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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5680227 | Method and device for emulating a printer for a personal computer using a facimile-machine printer A device for emulating a personal computer printer with a facsimile-machine printer (14) including a buffer memory (21) which receives data from the personal computer (3), circuits (22, 24) coupled to both a command buffer circuit (23) and a calculation b... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5617222 | Circuit for adapting facsimile machine to be connected to a data transmission line and including a differential amp with two high impedance line inputs A facsimile machine adapted to be connected to a data transmission line ( which it shares with a terminal (18), comprising connecting means (1, 20, 40) adapted to be connected, at the input, to the line (19) and to transmit, to a data processing interfac... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5605403 | Inking ribbon loading shoe for a printer with thermal transfer printing A cartridge (1) for loading a thermal transfer printing ribbon (10) into a thermal transfer printer is disclosed. The cartridge (1) is adapted to receive and detachably hold a ribbon pay-out roll (5) and a ribbon take-up roll (6) in their operating positi... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5596359 | Printer apparatus with adjustable printing speed Printing apparatus including a printing head (1), which apparatus comprises a buffer memory (7), designed to be filled, at a defined speed, by data representing lines to be printed on a printing medium (11) and to be emptied line by line for each printing... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5589681 | Card receiver enabling a broken card to be ejected and card reader using it A card reader that is resistant to vandalism is disclosed. The card recei (1), includes a slot (4) for receiving the front part of a card (3), and card reader (1L) using it. The card receiver (1) includes a bending element (6, 17P) applying, to the card ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5585828 | Thermal printer Thermal printer comprising a thermal printing head (201), elements (202) for driving a paper medium (220) in front of the printing head (201), elements (204) for introducing sheets of paper (220), means for extracting sheets of paper (220), means for driv... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5583645 | Printing method and apparatus for facsimile The apparatus comprises a light source, generally a laser diode, providing beam that is modulated by an input signal and is controlled for scanning, at a rate fixed by a clock, along a generatrix line of a photosensitive drum which is rotated by a motor; ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5574571 | Facsimile machine with diverse communication facilities The facsimile machine comprises a processor (10), means (20) for connection o a telephone line (8), means (20) for connection to a main telephone (7), a ring detector (21), a module (17) for recognition of the nature of incoming calls, and a printer (14). ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5532430 | Receiving housing for dissipator electronic components The components (13, 14) are mounted on a two-faced printed circuit (22) fened to a metal heat-conductive substrate (12) which is integral with the housing and to which a connector (8) is electrically connected which is also integral with the housing and ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5517490 | Telecommunication terminal operating at alternative data throughput rates A switchable data rate ISDN terminal for group G4 facsimile operation s disclosed. A decoder in the terminal automatically responds to a hexadecimal 7F formed by an extra bit added to the HDLC communications-starting flag when a 64 kb/s system t... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5453824 | Electro-photographic method and device with thermal fixing with reduced noise An electro-photographic printing device has a development location where toner is transferred onto a drum in proportion to the amount of light charges on the drum and a transfer location where toner is transferred from the drum to a sheet of paper. A heat... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5448385 | Active matrix liquid crystal display device with interdigitated counter electrodes The device comprises a thin layer (10) of liquid crystals disposed between a plane backing electrode and control electrodes each co-operating with the backing electrode to define a capacitor and a picture element such that each pixel corresponds to a row ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5432464 | Application specific integrated circuit including a microprocessor for customized functions as defined by the user A type of electronic circuit, called an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), is used to customize the functions in a semiconductor chip as defined by a user. ASIC includes a microprocessor, functional inputs and outputs, connection circuits, el... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5417412 | Device for separating sheets in an office machine and a method for adjusting the stop on this device A device for separating a stack of sheets in an office machine such as a simile machine, comprising an extractor roller (18), a presser member (14) pressed resiliently in the direction of the roller, and a stop (5) limiting the maximum distance between t... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5387784 | Portable payment terminals and network for such terminals A point-of-transaction system for processing electronic payments of transions includes portable payment terminals, each having a keyboard for entering transaction data and an interface for communicating without wires with a distant central station and, i... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5375469 | Capacitive acceleration sensor and its application in a non-servoed accelerometer The miniaturizable sensor comprises an insulating substrate (10) supporting first measurement electrode (24) and comprising a flexible measurement arm (18) of conductive or semiconductor material, one end of which is secured to the substrate (10) and the ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5357963 | Sealed magnetic drive means without a passage through a wall and ultrasound probe comprising an application thereof The invention relates to a magnetic drive device enabling a member placed one side of a non-magnetic wall to be driven by a rotary drive shaft placed on the other side of the wall. The driven member is mounted to rock about an oscillation axis orthogonal... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5311140 | Circuit for measuring variations in the capacitance of a variable capacitor using a continuously rebalanced detection bridge A circuit for measuring variations in the capacitance of a variable capacr forming part of a sensor includes an oscillator which generates an alternating signal which is supplied to two branches of a detection bridge. The first branch includes the variab... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5235171 | Apparatus for reading the strip of identification characters of a check Magnetic characters arranged in a row on a check are read in an apparatus effecting relative linear displacement between the check and a magnetic reader. The displacement is effected either by manually removing the check from the apparatus, or by manuall... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5198645 | Chip card receiving and sensing assembly for thick and thin cards A card reader receives electronic chip cards of different thicknesses incing relatively thick and thin chip cards, each card having electrical interface connection terminals thereon. The reader includes a front panel having a card introduction opening. A... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5143016 | Dial needle with indexed angular position A dial needle is mounted on a drive shaft of a measuring instrument. The dle includes a body and a support, both mounted on the drive shaft. The body and the support are initially connected in a one-piece construction in which the body is spaced axially ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5038877 | Vehicle instrument panel with counter resetting knob A vehicle instrument panel is disclosed with counter resetting knob, comping a push knob for resetting a trip recorder and mounted for sliding through a raised portion and a window. The knob comprises an end-piece with radial fins whose widened ends are ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4998212 | Method of filing geographical maps and method of reading the filed maps A method of filing geographical maps and a method of reading the filed ma The maps cover a zone called scale zone. For filing, the maps are arranged in order, each map is turned through a digitization angle, it is digitized by a scanner and the useless p... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4968164 | Printing assembly, adapted for reduction of its operational sound level A printing assembly which is adapted for printing on a print medium in a m of a sheet or tape includes a printing cylinder on which is wound and urged the print medium during a printing operation. A printing device prints on the print medium and urges it... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4939621 | Devices for regulating the temperature of an element by blowing a gas at appropriate temperature A thermal regulation device is provided for regulating, to a desired value, the temperature of an element (7) by blowing a gas at the desired temperature thereon, comprising:a body (1) containing a duct (2) feeding the gas; an insulating bell (6) mounted ... | 07/03/1990 |
