Datametrics Corp. granted key patent for high-speed color printer technology.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS EDITORS)--Feb. 13, 1995-- Datametrics Corp. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :DC) Monday announced that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Trademark Office has issued a patent for the paper transport mechanism related to the company's high-speed color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. technology. Titled "High-Speed Media Management Device," Patent No. 5,386,772 was issued on Feb. 7, 1995, and provides Datametrics a protected position in accurate multi-station color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). . Sidney E. Wing, president and chief executive officer of Datametrics, said: "This patent provides fundamental protection of the electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). design and mechanism by which the Datametrics printer achieves highly accurate dot registration. Receipt of this patent is further validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. of Datametrics' unique high-speed color printing technology. Of the 21 patents for which we have applied that relate to our color printer technology, this is one of the most important." Wing explained that the company has developed a unique expertise in thermal energy thermal energy Internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium (see thermodynamics) by virtue of its temperature. A hot body has more thermal energy than a similar cold body, but a large tub of cold water may have more thermal energy than a cup of boiling management and dot registration, which enables its high-speed commercial color printer, CYMax, to deliver a combination of high-quality images, high speed and low total cost per page. Datametrics believes these combined attributes provide the company with strong positions in the markets it seeks to address, which include franchised and independent quick-printers, commercial printers, printing service bureaus, and corporate in-house printing operations. The company's aggressive investment over the past four years has yielded major advancements in its color printing technology. Datametrics is scheduled to begin beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the its CYMax commercial color printer in the second quarter, followed by delivery of the product to customers in the second half of the calendar year. Additionally, management confirmed that it is in late-stage negotiations with major strategic partners for volume distribution of the CYMax printer. Due to the company's significant investment in its commercial color printer technology, preparation for product introduction to the market, and development of distribution channels -- combined with lower-than-usual military-related revenues in the first quarter -- management anticipates an approximate $1.5 million loss in the first quarter and a comparable loss for fiscal 1995. Wing concluded, "The significant investments we're making in our commercial color printing technology and related products is further evidence of our confidence in the eventual success of this effort." Datametrics is a 32-year-old producer of computer peripherals and communications products for industrial, commercial and governmental markets. The company is primarily engaged in the design, development, manufacture and sale of high-speed color printers, high-resolution non-impact printer/plotters, ruggedized computers and workstations, and data entry keyboards. CONTACT: Datametrics Corp., Woodland Hills Sidney E. Wing, 818/598-6200 or Silverman Heller Associates, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Eugene G. Heller, 310/208-2550 |
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