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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4308793 | Apparatus for stamping indicia on workpieces moving in a path An apparatus for stamping indicia on workpieces moving in a path, in a combination which comprises a rail extending along but spaced from the path of workpieces movement, and a stamping unit which is movable along this rail to and from a rest position adj... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4282806 | Silk screen printing machine A screen printing apparatus having a screen support carriage and squeegee support mechanism which are both mounted for separate lateral back and forth movement on horizontal support bars which are in turn mounted for vertical movement. The vertical moveme... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4282807 | Off-set screen-printing machine for decorating ceramic ware An offset screen-printing machine for applying a design in color to the surfaces of a succession of articles, such as articles of ceramic ware, comprising a transfer plate affording a flat, non-absorbent, surface constituting an intermediate surface, scre... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4263077 | In-press transfer painting of hardboard A painted surface is applied to a piece of hardboard simultaneously while the board is being formed in a press. A heat-resistant paint layer is coated onto a carrier, and the painted carrier is placed over a loose layer of exploded wood fibers in a heated... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4257323 | Multi-purpose printing machine The invention relates to a printing machine which makes it possible to effect ink or dry letterpress printing of different objects or to make moulds for stamps. The invention provides a printing machine having a movable head which carries a printing unit ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4202290 | Apparatus for decorating surfaces of ceramic ware A method of decorating a surface of a ceramic body in which a thin uniform film of colorant composition material is carried by a decorating member in a suspended state across an opening of selected area and shape corresponding to the designs to be applied... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4201131 | Sealing device for use in a note counting machine There is provided a sealing device for use in a note counting machine. A note holder which has a note supporting plate with an arcuate slot is mounted on a rotary shaft. A supporting arm having a cylinder portion in which a seal impression holder is verti... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4187774 | Electrostatic print marking apparatus In an electrostatic print marking apparatus for printing markings on steel plates wherein an intermediate image carrying medium is used for transferring a toner image from an electrostatic image recording drum to a steel plate, a toner image transferred f... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4181560 | Electro-mechanical marking device An electro-mechanical marking device for use with various types of apparatus, having a stack sheet feed assembly, includes an open-ended housing adapted to loosely receive and hold interchangeable marking heads in a self-leveling position. The interchange... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4163421 | Marker for round or flat objects A marking device for round objects such as tennis balls which has a vertical stand, an object holder slidably secured to the bottom of the stand and movable through 180° to present a flat or a curved surface to the object, an inverted "L" shaped bracket ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4160410 | Marking device utilizing dual rod power cylinder An imprint marking device utilizing transfer tape moved from a tape supply reel to a take-up reel across an imprint station with a moving marker head having raised indicia movable against the tape to press the tape against an article to be marked. A tape ... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4145967 | Enlarged ink supply cartridge for marking apparatus A relatively large supply of fast drying ink is stored by an ink supply device having an elongated tubular housing connected at one axial end to a transversely enlarged ink reservoir extension. A wick extends from the ink in the reservoir through a restri... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4144808 | Electrophotographic marking apparatus An electrophotographic print marking apparatus for printing markings on rolled steel plates while the steel plates are being fed in a heated condition. A part of an image transfer belt which is brought to a transfer section where the powder image carried ... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4121520 | Large area imprinting device A large area intermittent imprinter having transfer tape supply and take-up reels carried by a main frame with guide means directing the tape past a large area imprint head carried on a shaft reciprocatingly journaled in the main frame support and coupled... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4099459 | Inertia printing member A printing mechanism including a carrier shiftable into and out of a limiting position toward and short of a surface to be printed, an inertia member carrying printing type and being carried by the carrier for movement therewith and inertial movement beyo... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4098184 | Pressure operated flexible transfer member for screen printer A method for printing designs, patterns, characters, letters, and other desired images on an object having a convex or raised surface, wherein the images to be transferred onto the object is first carried on a flexible image carrier, then this flexible im... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4084742 | Price marking system for automated check-out of merchandize The invention concerns automated check-out systems of the type where items offered for sale are individually marked with a machine readable code that identifies the item. For flexibility in changing the prices of the goods, prices are not ordinarily marke... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4077319 | Apparatus for identifying the load characteristics of a centerfire firearm cartridge Apparatus for identifying the load characteristics of a centerfire firearm cartridge which has been loaded by a process including insertion of an unstruck primer into a primer pocket in the cartridge head and in which indicia identifying the load characte... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4063506 | Holder for use with device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article A holder for use in a device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article such as a duffel bag, tote bag, T-shirt or the like through the application of heat, the holder being positively located for positioning indicia strips in proper oriented position i... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4060031 | Printing method and apparatus for performing the printing method Method and apparatus for printing materials, wherein ink is applied to an intaglio matrix and then scraped off to such an extent that ink remains only in the depressions of the matrix. A printing pad having a surface which is normally repellent to ink is ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4021876 | Marking apparatus This invention relates to marking apparatus which is capable of imprinting a complete elongated straight mark on a suitable object or stack of objects without the use of a separate guide means. The apparatus consists of an elongated cylindrical rod which ... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4019436 | Technique for producing a pre-distorted design format for use in transfer printing A technique for producing a pre-distorted design format on a printing plate for use in a print transfer system in which an inked design engraved on the plate is picked up by a soft transfer pad and applied to the irregular surface of an article to be deco... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4018152 | Apparatus for applying indica on photographic paper or the like Apparatus for applying printed matter to the rear sides of webs of photographic paper in a copying machine has an upright frame for a vertically reciprocable housing which is lifted by a first rotary electromagnet and retained in raised position and there... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4004511 | Printing apparatus An apparatus for applying markings to packed articles transported by a conveyor is provided with a stamp, which is laterally expulsed when an article passes by. The stamp comprises a holder and a printing head connected with the holder by at least one spr... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3946664 | Printer to identify wound yarn packages being automatically doffed from winder A printing device to identify wound yarn packages being automatically doffed from a winder. The device has a stamp with a marking end to be inked by an ink pad and is spring-loaded to strike and retract from a package for marking. A triangular shaped cam ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3939767 | Apparatus for imprinting selected characters on a movable record medium A printing device for imprinting selected characters from a plurality of type wheels on a record medium is described. Control means are provided for selectively adjusting each of the type wheels to bring selected characters of each of said type wheels int... | 02/24/1976 |
