20230398791
2023-12-14

PRINTER, PRINTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

#10
20230398790
2023-12-14

Printer, printing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing printing program

#11
20230347660
2023-11-02

Printing apparatus, printing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

#12
20230241902
2023-08-03

Recording apparatus and recording method

#13
20230125987
2023-04-27

Image forming apparatus configured to divide heating elements to be energized into a plurality of blocks and to energize the plurality of blocks at different timings

#14
20230089133
2023-03-23

Interface circuit and thermal history control method

#15
20230032533
2023-02-02

Printer, control method of the printer, and thermosensitive medium

#16
20230001729
2023-01-05

Systems and methods for convection heating for dye sublimation

#17
20220379628
2022-12-01

THERMAL PRINTER

#18
20220363072
2022-11-17

PRINTING DEVICES FOR TWO-SIDED THERMAL MEDIA PRINTING

#19
20220363071
2022-11-17

THERMAL HEAD DRIVING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD DRIVING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

#20
20220355603
2022-11-10

Printing apparatus and print control method

#21
20220227142
2022-07-21

Heat image forming device and method

#22
20220203703
2022-06-30

Method for creating control data for multi-color direct thermal printing

#23
20220153043
2022-05-19

Printing device and method for controlling printing device

#24
20220097365
2022-03-31

Apparatus and method

#25
20220040994
2022-02-10

Label printer with barcode shifting and scale incorporating such a label printer

#26
20220024234
2022-01-27

Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus

#27
20210307132
2021-09-30

HIGH-FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

#28
20210268807
2021-09-02

Thermal head control device, thermal printer, and thermal head control method

#29
20210245523
2021-08-12

Printing apparatus

#30
20210226365
2021-07-22

FIXATION STRUCTURE FOR THERMAL PRINTING HEAD

#31
20210141328
2021-05-13

Image forming apparatus in which colors are developed with multiple color development layers, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

#32
20210053367
2021-02-25

Thermal print head

#33
20210008893
2021-01-14

Thermal printer and method for controlling the same

#34
20200406651
2020-12-31

Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus

#35
20200398585
2020-12-24

Printing apparatus

#36
20200316970
2020-10-08

Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus

#37
20200307290
2020-10-01

Printing apparatus

#38
20200223231
2020-07-16

Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus

#39
20200189289
2020-06-18

RFID printer apparatus

#40
20200189265
2020-06-18

On-die actuator failure detection

#41
20200147963
2020-05-14

Printhead pin configurations

#42
20200130373
2020-04-30

Image forming apparatus

#43
20200130372
2020-04-30

Printing System

#44
20200122479
2020-04-23

HEAT TRANSFER PRINTER AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD

#45
20200016904
2020-01-16

Printing apparatus, printing method, and storage medium

#46
20190351680
2019-11-21

Printing apparatus controlling energy to be supplied to thermal head

#47
20190283448
2019-09-19

Thermal transfer printer and method for controlling the same

#48
20190270315
2019-09-05

Thermal printer and method for controlling the same

#49
20190240991
2019-08-08

Printer

#50
20190202213
2019-07-04

Thermal printhead having asymmetric recording elements

#51
20190193418
2019-06-27

Thermal print head and thermal printer

#52
20190193417
2019-06-27

Thermal print head and thermal printer

#53
20190152234
2019-05-23

Printhead assemblies

#54
20190143713
2019-05-16

Thermal printer, control method of a thermal printer, and printing system

#55
20190124230
2019-04-25

Print quality setup using banks in parallel

#56
20190100027
2019-04-04

Thermal head and thermal printer

#57
20190042901
2019-02-07

Cryptographic printhead

#58
20190030915
2019-01-31

THERMAL HEAD CONTROL APPARATUS, TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND THERMAL HEAD CONTROL HEAD

#59
20190023025
2019-01-24

Printing apparatus and thermal head

#60
20190023024
2019-01-24

Printer

#61
20180354273
2018-12-13

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

#62
20180339523
2018-11-29

Printing device and control method of a printing device

#63
20180272748
2018-09-27

Printer, method of controlling printer, and storage medium

#64
20180257395
2018-09-13

Printing apparatus, printing system, printing control method and computer-readable recording medium

