Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231859 | Mail opener apparatus A mail opener comprises a cuffily device which is movable between an operating position and a retracted position where it is inoperative. The position of the cutting device is controllable by a drive device controlled by the postage meter. The arrangement is such th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7059519 | Man/machine interface method and device for a ticket processing device comprising a magnetic stripe The invention concerns a man/machine interface method for a ticket processing device (DIS) comprising a magnetic read/write station (PIL), a thermal printing station (TT) and control means (UC), including the following steps: a) writing on the magnetic stripe of a c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6904843 | Jam resistant printer bezel An anti-jam bezel is provided for dispensing a flexible substrate from an output slot. The output slot has a front portion for outputting the flexible substrate and a rear portion for receiving the flexible substrate from a transport. A guideway diverges away from t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890112 | Method and system for handling a linerless label web There is disclosed a linerless label web roll wherein the label web has a patterned coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on its underside between marginal side edges and at marginal side edges of the label web. The adhesive is provided in longitudinally extending ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883987 | Device for treating forms, especially betting slips The invention relates to a device for treating forms, especially betting slips or the like, comprising a reader with a transport device that forms a gap-type transport path for a betting slip. In the path of said transport path a reading head is disposed and is link... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6824322 | Receipt issuing method and receipt printer A receipt issuing method and a receipt printer capable of smoothly performing a receipt issuing operation even if it takes relatively long time to print header information such as a logo. In time period from the detection of input of a print instruction to the compl... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6776542 | Ticket issuing system A ticket issuing system for facilitating processing and printing of citations. The ticket issuing system includes a housing being designed for being held in a hand of a user. An information assembly is positioned in the housing. The information assembly is designed ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761113 | Label printer The invention relates to a printing device for printing labels which have been removably affixed to a carrier strip, in particular goods labels, comprising at least one label feed device which comprises at least one wiper head, as well as comprising at least one pri... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719167 | Ticket roll detection arrangement for a ticket vending machine A ticket roll detection arrangement using a photo-grid wheel for synchronous rotation with the ticket roll supply reel of a ticket vending machine, and a photo transmitter receiver assembly on two sides of the photo-grid wheel to detect the revolving speed of the ph... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6652173 | Ticket dispensing mechanism A ticket dispensing mechanism (40) includes a drive (42) receiving sheet material (24) from a supply (22). The drive advances the sheet material. A printer (48) prints ticket information on the sheet material as it is advanced by the drive thereby to form... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6626096 | Redemption ticket maker A ticket making apparatus includes a feed mechanism and a perforating assembly set within a housing that has an opening through which tickets are dispensed. The perforating assembly perforates a flexible material to define individual tickets. The apparatu... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6575090 | Ticket printer for gaming machines In the ticket printer, a ticket tray is mounted next to the infeed adapter of the printer mechanism for feeding blank tickets into the printer mechanism. The ticket tray is releasably mounted in a pullout module by means of a three point attachment compri... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565274 | Sheet printing and discharging apparatus A diverter is integrated into a printer apparatus having a feed mechanism for feeding the sheet from a supply location through a printer mechanism to a collection location, and a presenter mechanism for drawing the sheet from the collection location to a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6047635 | Apparatus for randomly marking a game card Apparatus for randomly marking a game card comprises an array of marking means (46, 48) independently moveable within respective apertures (40) from a stowed position to a deployed position to mark a game card, a plurality of balls (62), the number of whi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5927583 | Ticket processing machine having a stationary detachment implement A device that mechanically separates continuous edge tied automated ticket and boarding pass (ATB) coupons (22) by pulling the coupon to coupon perforations past a stationary tapered edge (50). The existing coupon transport drive provides the energy for c... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5852977 | Self service print terminal A self service financial print terminal (10) has a keypad (14) to input instructions; a card reader (44) to read a data-bearing user card; and a printer (20) to print a financial document such as a cheque in accordance with instructions. A correctly-print... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5768675 | On-demand narrow web electrophotographic printer An on-demand narrow web electrophotographic printer and method of printing forms a latent image and a narrow web paper feeding mechanism feeds paper from a roll for closely spaced printouts of tickets or labels, such as adhesive-backed labels, for bar cod... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5664073 | Control system for transportation ticket printer having plurality of dual process personal computer boards for performing general computing tasks and sending data to printer control module An airline ticket printer includes a magnetic reading and writing station that has a read/write head for recording information on, or reproducing information from, a magnetic stripe carried on the ticket. The ticket is driven past the read/write head by a... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5599117 | Airline ticket printer with ticket prestaging An airline ticket printer includes a magnetic reading and writing station that has a read/write head for recording information on, or reproducing information from, a magnetic stripe carried on a ticket. The printer also includes a printing station located... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5524085 | Multimedia job tickets for printing machines A system enables multimedia messages, such as audio messages, to accompany print jobs sent from a remote workstation to a central printer. Each print job includes the data to be printed, job ticket data, and multimedia data. The job ticket data is maintai... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5503318 | Ticket releasing apparatus A ticket releasing apparatus comprising two spaced lateral boards, an upper and a lower guiding plates inclinedly disposed between the lateral boards, a roller and a driving pulley respectively disposed at recessed front ends of the guiding plates and fri... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5484215 | Ticket issuing device for a ticket preparing and issuing machine A device for preparing and issuing tickets, especially travel tickets. The preparing means comprise a flywheel cooperating with a belt to feed a cut ticket in front of a magnetic writing head and a magnetic reading head and a printing roller. Outside the ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482391 | Ticket issuing device The invention provides a ticket issuing device including ticket roll stock support means, a path for ticket stock to move from the roll past a guillotine station, a magnetic ticket encoder station, a ticket printer station, and computer-controlled ticket ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5370465 | Method and apparatus for printing traffic citations A method and apparatus for printing traffic citations or the like. An impact printer is supplied which prints with a print head onto an approximately 3.25" wide paper strips and senses the movement of the paper through the printer. A plate is provided to ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5113758 | Ticket dispenser A ticket dispenser capable of effectively preventing additionally withdrawing thereout a ticket is provided. The dispenser includes two side plates inclinedly mounting therebetween two guide plates feeding therebetween a ticket strip, a first shaft securi... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5061946 | Microprocessor controlled thermal printer A microprocessor controlled thermal printer particularly usable in a hand-held labeler for printing labels on a composite web detects indices on the web and utilizes the detected indices to position the labels relative to the print head. The printer utili... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5061947 | Microprocessor controlled thermal printer A microprocessor controller thermal printer particularly usable in a hand-held labeler for printing labels on a composite web detects indices on the web and automatically adjusts the distance that the web is advanced based on a measurement of the distance... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5037016 | Apparatus for supplying web-like material to a processing system An apparatus of the type for the supply of webs to a processing station is described, in which by means of a controllable drive mechanism, each of several webs is advanced to the processing station in superimposed guide channels. The front portion of the ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4996539 | Label printer A label printer includes a thermal printer section and a keyboard. The label printer further includes an I/O port to which a memory card storing information of label issuing condition including a preset number of printing formats is electrically connected... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4899173 | Time clock device This invention relates to a time clock device, which contains a hinged time card shelf, which is adapted to be pressed down by the user of the time clock when he inserts his time card into the time clock. Upon pressing down on the time card and time card ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4889437 | Ticket issuing machines This invention is concerned with a ticket issuing machine system including a keyboard 6 to enter into the machine details of a ticket to be issued a printer 1 to print out ticket information on the ticket depending upon the data entered into the keyboard ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4827841 | Ticket issuing machine This theater ticket issuing machine uses a single print head to print on any selected one of three differently-colored ticket stocks. Guides establish three separate ticket stock paths, one for each color of ticket stock. These three paths converge into a... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4768435 | Label printer apparatus The invention provides a printer apparatus which comprises a pair of doors mounted for opening and closing movement on opposite sides of a body case in the form of a housing, a printer located inside each of the doors for receiving elongated continuous pr... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4757329 | Desk-top thermal printer A desk-top and/or hand held thermal printer comprises a main unit having a guide path therein for a moving continuous label strip which includes a backing sheet and discrete labels detachably attached to the backing sheet. The printer has a flat bottom su... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4746932 | Thermal label printer having I/O capabilities A portable thermal label printer is provided with a data input, data memory for storing label information data, a program memory, and an input/output port for data communication with external devices.... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746233 | Automatic printing apparatus utilizing turnaround document Automatic printing apparatus wherein a single turnaround item-document is utilized as an initial source of intelligible information-data and thereafter by comparing certain of the data on the document with additional data inputted thereto by means of oper... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4739343 | Thermal printing system for postage meter mailing machine application The electronic postage meter includes a microcomputer controlled thermal head opposite a scavenging roller and suitable means of cleaning the scavenging roller. A cassette containing a thermal transfer tape coated on one side with a thermal sensitive ink ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4734713 | Thermal printer A thermal printer is provided wherein data inputted from a data reader, such as a pen scanner, is compared with previously stored data. In the event that a match occurs, the printer prints predetermined information such as a sorting code on a thermal prin... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734710 | Thermal label printer A portable label printer comprising a label printer unit and an electrically and mechanically detachable data terminal unit is disclosed. When mated, the data terminal unit and the label printer unit are angularly adjustable with respect to each other. Th... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4712114 | Label feeding apparatus for a thermal label printer A thermal label printer is provided with a label feeding mechanism which is adapted to operate either in a first mode in which the printer supplies peeled labels or in a second mode in which the printed labels are delivered while still adhered to their ba... | 12/08/1987 |
