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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408663 | Communication system In a communication system, a call center is connectable via a communication line to a facsimile apparatus having a printing function. The facsimile apparatus reads ribbon-ID data of an ink ribbon mounted therein, and sends the read ribbon-ID data to the center devic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390134 | Ribbon identification A ribbon identification system detects a digitally encoded tract comprised of radially printed bands of dark and light areas positioned on a ribbon spool that fits on a media printing device. Each type and length of ribbon to be used is associated with a specific an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390135 | Ribbon identification A ribbon identification system detects a digitally encoded tract comprised of radially printed bands of dark and light areas positioned on a ribbon spool that fits on a media printing device. Each type and length of ribbon to be used is associated with a specific an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372476 | Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image A printing device that includes a platen for supporting an imaging member during a printing operation and at least one print head subassembly for direct thermal printing on the imaging member. The print head subassembly is configured to be movable independently of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372940 | Radiation therapy system with risk mitigation An X-ray therapy system with equipment for reducing risk that the radiation applied to a patient is other than what is intended. A radiation check is made in which a signal indicative of the radiation to be applied is compared with a reference signal, and/or a confi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7290146 | Managed credential issuance In a method of issuing a credential, a request for issuance of the credential is received. Next, a unique identification for the requested credential is assigned and data elements corresponding to the credential are provided. A credential production data collection ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287721 | Winding tube A winding tube is provided for a web-shaped semi-finished product or finished product. The tube comprises a cylindrical, elongated tube body having an inner wall. A data carrier that can be read in a contactless manner and that contains data about the web-shaped sem... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277109 | Thermal transfer printer In a thermal transfer printer, before a thermal head transfers an ink component of a yellow region on a recording paper, the thermal head is preheated up to a transfer temperature and by sublimating a black ink component constituting a mark pattern during preheating... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265771 | Printer capable of detecting status of unutilized ribbon A printer includes a ribbon supply end, a ribbon retrieving end, and a ribbon. The two ends of the ribbon are installed on the ribbon supply end and the ribbon retrieving end respectively. The printer further includes a print head, a print medium fixture, a driving ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258502 | Tape producing apparatus It is intended to provide a tape producing apparatus capable of printing on an appropriate printing medium with high quality based on data directly read from marks which are continuously printed on a release paper to show a type of a printing medium, with non-contac... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252443 | Printer capable of detecting status of unutilized ribbon A printer includes a ribbon supply end including a shaft, a ribbon retrieving end, and a ribbon. The two ends of the ribbon are installed on the ribbon supply end and the ribbon retrieving end respectively. The printer further includes a print head, a driving module... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237485 | Print supply monitoring An identification card printer includes a card input, a card transport, a printhead, and a card output. The card transport is configured to feed a card from the card input along a print path. The printhead is positioned below the print path and is configured to prin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7154519 | Printer and ribbon cartridge A printer includes a substrate input, a substrate transport, a printhead, a removable ribbon cartridge, a ribbon cartridge receiver, and a substrate output. The substrate transport is configured to feed a substrate from the substrate input along a print path. The pr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145464 | Data collection device In one aspect of the invention a data collection device is provided for use with a medium said medium being usable when exposed to electromagnetic radiation that is characteristic of such use. The data collection device has a sensor capable of sensing when the mediu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128483 | Ribbon cassette with ink ribbon slack prevention mechanism A ribbon cassette includes a ribbon supply spool, and a ribbon take up spool that takes up an ink ribbon from the ribbon supply spool by rotating in a first rotation direction. The ribbon take up spool is provided with an engaging portion including first and second ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124947 | Self-clocking n,k code word without start or stop A referenceless self-clocking (n,k) bar code word allows conveyance of information without the need of any start and/or stop code pattern or other reference; a code word pattern is repeated at least in part without space therebetween according to a given n,k coding ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088469 | Method and apparatus for printing halftone recipe color images An apparatus for printing halftone recipe color images which comprises a printhead (500). The printhead (500) prints a first color (800) at a first intensity. The printhead (500) prints a second color (802) at a second intensity. T... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070348 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a roll sheet holder storage part of which a bottom is formed with a positioning recess which is rectangular in plan view and long sideways and has a predetermined depth. A discrimination recess rectangular in plan view is provided between the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064774 | Thermal transfer label printer with rewind control, and method for multiple label printing This label has a printing head (1) which may be stationary or mob vale along a guide (2), a ribbon (3) bearing a printing medium, a ribbon pay-out spool (4), a ribbon tale-up spool (5) driven by a stepper motor (6), a contro... