B41J2/47

Covert marking

Examples described herein relate to a system consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the system may comprise a printing device including hardware to form an image on a print medium, a memory resource, and a controller to receive a print job to form the markings on the print medium, designate a pixel of the received print job to form a covert dot pattern on the markings, where the pixel corresponds to a first laser intensity level; and adjust a laser intensity of the printing device to a second laser intensity level based on the first laser intensity level of the designated pixel to form the covert dot pattern.

Covert marking

Examples described herein relate to a system consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the system may comprise a printing device including hardware to form an image on a print medium, a memory resource, and a controller to receive a print job to form the markings on the print medium, designate a pixel of the received print job to form a covert dot pattern on the markings, where the pixel corresponds to a first laser intensity level; and adjust a laser intensity of the printing device to a second laser intensity level based on the first laser intensity level of the designated pixel to form the covert dot pattern.

OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20220082818 · 2022-03-17 · ·

An optical element includes an optical surface for giving an optical effect to a light beam that passes therethrough. The optical surface includes a first region and a second region. The first region and the second region are smoothly continuous with each other. The optical surface has an absolute value of a maximum curvature at a boundary between the first region and the second region. The absolute value of the maximum curvature is smaller than a predetermined value.

CONTROL OF LASER PRINTHEAD FOR WRITING OR ERASING CONTENT

A label modification unit may receive a label modification input that indicates a label modification associated with content being written to a label or erased from the label. The label modification unit may identify an area of the label that is associated with the label modification according to the label modification input. The label modification unit may determine, based on a size of the area, a spot size of a light beam that is configured to be emitted by a laser printhead to modify the content within the area. The label modification unit may determine, based on the spot size and the content, an optical path configuration for the laser printhead. The label modification unit may operate the laser printhead according to the optical path configuration to write the content to the area or erase the content from the area.

LASER CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE FOR A LASER PRINTHEAD

A laser printhead assembly for a laser printhead is disclosed herein. The laser printhead assembly may include a laser containment door; and a laser containment housing that is configured to form a sealed enclosure with a label support of a rewriteable label. The sealed enclosure may be configured to include the rewriteable label and the laser printhead. The laser containment door, in a laser-enabled position, may be configured to permit the laser printhead, via a light beam, to modify the rewriteable label and the laser containment door, in a laser-disabled position, may be configured to prevent a light beam from escaping the laser containment housing.

LASER MARKING SYSTEM
20210291573 · 2021-09-23 ·

A laser marking system for marking a product comprising a laser source for providing a laser beam, a marking head for projecting the laser beam on to the product, a housing comprising an extraction device configured to generate a flow of extraction fluid for extracting matter generated by an interaction between the laser beam and the product, and a controller for controlling the laser source and the marking head. The laser marking system further comprises an umbilical assembly connecting the housing to the marking head.

Method and system of lens shading color correction using block matching
11082675 · 2021-08-03 · ·

Systems, articles and methods to provide lens shading color correction using block matching are disclosed. Example processor systems disclosed herein are to process at least one cluster of blocks of an image to determine at least one modification parameter, modify the first shade correction data based on the at least one modification parameter to determine second shade correction data, and correct a lens shade effect associated with the image based on the second shade correction data.

Optical scanner and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

Optical scanner and electrophotographic image forming apparatus are provided. The optical scanner includes a light source, configured to emit a light beam; an optical deflector, configured to deflect the light beam emitted from the light source; a first optical unit, arranged there-between and including a refraction unit and a diffraction unit; and a second optical unit, arranged in a light exit direction of the optical deflector and configured to make the light beam deflected by the optical deflector form an image on a scanning target surface. A range of a ratio of a refractive power Φ.sub.r to a diffractive power Φ.sub.d of the first optical unit in a main scanning direction is 0.3<Φ.sub.r/Φ.sub.d<0.5; and a range of a ratio of a refractive power Φ.sub.s to a diffractive power Φ.sub.n of the first optical unit in a sub scanning direction is 0.7<Φ.sub.s/Φ.sub.n<1.0.

PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD

A printing device that performs printing on a medium includes an inkjet head, a main scan driving unit, a sub scan driving unit, and a control unit, where the control unit sets a sub-scanning movement amount based on a basic movement amount, which is a basic movement amount set according to print conditions, and a value indicating a distance for increasing or decreasing the sub-scanning movement amount in the print conditions set at the time of inputting an input correction value. Furthermore, a storage is further provided, which stores a first correction coefficient used when the basic movement amount is within a first range, and a second correction coefficient used when the basic movement amount is within a second range smaller than the first range, and the control unit sets the sub-scanning movement amount based on the basic movement amount and the calculated correction value.

PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD

A printing device that performs printing on a medium includes an inkjet head, a main scan driving unit, a sub scan driving unit, and a control unit, where the control unit sets a sub-scanning movement amount based on a basic movement amount, which is a basic movement amount set according to print conditions, and a value indicating a distance for increasing or decreasing the sub-scanning movement amount in the print conditions set at the time of inputting an input correction value. Furthermore, a storage is further provided, which stores a first correction coefficient used when the basic movement amount is within a first range, and a second correction coefficient used when the basic movement amount is within a second range smaller than the first range, and the control unit sets the sub-scanning movement amount based on the basic movement amount and the calculated correction value.