#65
20180257394
2018-09-13

Printing apparatus, printing system, printing control method and computer-readable recording medium

#66
20180250958
2018-09-06

Tape printing apparatus

#67
20180250957
2018-09-06

Tape printing apparatus

#68
20180222222
2018-08-09

Thermal printer with heat controller

#69
20180207952
2018-07-26

Printing apparatus and printing method

#70
20180207951
2018-07-26

Thermal head and thermal printer

#71
20180178548
2018-06-28

Printing device, method of controlling printing device, and computer-readable storage medium

#72
20180178547
2018-06-28

Printer, and method and computer-readable medium for the same

#73
20180167530
2018-06-14

Battery-powered printer, POS system, and method for printing with battery-powered printer

#74
20180141356
2018-05-24

Printer and recording medium

#75
20180086105
2018-03-29

Portable printer

#76
20180086100
2018-03-29

Printing device, printing method, and nonvolatile computer-readable recording medium

#77
20180079235
2018-03-22

Method and system to calculate line feed error in labels on a printer

#78
20170368842
2017-12-28

Irradiation device and droplets ejecting device

#79
20170348980
2017-12-07

Thermal printhead temperature control

#80
20170282618
2017-10-05

Printer and printing program

#81
20170282592
2017-10-05

Printer

#82
20170274687
2017-09-28

Printing device provided with walls for preventing leakage of electrolysis liquid to outside of walls

#83
20170246881
2017-08-31

Thermal transfer printer and printing method using same

#84
20170232759
2017-08-17

Thermal printer, control method, and computer program

#85
20170225455
2017-08-10

Method for detecting an operating state of an inkjet print head nozzle

#86
20170217205
2017-08-03

Thermal head and thermal printer

#87
20170157948
2017-06-08

Printing device, control method, and printing system

#88
20170136794
2017-05-18

Method for controlling the temperature of a sheet in a printing machine

#89
20170028741
2017-02-02

Thermal printer, control method, and computer program

#90
20160368265
2016-12-22

High speed adaptive thermal printhead interface

#91
20160347082
2016-12-01

Thermal printer and components

#92
20160337552
2016-11-17

Gradation data generation device and method

#93
20160325556
2016-11-10

Image forming apparatus, retransfer printer, and image forming method

#94
20160297208
2016-10-13

Thermal printer

#95
20160263919
2016-09-15

Printing apparatus

#96
20160243823
2016-08-25

Drive circuit for driving a capacitive load

#97
20160221355
2016-08-04

Thermal printer

#98
20160159105
2016-06-09

Thermal printer

#99
20160159104
2016-06-09

Thermal print head usage monitor and method for using the monitor

#100
20160159103
2016-06-09

Printing

#101
20160129698
2016-05-12

Ink printing apparatus, and method to operate an ink printing apparatus

#102
20160089917
2016-03-31

Printer displays heating elements status and sets a check range to determine whether the heating elements is normal or abnormal

#103
20160075147
2016-03-17

Method and apparatus for printhead control

#104
20160070211
2016-03-10

Image forming apparatus and image forming method

#105
20160016415
2016-01-21

Apparatus, system and method for controlling a print head

#106
20160001574
2016-01-07

Printing device, control method of a printing device, and a storage medium

#107
20150314623
2015-11-05

Method for determining pixel dropout

#108
20150283824
2015-10-08

Printing apparatus

#109
20150273859
2015-10-01

Heating device for detecting state of adjustment portion that adjusts period of connection with alternating current source