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063470 | Printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same A printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same. The supply spool comprises a shaft having a supply of media ribbon wound thereabout. A transceiver unit is disposed proximate the shaft. The transceiver ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037011 | Ribbon cartridge having updatable data communication component A tape ribbon cartridge and method are provided for regulating printer operation of a printer operative to transmit a download signal. The cartridge includes a housing, an ink ribbon, and a data communication component. The ink ribbon is disposed within the housing.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032816 | Communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing Providing communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing. Some of the disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer-readable media for communicating data relating to a material between machines during a pr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018117 | Identification card printer ribbon cartridge A ribbon cartridge includes a cartridge housing, a supply spool, a take-up spool, and a supply of ribbon. The cartridge housing includes a supply spool enclosure, a take-up spool enclosure, a pair of ribbon guides, and a gap between the ribbon guides and the supply ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018118 | Hub and detectable spool An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in or is otherwise mounted to the core, with the in... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6945524 | Card singularization gate A card singularization gate for use in an identification card printer includes a roller support, a guide roller, and a card stop. The roller support is positioned between a card feeder and the card transport mechanism. The guide roller is supported by the roller sup... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932527 | Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904842 | Coded ribbon cartridge, decoder, and ribbon ink capacity indicator with LCD display A method and apparatus are provided for adaptively controlling printer functions of a dot matrix printer in response to sensing the type of printer ink cartridge being used. An identifying resistive value is applied to surface of the cartridge and installed within t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6798434 | Printing device A facsimile machine includes a detachable ribbon cassette accommodating an ink ribbon and having an EEPROM that stores the amount of the ink ribbon consumed. In the facsimile machine, printing is performed while the ink ribbon is taken up by a take-up motor and the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6786660 | Detectable spool and associated hub An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in the core, with the indication member including a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6767147 | Coded ribbon cartridge, decoder, and ribbon ink capacity indicator with LCD display A method and apparatus are provided for adaptively controlling printer functions of a dot matrix printer in response to sensing the type of printer ink cartridge being used. An identifying resistive value is applied to surface of the cartridge and installed within t... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6734888 | Apparatus and method for determining mismatch involving availability of dye donor and receiver supplies in thermal printer A method for determining a mismatch involving the availability of a dye donor supply and a dye receiver supply in a thermal printer when a particular print size and print quantity are selected, comprises: comparing a remaining number of similar-size donor patches av... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6614461 | Printer A printer includes a supply shaft wound with unused film including contrast agent, a winding shaft wound with used film including used contrast agent, rotation-speed detector for detecting a rotation speed of the supply shaft, and remaining-amount detecto... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6195111 | Cassette casing for thermal transfer printing dye ribbon A dye ribbon cassette for thermal transfer printing comprising a casing containing bearing means having rotatably mounted thereon a cylindrical member having on its periphery a mark carrying information capable of being detected by a sensor on rotation of... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6152625 | Sensor hub for a print ribbon supply roll and method A sensor hub for a print ribbon supply roll includes a sleeve shaped to attach to the roll core of the print ribbon supply roll, a pin-receiving plate secured to the sleeve and including a plurality of apertures, and a plurality of pins permanently secure... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149326 | Hot stamper foil tape cartridge with reflector pads A tape cartridge for a debossing stamper includes a casing, a tape-containing supply spool and a tape take-up spool in the casing, the supply spool having at least one reflector pad visually accessible from the exterior of the casing by an optical reflect... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6141029 | Method and thermal printing apparatus for identifying an end of an inking ribbon A thermal transfer printer has a thermal print head with a number of thermal print elements which are operated by power electronics and controlled by a control unit to print an imprint on a medium by thermally transferring ink from an inking ribbon to the... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6092943 | Apparatus and method for measuring printing paper quantity and warning printing part exchange time In a facsimile apparatus having a printing mechanism, the number of consumed printing papers is accumulated. When an ink ribbon is exchanged, a manual reset operation is requested. In one aspect, the request is made only when the accumulated value is in e... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6076982 | Ink ribbon assembly An ink ribbon assembly is disclosed which includes an ink ribbon, a support for the ink ribbon and data retention means associated with the support. The support, for example, may be a supply spool, a take-up spool, and a rotatable ring. The data retention... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6059469 | Printer device and printing method A printer device, and method, is disclosed which is used in conjunction with an ink ribbon assembly. The ink ribbon assembly includes an ink ribbon and a support. A storage device is integrated with the support. Data relating to the ink ribbon characteris... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5887993 | Tape printing device and tape cartridge used therein The present invention provides a tape printing device for printing a desirable series of characters on a tape and cutting the tape to a label of a desirable length, and also a tape cartridge used in the tape printing device. The tape cartridge has a chara... | 03/30/1999 |
