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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296515 | Hand stamp with housing having arcuate slot and stamp carrier movable within slot A stamp housing that defines an interior channel and a window, with a carrier received within the channel and movable from a first position to a second position, and a stamp body attached to the carrier and configured with a stamp image that receives an ink for tran... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7104196 | Marker assembly, marking method, and kit A rolling marker assembly enables a user to mark serially-presented, repeating patterns upon a marking surface. The marker assembly comprises an outer casing and a marking caster assembly. The marking caster assembly comprises at least one compressible medium-dispen... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097144 | Hanger A hanger includes a hanger body having a prescribed external peripheral shape on which clothing is hung up. A first magnet is arranged in a projecting manner on a rear side of the hanger body for attaching the hanger to a prescribed suspending place. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7011024 | Stamp die assembly for a self-inking stamping device A stamp die assembly for a self-inking stamping device has a die bracket and a replaceable stamp die. The die bracket has a bracket block, a transverse recess, two clips and a fastener bracket. The replaceable stamp die is detachably mounted on the bracket and has a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6983691 | Retractable stamp A retractable stamp has a longitudinal spring with a tension that can be adjusted. The adjustable stamp has a housing, a base, a cover, a handle, an adjustment knob and a position ring. The housing has a character unit mounted inside, and the base is mounted on the ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964229 | Method for recording multi-event sports meet information on skin A method for recording multi-event athletic meet information on skin comprises the steps of printing an array on an athlete's skin and then populating the array with competition information, which may include such information categories as event description, heat nu... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935231 | Stamp A stamp, comprising a stamping case; a rail provided inside said stamping case, having a locus of making a U-turn on a stamping surface of a stamp; and a strip belt for sliding along said rail by being engaged with the rail, attached a plurality of stamping surfaces... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910418 | Variable pattern stamp A variable pattern stamp has a base and a stamp plate unit. The base has smooth face and preferably is transparent. The stamp plate unit has multiple pattern plates and a protective sheet. The pattern plates have different or the same patterns and are preferably tra... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6739255 | Stamp, method, and apparatus The stamp (10) for use in a lithographic process, such as patterning a surface layer, of the invention has a stamp body (1) with a first (11) and a second side (12), at which first side (11) a printing face (2) is present an... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6676315 | Printing and delivery device for label tags In a device for printing and delivering semi-rigid tag-type labels (5) to packaging and sealing machines a feed means has a finger (13) translationally moved to and fro, which during the working stroke grasps behind a shoulder of the respective label and ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6659001 | Roller stamp of ink-exuding type and method for making the same A stamp of liquid-exuding type has a multiple-seal-faced assembly adapted for stamping with selected one of these multiple faces, preferably for stamping with multiple colors.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655286 | Method for preventing distortions in a flexibly transferred feature pattern A method for transferring an inked feature pattern from a stamp to a substrate is disclosed wherein the stamp and/or substrate is flexed into a cylindrical or approximately cylindrical surface before being contacted with each other. The stamp and substrat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6596124 | Forming process for cellulose paper based honeycomb structures A method of forming a cellular material or "core" by immersing the core in water until it is sufficiently flexible to be molded around a tool into the required shape and then drying the formed core such that the core then retains that shape.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6415714 | Ink stamping systems and methods A system for forming artistic ink impressions. A case stores ink stamping accessories and/or allows large surface area stamps to be used.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6360658 | Roller stamp having interchangeable symbols A stamp playset includes a book-like case supporting a plurality of symbol pads together with an elongated inking pad and a generally cylindrical roller stamp. The roller stamp includes a cylindrical housing within which a cylindrical roller is supported.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6324977 | Stamp assembly with embossing member A stamp assembly for use with an ink to create an image having an area on a surface of a workpiece. The stamp assembly comprises a handle member having a surface with an area at least approximating the area of the image. A flexible sheet-like embossing me... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6298777 | Portable hand-held manually operated dry printing apparatus The dry printing apparatus comprises a housing defining a handle portion, a dry printing unit mounted to an open lower end of the housing, an air convection passage, and a guide member. The air convection passage extends through a space between the dry pr... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6244180 | Ink stamping systems and methods A system for forming artistic ink impressions. A case stores ink stamping accessories and/or allows large surface area stamps to be used.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6098535 | Hand stamp printing of numerous indicia by interchangeable hook and loop fasteners The invention is a method of making a stamp face (the imprinting part of the hand stamp consisting of letters, numbers and/or pictures) interchangeable, removable and re-attachable to the stamp mount. The device consists of a new use for hook and loop fas... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6009805 | Printer The object is to provide a printing apparatus wherein the rotation of endless printing bands is limited in a manner that keeps excessive rotational force from acting on the endless printing bands 7 themselves, thereby avoiding wear, cracking and other dam... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5909709 | Stackable stamps A stackable stamp assembly used to form images on a surface includes a substantially congruent and releasably engageable base, intermediate members, and cover assembly. A stamp is attached to each of the intermediate members. The intermediate members are ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5890427 | Stamping part of a stamp Stamping part so fitted inside the casing (3) of a stamp that it is movable in the vertical direction, pressed by means of a know (4), which stamping part, to enable stamping, is provided with stamping pieces (10-12) placed in socket parts (19). The socke... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5799576 | Rotary stamp Endless printing belts with plural types of printing areas arranged on outer surfaces thereof are wound around printing support shafts and printing rotation members. Display rotation mechanisms have, arranged on outer surfaces thereof, display characters ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5743185 | Flexible thermally conductive stamp and material A flexible thermally conductive stamp and material is fabricated of a support handle and a heat conductive member. The heat conductive member supports raised image portions which together with the heat conductive member are formed of a flexible resilient ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5709145 | Matrix plate holder and matrix plate for a hand stamp A matrix plate and a matrix plate holder for a hand stamp are disclosed, wherein the matrix plate can be easily attached to and detached from the matrix plate holder. The matrix plate includes a mounting element defining a guide, a pair of arc-shaped fitt... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5619916 | Printer with a mechanism for idling setting wheels A printer comprising printing type belts 16 and 16' having printing types 16b and 16b' as well as indicating types 16d and 16d', and setting wheels 7 and 7' for turning the printing type belts, and configured to limit the turnings of the printing type bel... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5493967 | Value selection and printing apparatus including a security device A value selection and printing apparatus includes a printing device having a printing wheel which is rotatable into a plurality of positions to present a corresponding plurality of value printing elements into a printing position; a value selecting device... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5452654 | Postage metering system with short paid mail deterrence A postage metering system includes input means for inputting into the system a value of postage to be imprinted on a mail piece and means storing data concerning appropriate postage value amounts. A printing means is provided for printing a first postage ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5339734 | Personal barcoder This invention describes a hand-held unit incorporating a plurality of character carrying members in the form of continuous bands or strips which can be mechanically adjusted, as desired, to display a series of desired analog numbers at the first location... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5069122 | Thermal marking device for webs of mineral wool and a method of applying the markings A thermal marking device for surfaces of binder-containing webs of mineral wool includes, mounted on a raisable and lowerable mounting frame, a roller which has on its periphery electrically heatable marking elements. The marking elements carry image pane... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5048414 | Automatic stamper Described herein is an automatic stamper for imprinting desired letters or characters on documents, which is of the type including a printing block having a plural number of stamp units mounted around the circumference of a drum, a support frame rotatably... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4995315 | Money order imprinter An imprinting apparatus for imprinting checks, money orders and like negotiable instruments includes adjustable type segment members having type characters thereon for printing the dollar and cents amount of the money order in conventional arabic characte... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4970952 | Date-stamping apparatus A date-stamping apparatus having a casing, a bridge member located at the lower end of the casing, a tension roller located above the casing and forced upwardly, an endless date-printing belt having printing letters on its outside surface and spanned betw... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4939990 | Multi-surfaced rotary stamping apparatus The present invention provides a rotary stamping apparatus including a shaft member having a polygonal configuration in a cross-section perpendicular to its axis of rotation and holding a plurality of stamp cartridges faced outwardly; a gripper case for s... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4928089 | Hall effect printwheel encoder An encoder for a wheel comprises a linear Hall-effect sensor and magnet mounted on a non-ferrous metal shaft. A ferrous metal ring having a toothed structure extending inward such that each tooth ends at a point on a spiral curve is molded into the printw... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4628812 | Variable data imprinter for credit cards and the like A credit card imprinter having a number of rotatable type faces to imprint the amount of purchase on a credit card receipt. The type wheels are coaxially arranged and rotatably supported adjacent and in contact with the receipt to be imprinted. The imprin... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4602561 | Driving mechanism for a type drum in a printer An impact printer has a type drum, a plurality of hammers, a type drum gear secured to a shaft of the type drum, and a gear train including a drive gear and an intermediate gear engaged with the drive gear and type drum gear for driving the type drum. A l... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4583456 | Printing mechanism A printing mechanism is described comprising a housing (12, 14) in which a plurality of type carriers (20) are disposed which are in a drive connection with coaxially disposed setting wheels (16) each having a center bore. In a space formed by the center ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4580144 | Postal fixed and variable data thermal printer The invention features a high speed thermal printing mechanism having a dichotomized printing sequence. The thermal printing mechanism is particularly useful for printing postal values and indicia upon postage tape in a variable and fixed format, respecti... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4519311 | Auxiliary printing device for a postage meter In a postage meter, an auxiliary printing device is included for printing additional information on a mail piece relating to the type of mail being processed. The postage meter is of the flat printing type and a multi-faced printing member containing the ... | 05/28/1985 |