#110
20150273858
2015-10-01

Printing device

#111
20150258809
2015-09-17

Printer and control method

#112
20150202885
2015-07-23

Apparatus, system and method for automated detection of signaling in a print head

#113
20150202884
2015-07-23

Method and apparatus for printer control

#114
20150197099
2015-07-16

Printing apparatus and printing method

#115
20150197098
2015-07-16

Thermal printer and method for checking disconnection

#116
20150191026
2015-07-09

Method of controlling printer and printer

#117
20150183230
2015-07-02

Method for thermal head energizing time control at astable voltage

#118
20150122141
2015-05-07

Stamp-face forming apparatus, method of forming a stamp face, and stamp-face forming system

#119
20150116439
2015-04-30

Image processing apparatus and method for processing image

#120
20150085053
2015-03-26

Color printer and method for controlling heat pulse of color printer

#121
20150084257
2015-03-26

Stamp-face platemaking device, medium holder, and medium holder manufacturing method

#122
20140347416
2014-11-27

Method for determining pixel dropout

#123
20140292990
2014-10-02

Apparatus, system and method for controlling a print head

#124
20140285608
2014-09-25

Printing apparatus

#125
20140240436
2014-08-28

Apparatus, system and method for automated detection of signaling in a print head

#126
20140210932
2014-07-31

Thermal print system capable of storing information

#127
20140184718
2014-07-03

Printing apparatus and method of printing

#128
20140029402
2014-01-30

Detection system using heating element temperature oscillations

#129
20140028774
2014-01-30

Apparatus, system and method for automated detection of signaling in a print head

#130
20130335501
2013-12-19

Laser drawing control apparatus, laser drawing apparatus, method of controlling laser drawing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

#131
20130314473
2013-11-28

Thick film print head structure and control circuit

#132
20130300789
2013-11-14

Device and apparatus for controlling same

#133
20130286135
2013-10-31

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#134
20130278699
2013-10-24

PRINTER AND PRINT METHOD

#135
20130258028
2013-10-03

Printer, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing control program executable on printer, and method that is executed by printer

#136
20130250025
2013-09-26

Image forming apparatus responding to request during use of erasable ink

#137
20130194371
2013-08-01

Method for controlling printing speed of thermal head

#138
20130169727
2013-07-04

Apparatus supplying a signal for generating a multitone image

#139
20130155165
2013-06-20

Device and apparatus for controlling same

#140
20130147893
2013-06-13

Thermal printer

#141
20130127971
2013-05-23

Method and apparatus for thermal expansion based print head alignment

#142
20130057636
2013-03-07

PRINTER AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD THEROF

#143
20120293595
2012-11-22

Thermal printer, thermal printer control method, and printing system

#144
20120249714
2012-10-04

Printer, printing system and computer-readable meduim having instructions for printing

#145
20120218366
2012-08-30

Thermal printer and energizing control method therefor

#146
20120194627
2012-08-02

Apparatus, system and method for controlling a print head

#147
20120176459
2012-07-12

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#148
20120169824
2012-07-05

Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal printer

#149
20120127253
2012-05-24

Apparatus, method and computer program product for drawing image on thermal medium

#150
20120113207
2012-05-10

Detection system using heating element temperature oscillations

#151
20120098916
2012-04-26

Printing apparatus

#152
20120092433
2012-04-19

Printing apparatus and printing control method

#153
20120076412
2012-03-29

Image stitching for a multi-head printer

#154
20120075401
2012-03-29

PRINT HEAD PULSING TECHNIQUES FOR MULTICOLOR PRINTERS

#155
20120007936
2012-01-12

Thermal printer, thermal printer control method, and printing system

#156
20120007935
2012-01-12

PRINTING APPARATUS

#157
20110310210
2011-12-22

Device and apparatus for controlling same

#158
20110292153
2011-12-01

Image forming apparatus

#159
20110249070
2011-10-13

Thermal transfer printhead and printing system using such a printhead

#160
20110242254
2011-10-06

Thermal print head detecting device and detecting method, and a heat printer using the same

