Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712987 | Sheet holding structure and printer for an electronic voting apparatus A sheet holding structure comprises a container for holding fanfold paper layered by being alternately folded every predetermined length as a sheet. The container has upper and lower sections that are fixed to each other so as to be non-movable relative one another ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7438487 | Printing method and printing program In printing onto a creased paper with a fold portion, a printing method of the invention performs a warning step (S203) that gives a warning about the need of smoothening out of the fold portion; and a printing step that starts printing after the warning is g... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7398916 | Printer having straight media path A printer is provided having a print media supply, at least one printhead arranged to print on traveling print media, a feeder arranged to feed print media from the print media supply along a media path past the printhead, and a binder arranged on the media path for... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7249902 | Tape printing apparatus and tape printing method There is provided a tape printing apparatus in which characters to be printed on a recording face of a recording tape layer of a print tape are inputted, and a folding-line position of a pseudo-laminate layer of the print tape is defined. A print-width range on a re... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222780 | Inline printer assembly An inline printer assembly includes a chassis. A media supply bay is mounted on the chassis for storing sheets of print media. A feed mechanism is mounted on the chassis for feeding the sheets of print media from the paper supply bay along a feed path. A printer is ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6292649 | Continuous medium printing apparatus The invention provides a continuous medium printing apparatus which can exert a transporting force to act upon a continuous medium without additional provision of a new tractor mechanism or some other transport mechanism. In the continuous medium printing... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6250823 | Cover-platen opening mechanism An apparatus for opening a platen in an impact printer is implemented. The apparatus permits rapid loading of a paper supply while maintaining the required tolerance in the spacing of the platen and a printhead. The mechanism also accommodates the printin... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5755399 | Computer form web document unfolding and feeding assistance system In a document feeding system for unfolding and feeding an elongated web multi-sectional computer form (CF) document from one end of a fan-folded stack in a document input stacking area to an imaging station, a CF document unfolding assistance system is pr... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5727725 | Fan-fold paper stacking receptacle with angled bottom and canted back wall A container for stacking continuous web, fan-fold paper and a paper guide assembly are disclosed. The container has a contoured bottom that includes an extended center section which is slopped, a toe section at the lower end of the center section, and a c... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5642951 | Adjustable continuous feed printer paper collection device An adjustable paper collection device constructed with an inward guiding panel and outward guiding panel facilitating the automatic folding of continuous feed printer paper during the discharge thereof for purposes of stacking. The paper collection device... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5630511 | Dispensing box and method for the continuous feed of fan-folded computer paper A dispensing box for the continuous feed of fan-folded paper to a printer or other device. The box has opposite side walls, a bottom and an open top, and a lid covering the open top. A narrow slot is formed through the lid, extending from one side to the ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5603683 | Paper stacker device for receiving fanfold paper without assistance A paper stacker includes adjustable sides to receive paper passively of different widths. The uppermost ends of the sides are flared to avoid paper encountering these ends, permitting the received paper to slide down between the sides to settle on a botto... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5480245 | Gaming device with an improved paper supply system A gaming device is shown having a controller that controls the operation of the gaming device and a printer that records events on paper in response to the controller. A first magazine is provided for holding fan folded paper to be input to the feed mecha... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5363998 | Restacking tray for fan fold paper feeder A tray for use with a mechanism for feeding fan fold paper along a predetermined travel path. The tray comprises an upstanding wall member and a floor member located in juxtaposition with the upstanding wall member. The floor member has a first portion fo... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5358346 | Paper-separating device for prefolded continuous paper in a printing device A paper-separating device for prefolded continuous paper (12) which is drawn from a stockpile (11) a paper-transport device (44) and is fed to a printer, in particular a non-mechanical printer or photocopier includes a swivellable first deflecting element... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358345 | Printer outfeed paper collector for refolding and restacking fanfold paper discharged from a continuous form printer or the like A printer output paper collector 10 is described for refolding and stacking fanfold paper 20 that is discharged from a continuous form printer 12. The collector 10 includes a frame 40 with a base 41, a printer stand section 42 and a restacking section 44.... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5350246 | High speed continuous-forms printer Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism and downward for refolding onto a fanfold stack. A set of bead chains hang vertically from the p... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5338122 | Continuous-feed paper, method of forming single sheets from continuous feed paper, and method of forming continuous feed paper A length of continuous-feed paper, comprising a multiplicity of adjacent paper sheets aligned end-to-end for being fed into a printer. Each of the sheets are defined from adjacent sheets by a cut through the paper, and extending transversely from one side... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5300008 | Printer and folder with chains having light weight pendants hanging therefrom Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism and downward to refold onto a fanfold stack. A set of bead or link chains hang vertically from t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5276527 | Compact portable recording apparatus with thin, flat case, and which receives recording paper on an upper surface thereof A recording apparatus has a main body case housing a printing head. A recording-paper insertion slot is formed in the upper surface of the case and a recording paper discharge slot is formed in the side surface of the case. A pair of stop levers are mount... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5263785 | Sheet guide mechanism for use in an imaging device An apparatus utilizing a continuous-form sheet having a plurality of perforations at predetermined intervals of length is provided with a plate member for upwardly guiding the sheet discharged from the apparatus. A connect member provided on the plate mem... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5238316 | Printer paper collection structure A computer paper printer collection basket constructed with an adjustable bar facilitating the automatic folding of continuous feed printer paper thereacross during the discharge thereof for purposes of stacking. The printer basket may formed with or sepa... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5226742 | Electrically powered paper stacking apparatus and method for impact printers and the like Method, apparatus, system and circuitry for controlling the paper motion and accumulation at the output of a high speed impact printer or the like. The preferred embodiment includes means for providing stepped motion paper drive at the output of the print... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5152514 | Computer form feeding with a universal document feeder In a universal document feeder with which either conventional cut sheet documents or computer form (CF) web fan-folded documents may be fed to an imaging station, with an upper document loading tray with an associated feeder, but also having a separate si... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5123894 | Paper guide and stacking apparatus for collecting fan fold paper for a printer or the like A paper guide and stacking apparatus for fan fold or Z-fold paper and useful with a printer of the type having an output paper collection tray or bin positioned a predetermined vertical distance from an exit port and sound shroud connected to the printer.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5099996 | Tray for carton having fan folded paper therein A tray for use with fan-folded paper fed to a printer or other paper processor at high speeds. The tray is adapted to be removably mounted on the open top of a paper carton to allow paper to be fed out of the carton along a predetermined path. The paper h... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5082382 | Sheet guide mechanism for use in an imaging device An appartaus utilizing a continuous-form sheet having a plurality of perforations at predetermined intervals of length is provided with a plate member for upwardly guiding the sheet discharged from the apparatus. A connect member provided on the plate mem... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080236 | Printer sled A printer sled (20) comprising a platform (42) for computer printer (22), the platform (42) mounted on a frame members (44) to which freely-rotating grooved wheels (47) are mounted and which engage corresponding tracks (39, 40) mounted atop a framework or... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5039242 | Z-fold paper retainer A Z-fold paper elongated guide having a width approximately the with of Z-fold computer paper is positioned at the exit of a platen/printer carriage interface in a keyboard-operated computer printer or integrator. The guide not only guides printed-on pape... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5028154 | Reversible printing station A printing station assembly includes a printer having drive means for feeding continuous form feed paper from a position below the printer, and through the printer. The paper is discharged through the rear of the printer where it is accumulated in a paper... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5006002 | Portable printing apparatus with movable paper feed gate Portable printing apparatus is disclosed that includes a portable, weather-proof housing adapted to be carried by a user as by a shoulder strap. The housing is made up of two separable housing sections joined at releasable interfitting weather-proof joint... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4976391 | Adjustable paper guide for acoustic printer enclosure A paper guiding system for an acoustic printer enclosure which includes universally adjustable paper guides which slidably extend into the interior of the printer enclosure to direct printer paper across the gap formed between the paper transport system o... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4962388 | Bidirectional feed mechanism of a fetal monitor printer A feed mechanism and method for feeding zigzag paper from either side of a zigzag paper pack. Zigzag paper is inserted into a paper retention pocket in a door pivoted to a housing. The door is then closed, causing the paper pack to stand upright verticall... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4936698 | Printer stand with print-out catcher A printer stand comprises a support base for holding a rear-ejection printer and a paper catcher mounted to the rear of said printer and extending rearwardly and upwardly therefrom. The catcher comprises a flat backer panel having bent-up side flanges and... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4923188 | Z-fold paper sheet carrier A Z-fold computer paper sheets unfolding/refolding carrier includes a horizontal base, a forward portion of which underlies a computer or printer housing. A supply of folded computer paper sheets is held by a first lower trough between upstanding rod stoc... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4922267 | Recorder having a recording device and a relatively movable stacker for stacking recorded paper A recorder comprises a recording device housing for housing a device for forming a record on record medium at a record position and a relatively movable stacker for stacking record media recorded by the recording device and having an open side for removin... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4900172 | Printer assembly with paper guide A printer assembly having a printer on a support or table and, in addition, a paper guide formed by a pair of bent plate members spaced apart from one another and defining a gap through which a paper web can travel from an inlet edge of the guide to an ou... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4895466 | Processor for forms with multi-format data A multi-format document printer and processor has a plurality of data writing and reading means for data in different formats, disposed along a transport path. Forms are separated from a continuous perforated form supply and advanced along the transport p... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4894668 | Recorder having means for supporting the entire width of a continuous recording medium A recorder comprises a recording device housing for housing recording device for making a record on a continuous record medium at a record position, and a device for supporting the weight of the record medium over its entire width upstream of a pinch posi... | 01/16/1990 |
