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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113728 | Hand operated marking device incorporating printer with movable printhead and replaceable cartridge A hand operated marking device includes a pair of housings movably interconnected together, a first one of the housings adapted to be received in a second one of the housings responsive to a compression of the housings; a printer located along a bottom surface of th... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075207 | Portable printer There is disclosed a lightweight portable printer having a frame or housing with a print head and a cooperable platen roll mounted in the housing. The housing pivotally mounts a subassembly. The subassembly mounts an electric motor and gearing driven by the motor fo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8043015 | Detecting edge of a print medium with a handheld image translation device Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a handheld image translation device configured to detect an edge of a target print medium to prevent unintended deposition of a printing substance are described herein. The handheld image translation device, which may be a print... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7959366 | Mobile image forming apparatus A mobile image forming apparatus forming an image on a media including a main body, a folding part, which is provided to be folded and unfolded via a predetermined rotating shaft, rotating between a closed configuration coupled to the main body and an opened configu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7909522 | Portable printer with adjustable media tray A portable printer includes a housing having a cavity defined therein which supports a roll of stock material for printing indicia thereon. The housing has a drive motor assembly configured to move the stock material through a paper path defined in the housing. A ba... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896564 | Portable printer A portable printer includes a housing having a cavity defined therein which supports a stock material for printing indicia thereon. The housing includes a power terminal which connects to a drive motor assembly configured to move the stock material through a paper p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874751 | Mobile device with multiple optical sensing pathways A mobile device that has a media path for receiving a sheet of print medium and a media drive mechanism for directing the print medium along the media path. An optical sensor in the device is positioned to receive first optical image information via a first optical ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7789579 | Stamp having with a governor for regulating motion of the A printhead Provided is a stamp having a housing defining an opening, and a printhead and ink cartridge arrangement housed within the housing. The printhead is displaceable between a protected position within the housing and a printing position in which the printhead is exposed... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7682093 | Hand operated marking device employing printer with movable printhead and retractable shutter A hand operated marking device for printing upon print media, the marking device comprising: a pair of housings which are movably interconnected together so that a first one of the housings is adapted to be received in a second one of the housings responsive to comp... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677822 | Semiautomatic electronic printer A semiautomatic electronic printer comprises a housing (2) and, internally, a print head (8). A push-button (3), projecting upwards from the housing (2), is rigidly connected to a frame (7), which is mounted in a spring-charged rel... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661895 | Hand operated marking device employing printer with movable printhead and replaceable cartridge A hand operated marking device for printing upon print media, the marking device comprising: a pair of housings which are movably interconnected together so that a first one of the housings is adapted to be received in a second one of the housings responsive to comp... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7637677 | Cellular phone charging stand The present invention relates to a charging stand for charging a mobile phone. The stand includes a base defining a receptacle configured to receive the mobile phone. A battery charging circuit includes a power cord extending into the base, step-down circuitry for r... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7578628 | Portable electronic device including coupling member with electrical supply contacts A portable electronic device having a first housing member, a second housing member, and a coupling member. Elements of the coupling member provide respective electrical paths from an exterior of the first housing member to an interior of the first housing member. | 08/25/2009 |
| 7572077 | Mobile device having dual optical sensing pathways A mobile device is provided having a printhead for printing onto a print medium, a media path for directing the print medium past the printhead for printing, an optical sensor, a first optical pathway for directing first optical image information to the optical sens... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566182 | Printhead that uses data track for print registration on print medium A mobile device for printing onto a print medium, the print medium including a linear-encoded data track extending in an intended direction of printing, the mobile device including: a sensor configured to sense the data track during printing; a printhead for printin... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7465109 | Compact personal digital assistant having in-built printer A hand held personal digital assistant is provided having body and display sections interconnected via a hinge section, a pagewidth inkjet printhead disposed in the body section, and a supply of print media disposed in the hinge section. By disposing the print media... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7461985 | Hand operated marking device with printer and movable printhead A hand operated marking device is provided for printing upon print media. The marking device includes a pair of housings which are movably interconnected together so that a first one of the housings is further received within a second one of the housings responsive ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7441969 | Portable printing apparatus having cylindrical paper path between inner and outer cases A printing apparatus comprising an outer case having a cylindrical inner surface, an inner case inside the outer case and having a cylindrical outer surface facing and spaced by a predetermined distance from the cylindrical inner surface of the outer case; a paper p... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435026 | Tape printing apparatus, tape printing apparatus charger and tape printing apparatus charging system A tape printing apparatus that can be set smoothly into a tape printing apparatus charger from a free angle by gripping the top face section and the bottom face section of the tape printing apparatus such that the front side face section faces downward and the right... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431519 | Portable electronic device and associated charging stand A portable electronic device and associated charging stand assembly where the portable electronic device has an inbuilt printer and the associated charging stand recharges the device battery and refills the printer. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422384 | System and a method for printing small print jobs An image forming device includes a protective case, a media source disposed in the protective case, the media source supplying an image receptive media, an encoder configured to detect an advancement of the image receptive media, and a pen coupled to the protective ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7403796 | Printing dating information using a mobile device A system for printing dating information on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the dating information on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403797 | Obtaining a physical product via a coded surface A method of obtaining a physical product using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to informati... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399129 | User interface for a hand-operated printer A hand-operated printer includes a body. A printhead is mounted to the body. A display device is mounted to the body, and a user interface is communicatively coupled to the display device. The user interface provides a user input to the display device that is based ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387459 | Portable printer and method There is disclosed a portable printer operable in either a strip mode or a peel mode. In the peel mode, a pressure roll cooperates with a carrier web and the platen roll to strip labels from the web. A battery-powered electric motor advances a printable web through ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387456 | Portable printer A lightweight portable printer has a frame or housing with a print head and a cooperable platen roll mounted in the housing. The housing pivotally mounts a subassembly. The subassembly mounts an electric motor and gearing driven by the motor for driving the platen r... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367729 | Printer within a computer keyboard A printer is disposed within a housing of a keyboard. The keyboard housing has an upper side bearing a plurality of keypads arranged to interact with a keyboard circuit board located within the housing. A print media entry slot formed through a first side of the hou... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362008 | Electrical interface extension with isolation function An apparatus for selectively coupling electrical connectors. The apparatus includes a common connector electrically coupled to a secondary connector and a primary connector electrically coupled to the common connector through an isolation means. The isolation means ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357585 | Printing tape, tape cartridge provided therewith, and tape printing apparatus A printing tape has a translucent recording-tape layer with a recording surface on a face thereof, and a translucent pseudo-laminating layer adhered to a back of the recording-tape layer. The pseudo-laminating layer has an adhesive-agent layer on a face thereof and ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357480 | System for independent translational motion on two axes using one motor A system for independent translational motion on two axes using one motor is described. In one configuration, a modified dual Scotch Yoke using slots resembling the letter J is utilized to drive both the maintenance station and ink jet head of a mailing machine.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353003 | Housing for an electronic device A housing for an electronic device is disclosed and comprises a unitary tubular body (1) having an open end (2) for insertion of electronic componentry therein. Preferably, the housing is for a mobile telecommunications device. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352293 | Multi-mode encoder output generator Various apparatus and methods of a multi-mode encoder output generator are disclosed. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344323 | Portable printing system A portable label printing system for printing on a variety of materials is disclosed. A retractable platen roller cooperates with a self-aligning print head in three planes cooperates for proper label printing registration. A display screen allows the user to view p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343042 | Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process inp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336388 | Hand held printer correlated to fill-out transition print areas The invention relates to a hand-held and hand-operated printing device having a print (2) head assembly comprised in a housing (1) for a hand-held and hand-operated printing controlled by a processor (4), and a method therefore. The position of ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328996 | Sensor and ink-jet print-head assembly and method related to same The invention relates to a sensor and ink-jet print-head assembly comprised in a housing for a hand-held and hand-operated printing device controlled by a processor, and a method therefore. It provides a control for navigation with coordinate systems and angles on a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329449 | Method and apparatus for reliable printing on linerless label stock A system comprising a linerless pressure sensitive label stock and a printer for printing on linerless pressure sensitive label stock exhibit reduced tendency for exposed adhesive to stick to printer components. The linerless pressure sensitive label stock has a plu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324227 | Connection apparatus for connecting a source over a network to a predetermined destination, connecting method, and storage medium for storing computer-readable program having connecting functions A connection apparatus is disclosed which includes a connection source and a connection destination. The connection source includes information about a predetermined connection destination; and a connecting element for making a connection request to the predetermine... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322662 | Liquid-jet writing instrument A writing instrument comprising a liquid spray head serving to spray liquid onto a medium from a distance, and a processor unit serving to activate the spray head. The instrument further comprises measurement means for measuring the distance between the spray head a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318203 | Selecting image processing functions An image processing function is selected via a graphical user interface (GUI) 902 that receives input commands from manually operated input means 102-103, 106 configured with activation means. Image data 707, 1206 is selected by placing a... | 01/08/2008 |
