An envelope for containing photographic prints and negatives in separate pockets comprising substantially rectangular front and back panels interconnected along three edges thereof forming a first pocket particularly adapted for containing photographic prints, and having an insert opening between the remaining edges of the panels. A center flap is connected to the remaining edge of the back panel along a fold line, and overlies a portion of the back panel. A patch member has a lower edge and at ...

A dye-receptive coated print sheet for use in making reproductions in color of colored originals has a dye-fixing inner layer and a protective surface layer on a supporting carrier web and is conductive and microporous for primary image reception or may be transparent where secondary image reception is involved.

A print method that uses a printer apparatus based on a multi-pass printing method to reduce the unevenness of colors associated with a scanning direction, even during bidirectional color printing. For this purpose, sets of two print heads that apply cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) inks are arranged to be symmetrical in the scanning direction so that a plurality of secondary color pixels arranged in a raster direction can be formed by changing an ink application order (C.fwdarw.M and M.fwd...

To simplify the management of unique information on printing apparatuses, the printing apparatus sends the HS data unique to a particular print head to the computer terminal equipment which, based on the HS data, corrects the print data and sends the corrected print data to the printing apparatus.

There is disclosed a print head having a print head frame, a plurality of drive wheels, a support, and a plurality of printing bands trained about the support and the respective wheels so that the selected printing elements can be presented at a printing zone. Each printing band has a plurality of different printing elements connected by hinges. The support has a pair of support members having respective elongated lands, and the lands have tapered entries and terminate at opposed generally paral...

A printing press for use in printing a continuous paper web having a fountain section and a plate section each pivotally mounted to a main frame. The fountain section includes a removable ink fountain and rotatably mounted fountain and transfer rolls, and the plate section includes a rotatably mounted plate cylinder. An impression cylinder is rotatably mounted in the main frame. The fountain section is pivotal for selective engagement and separation of the transfer roll with the plate cylinder, ...

There is disclosed a compact print head utilizing printing bands, coaxial drive wheels, a single selector for the drive wheels and support structure by which two or more lines of data can be printed on a record or other suitable surface.

The present invention is a folder, particularly adapted for containing and viewing photographic prints or the like. The folder includes a front cover and a rear cover foldably connected to the front cover at a spine or binding area. The folder includes an integral interior pocket and selectively releaseable closure. The binding area includes adhesive securing means for removably securing the contents in the folder. The invention also encompasses a flat blank for forming the folder.

A compact and transportable apparatus for making instant prints from slides or transparencies, without the need for darkroom facilities, comprising: a housing, having a lens-shutter assembly and means for attaching a film pack in operable relation to the lens-shutter assembly; a slide station, having means for holding a slide or transparency to be copied; and, a light diffuser assembly, for evenly illuminating the slide during copying, whereby an optical path is formed in said diffuser assembly,...

A guide member for print needles and a base plate with guide apertures traversed by the rear end of the needles are bolted to a magnetic core element, having annularly arranged poles; a cover is also bolted thereto, sandwiching a case in between. The cover centers an annular element having radial spring arms which hold one end each of a plurality of armatures respectively against the annularly arranged poles. The spring arm ends and the armature ends have interlinked, raised edges for obtaining ...