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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320727 | Multi-viscosity printer ink A printing ink for use within multiple ambient temperatures which comprises a mixture of two or more inks having different viscosities at a given temperature. Thus, one or more lower viscosity inks having, for example, a viscosity in the range of about 300 cps to ab... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7010502 | System and method for keeping consumable items in an image forming apparatus A consumable item keeping system and method wherein a consumable item keeping apparatus stores a variety of consumable items at a user side, and a consumable item supplying section is connected to the consumable item keeping apparatus via a communication circuit and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6896429 | Constant density printer system An ink density closed loop control system for an ink ribbon of an impact printer having a reservoir roller formed of an ink absorbent material with at least one or more channels within the reservoir roller fluidly connected to a pump and ink supply. A transfer rolle... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6695495 | Constant density printer system An ink density closed loop control system for an ink ribbon of an impact printer having a reservoir roller formed of an ink absorbent material with at least one or more channels within the reservoir roller fluidly connected to a pump and ink supply. A tra... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6478487 | Line printer variable print ribbon system An impact printer such as a line printer having a base with a hammerbank mounted on the base driven for reciprocal movement. The hammerbank has a plurality of hammers with printing tips formed on frets in two longitudinally oriented rows defining an upper... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6055009 | Re-inkable belt heating Apparatus for printing on a moveable receiver images corresponding to a digital image includes a re-inkable belt which includes a polymer support layer and an ink transfer layer having a plurality of colored patches provided over the polymer support layer... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017158 | Apparatus for reinking the ribbon of a printer ribbon cartridge An improved apparatus for reinking a ribbon of a printer ribbon cartridge provides a selected reinking pattern across the width of the ribbon. A porous member in contact with a source of ink has a height equal to a distance between a first edge of the rib... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6011573 | Manufacturing apparatus for thermal transfer recording medium and renewing apparatus of thermal transfer recording medium In a renewing apparatus, a thermal transfer recording medium is made to be used plural times by simple configuration although such a recording medium must be thrown away in the prior art, and the running cost in the printing can be significantly reduced. ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5868506 | Selective inking cassette A printer cassette includes a housing containing a ribbon in a channel, and ink in a well. An ink wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing in operable engagement with the ribbon. A wick extends from the well and includes a stem elastically cantilevered f... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5758979 | Printer cartridge ribbon inking system The inking mechanism of the present invention comprises one or more free-floating inking rollers which rotate within the housing of a printer cartridge between the inking brushes and the printer ribbon. While the rotation of the inking rollers is unlimite... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5746522 | Liquid tank re-inker using ball transfer mechanism An apparatus for reinking a printing ribbon which includes a tank for ink fitted with a ball which, when rotated, transfers a quantity of ink to a sheathed wheel which in turn transfers this ink to a gear through which the ribbon travels and absorbs the i... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5713677 | Ink ribbon cartridge having transfer roller with staggered upper and lower teeth arrangement In an ink ribbon cartridge (or cartridge ribbon) in which a length of ink ribbon driven through the cartridge is re-inked by a rotatable foam cylinder or reinker saturated with ink, an improved transfer roller is provided for transferring ink from the rei... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5690438 | Continuous or endless loop printing ribbon cassettes and reinking devices therefor Continuous or endless loop printing ribbon cassettes and reinking devices therefor which will control the start of reinking transfer flow and the reinking transfer flow rate from the reinking device to the continuous or endless loop printing ribbon fabric... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685653 | Method and system for controlled inking of printer ribbons A method and apparatus for extending the useful life of a printing ribbon by controlling the ratio of ink used to ink applied to the ribbon, while maintaining visual clarity of printed characters. A counter accumulates the number of characters printed, an... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5667317 | Fluorescent security system for printed transaction records A fluorescent security system for retail transactions which maximizes the printed character or image life of a combination visible/fluorescent inked printing ribbon while ensuring that the fluorescent security life of the combination visible/fluorescent i... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5614935 | Ink transfer medium for toner, ink transfer process and re-inking process for the same An ink transfer medium for toner is disclosed, comprising the following layers, in this order: a heat-generating resistive layer heated by input of electrical signal, a conductive layer, and an ink release layer having a toner layer on it, an adhesion fro... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5605402 | Inked ribbon cartridge with a ribbon inking element This invention relates to a cartridge 11 for a printing ribbon 13 comprising a container 12 which houses an inked ribbon 12, a ribbon feeding roller 18 and a ribbon inking element 14. The inking element 14 is selectively actuated from a rest condition in ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5580178 | Ribbon reinking apparatus Apparatus for reinking ribbons that can accept ribbon cartridges of different kinds and shapes, and can be modified easily to reink reel to reel type ribbons. The apparatus includes a soft surfaced clamp for contacting cartridges of varying external shape... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5570963 | Ink transfer roller for ribbon cartridges An ink transfer roller for transferring ink from a re-inking roller to an endless ribbon in ink ribbon cartridges for, for instance, impact printers being contoured on the outer surface. The roller is a cylinder having a central ridge raised in the middle... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5567065 | Ink ribbon cassette An ink ribbon cassette repeatedly usable for an extended period of time by replenishment of ink to an ink ribbon after each printing operation. The cassette includes a cassette casing, an ink-storing member disposed within the cassette casing and storing ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5511889 | Ribbon inking device Disclosed herein is ribbon inking apparatus for inking such ribbon comprising an ink supply in the form of an ink cartridge with a motor actuated piston forcing the ink onto a porous inking wheel which is also the main ribbon drive. A cartridge with ribbo... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511888 | Apparatus for re-inking the ribbon of a printer ribbon cartridge A printer ribbon cartridge (10) containing an internal re-inking mechanism (12) for re-inking the ribbon (14) housed in the cartridge is provided. The internal re-inking mechanism (12) comprises a drive assembly (30), pump (24), an eccentric (26), an ink ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5466073 | Printer ribbon cartridge with re-inking reservoir and pump A ribbon cartridge for an impact printer includes a liquid ink container, a metering/transfer device such as a peristaltic pump, an ink reservoir pad, and an ink transfer roller. The metering/transfer device and a drive roller for the ribbon preferably re... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5415485 | Ribbon cartridge reloader A ribbon cartridge reloader apparatus which removes spent ribbon from a cartridge and inserts replacement ribbon into the cartridge. The ribbon cartridge reloader includes a discharge motor to pull spent ribbon from a cartridge, at least one infeed motor,... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5399033 | Re-inkable ribbon cartridge A re-inkable ribbon cartridge for use in a printing device for printing on a sheet of paper and obtaining a consistent darkness of print. The ribbon cartridge has a base member with an exit arm and an entrance arm extending from the base member with a pri... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5372438 | Re-inking device This invention relates to a re-inking device for multi-pass fabric ribbons or tapes wound on a spool. The device is for a fabric ribbon wound on a first spool, with means to mount the first spool to one side of a base and means to mount a second spool to ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5354137 | Ribbon re-inking method and apparatus A system for re-inking ribbons in ribbon cartridges includes a base, a securing shelf for securing a ribbon cartridge to the base, and a motor for turning the ribbon driver of the ribbon cartridge. There is a variable-diameter coupler for coupling the mot... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5348403 | Ink ribbon cassette An ink ribbon cassette containing an endless ink ribbon (1) and replenishing ink to be supplied to said ink ribbon (1), and intends to stabilize PCS at an early stage of printing. For attaining the purpose, provided is an auxiliary ink supplying member (1... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5347344 | Method for recycling an ink sheet and thermal transfer printer using the same A thermal transfer printer capable of quickly starting after being turned on and reproducing high quality color images, includes a photosensitive roller forming a charge pattern according to an ink transferred portion on an ink sheet at a time that the ph... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5336000 | Thermal transfer type printer and method of rejuvenating an ink sheet employed in the printer A thermal transfer type printer having an ink sheet rejuvenation system and method for rejuvenation of an ink sheet used in the printer wherein the printer has a transport path for transporting the ink sheet past an ink deposition station for selective tr... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5332319 | Universal ribbon re-inking apparatus Apparatus for re-inking a ribbon utilized in a typewriter computer printer, cash register, or other printing device. The apparatus incorporates design features which make the apparatus universally adjustable to accommodate ribbon cartridges or spools of v... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5314258 | Self-contained re-inking insert and ribbon cartridge device A method and device is shown for converting a conventional printer cartridge into a self-contained re-inking cartridge. A conventional printer cartridge is modified by providing an access hole in its top panel and a re-inking insert is positioned within t... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5292709 | Method for adhering thermosensitive transfer film to be used for color printing A method for of connects cut edges of a thermosensitive transfer film having a plurality of color frame units each comprising at least a yellow frame, a magenta frame and a cyan frame arranged in a straight line in the order of the yellow frame, the magen... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5275495 | Ribbon re-inking mechanism A re-inker mechanism is described for replenishing ink in a ribbon by increasing the contact force between an ink supply roller and a transfer roller as the weight of the ink supply roller decreases. This is accomplished by locating the transfer roller ro... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5267801 | Ribbon inker A ribbon inker is disclosed including a transmission gear driven by a motor drive to rotate two spindles and a inking reel through a driven gear and a belt for permitting the ribbon of a ribbon cartridge to be moved by the inking reel over an inking pen, ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5230575 | Segmented ink reservoir An ink reservoir (34) capable of maintaining an even distribution of a single color of ink on a printer ribbon is provided. The ink reservoir is used in ribbon cassettes (10) for typewriters and dot matrix printers. The ink reservoir (34) includes a serie... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5198835 | Method of regenerating an ink image recording medium In a method of regenerating an ink image recording medium of a multilayered structure, after an ink image on the ink image recording medium is recorded, the surface of the heat-fusible ink layer of the ink image recording medium is uniformly charged. Then... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5190385 | Ink ribbon regenerating device A device for regenerating with ink an ink ribbon which is set in an ink ribbon cassette and has consumed ink contained therein is disclosed. The device includes a housing having an upper surface for mounting the cassette thereon; a guide pin disposed on t... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5131768 | Replenishing an ink transfer sheet A method and apparatus for replenishing depleted portions of an ink layer of an ink sheet formed with a conductive ink layer disposed on an insulating layer from which ink has been transferred, without unintentionally supplying ink to undepleted portions ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5090828 | Apparatus for replenishing a depleted ink sheet A method and apparatus for replenishing depleted portions of an ink sheet including a conductive ink layer on a dielectric layer wherein portions of ink have been transferred to a transfer medium. Conductive replacement ink material is supplied to the ink... | 02/25/1992 |