#161
20110085185
2011-04-14

Image stitching for a multi-head printer

#162
20110069131
2011-03-24

Thermal printing apparatus and control method thereof

#163
20110063397
2011-03-17

Thermal printer with reduced donor adhesion

#164
20110050830
2011-03-03

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#165
20110050829
2011-03-03

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#166
20110018951
2011-01-27

Thermal print head, thermal printer and printer system

#167
20110018950
2011-01-27

Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal printer

#168
20100302339
2010-12-02

Printer

#169
20100302338
2010-12-02

Thermal printer

#170
20100302336
2010-12-02

Thermal printer

#171
20100302335
2010-12-02

Thermal Printer

#172
20100271410
2010-10-28

Image forming apparatus responding to request during use of erasable ink

#173
20100238254
2010-09-23

Thermal printer

#174
20100182390
2010-07-22

Printer and control method for a printer

#175
20100134584
2010-06-03

Thermal printer and drive control method of thermal head

#176
20100134580
2010-06-03

Thermal printer and drive control method of thermal head

#177
20100118106
2010-05-13

DOUBLE-SIDE PRINTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

#178
20100118104
2010-05-13

DOUBLE-SIDE PRINTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

#179
20100118103
2010-05-13

DOUBLE-SIDE PRINTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

#180
20100118102
2010-05-13

DOUBLE-SIDE PRINTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

#181
20100091080
2010-04-15

Thermal printer and control method thereof

#182
20100085408
2010-04-08

Printing method for thermal printer, computer program, and thermal printer apparatus

#183
20100053295
2010-03-04

Thermal head and image forming apparatus using the same

#184
20100033547
2010-02-11

Printer and control method thereof

#185
20090309948
2009-12-17

Printing apparatus

#186
20090309945
2009-12-17

Printing apparatus

#187
20090289986
2009-11-26

Ink jetting

#188
20090231409
2009-09-17

Print control device for a thermal printer

#189
20090096833
2009-04-16

MULTICOLOR THERMAL IMAGING METHOD AND THERMAL IMAGING MEMBER FOR USE THEREIN

#190
20090073250
2009-03-19

THERMAL PRINTHEAD

#191
20090066778
2009-03-12

THERMAL PRINTER, THERMAL PRINTER CONTROL METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM

#192
20090009578
2009-01-08

Thermal print head and thermal printer provided with wireless communication function using such thermal print head

#193
20090002472
2009-01-01

Thermal Print Head Temperature Estimation System

#194
20080278561
2008-11-13

Thermal printer with reduced donor adhesion

#195
20080266373
2008-10-30

Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal printer

#196
20080247799
2008-10-09

Thermal printer head with print control devices

#197
20080238967
2008-10-02

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#198
20080225308
2008-09-18

Image stitching for a multi-head printer

#199
20080211840
2008-09-04

PRINTHEAD WITH ENERGY SUPPLY CONTROL AND ENERGY TRANSFER CONTROL

#200
20080204540
2008-08-28

Thermal head drive circuit and printer using the same

#201
20080192618
2008-08-14

Apparatus for writing an image on the target object to be managed

#202
20080145085
2008-06-19

Method for setting the relative speed between a print head and a recording medium in a thermotransfer printing device

#203
20080117275
2008-05-22

Thermal head and method of controlling thermal head

#204
20080064596
2008-03-13

Process for recording into rewritable recording medium of non-contact type

#205
20070280767
2007-12-06

Thermal printer and drive control method of thermal head

#206
20070279477
2007-12-06

Thermal printer and method of controlling the same

#207
20070279476
2007-12-06

Thermal printer and method of controlling the same

#208
20070273743
2007-11-29

DOUBLE-SIDE PRINTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

#209
20070176974
2007-08-02

Thermal printhead

#210
20070176966
2007-08-02

Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and printer matter

#211
20070165094
2007-07-19

Thermal printing apparatus

#212
20070146466
2007-06-28

Thermal recording system and method

#213
20070091160
2007-04-26

Apparatus and method for controlling the heaters of a thermal printer head

#214
20070081842
2007-04-12

Memory system and method for consumables of a printer

#215
20070064083
2007-03-22

Thermal print head temperature estimation system

#216
20070059073
2007-03-15

METHOD FOR PRINTING DATA ACCORDING TO SENSING SIGNALS FROM SENSING MODULES

#217
20070045280
2007-03-01

Thermal head, driving method and thermal head drive circuit

#218
20070041766
2007-02-22

Thermal printer

#219
20070030330
2007-02-08

Thermal recording method and system employing edge printing

#220
20070024693
2007-02-01

System and method for efficient donor material use

#221
20070019062
2007-01-25

Thermal printer and thermal printer control method

#222
20070019061
2007-01-25

Thermal printer, thermal printer control method, and printing system

#223
20060292502
2006-12-28

Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal printer

#224
20060290769
2006-12-28

Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers

#225
20060232642
2006-10-19

Multicolor thermal imaging method and thermal imaging member for use therein

#226
20060221424
2006-10-05

Method for recording information into rewritable thermal label of the non-contact type

#227
20060204308
2006-09-14

Identification card printer ribbon cartridge

#228
20060203075
2006-09-14

System and method for thermal transfer print head profiling

#229
20060203018
2006-09-14

Thermal transfer printing system and method with improved print quality and printhead life in cold ambient temperature conditions

#230
20060181718
2006-08-17

Method and arrangement for control of the printing of a thermotransfer printing device

#231
20060181599
2006-08-17

Thermal development method and apparatus

#232
20060181598
2006-08-17

System and method for efficient donor material use

#233
20060181597
2006-08-17

System and method for efficient donor material use

#234
20060176358
2006-08-10

Method of adjusting strobe length in a thermal printer to reduce effects of changes in media transport speed

#235
20060176357
2006-08-10

Thermal development method and apparatus

#236
20060159503
2006-07-20

Two-sided thermal printing

#237
20060158506
2006-07-20

Thermal printer

#238
20060125908
2006-06-15

Method and apparatus of driving a thermal print head to form an image

#239
20060125851
2006-06-15

Thermal transfer image forming apparatus using low voltage differential signaling, and method of forming image using the same

#240
20060109336
2006-05-25

Apparatus and method for setting print condition according to thermal printhead

#241
20060103715
2006-05-18

Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image

#242
20060103713
2006-05-18

Thermal transfer image forming apparatus and method using low voltage differential signaling method

#243
20060103710
2006-05-18

Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image

#244
20060103709
2006-05-18

Thermal printing device with an improved image registration, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image

#245
20060002753
2006-01-05

Thermal print head usage monitor and method for using the monitor

#246
20050264641
2005-12-01

Image recording body and image forming apparatus by use of the same

#247
20050243115
2005-11-03

Control method and controller for a thermal print head and a motor using an encoder

#248
20050219345
2005-10-06

Printing apparatus

#249
20050195267
2005-09-08

Drive control method and device for light emitting element, and electronic apparatus using the same

#250
20050185044
2005-08-25

Method and system for recording images

#251
20050117013
2005-06-02

Method and device for correcting white streak and thermal printer

#252
20050099487
2005-05-12

Method and apparatus for thermal printing of longer length images by the use of multiple dye color patch triads or quads

#253
20050068403
2005-03-31

Thermal printing apparatus and printing method

#254
20050058954
2005-03-17

Thermal development method and apparatus

#255
20050031394
2005-02-10

Scratch card printer and method of printing information on a scratch card

#256
20050019078
2005-01-27

Print supply monitoring

#257
15664204
2018-10-16

Thermal print heads and printers including the same