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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659750 | Operation panel for an electronic copying machine | 05/15/2012 |
| D619641 | Horizontal user interface for an office machine | 07/13/2010 |
| D617371 | Vertical user interface for an office machine | 06/08/2010 |
| D577060 | Electronic copying machine | 09/16/2008 |
| D556821 | Operation panel for a digital copying machine | 12/04/2007 |
| D552670 | Copying machine | 10/09/2007 |
| D545356 | Printer | 06/26/2007 |
| D537471 | Operation panel | 02/27/2007 |
| D537479 | Printer operator panel | 02/27/2007 |
| D529074 | Operation panel | 09/26/2006 |
| D509534 | Pushbutton for printer with copying and facsimile functions | 09/13/2005 |
| D508944 | Footprint-reducing tower for an image producing machine | 08/30/2005 |
| D502211 | Printer with copying function | 02/22/2005 |
| D502212 | Printer with copying and scanning functions | 02/22/2005 |
| D501873 | Printer with copying function | 02/15/2005 |
| 6766126 | Modified control panel used in office machine A modified control panel used in office machines, which is disposed on an unfoldable upper cover or an automatic document feeder attached on the upper cover without the need of an extra projective portion for disposition of the control panel. Therefore, the machine ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 5091746 | Image forming apparatus in which editing content for masking, trimming, and the like is set in advance by separate setting unit and image formation is performed in accordance with editing content set by setting unit According to this invention, a copying condition such as a masking or trimming area is set in advance by an electronic notebook. When the electronic notebook is loaded on a copying machine, the preset copying condition is transmitted from the electronic n... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4833307 | Self service dispensing assembly for lottery tickets An assembly for the self-serving purchase and dispensing specifically of lottery tickets wherein potential purchasers may approach and utilize the machine at an indoor or outdoor location such as at a drive-up window and further wherein the assembly does ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4780806 | Control device for an apparatus A control device for use in controlling various information relating to an apparatus which can be operated in response to the instructions fed from the control device. The control device is provided with a memory device for storing information relating to... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4769765 | Controlled access programmable event timer system A control system is disclosed which can be attached to equipment such as appliances or automobiles, or built in as a part thereof. The control system includes an enabling/disabling device such as a relay in a circuit in the equipment. A time setting devic... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4764666 | On-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards An on-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards including cards having on-card data storage for value tokens and data uniquely related to the player. The player cards are operable as payment means in which the tokens are spent and as play va... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4634846 | Multimode programmable stand-alone access control system A card reader operated in proximity to secured area control point including an operating system therein to provide multiple operating modes. The card reader is operable to provide access to a secured area by entry of an identification code, which is read ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4588286 | Copying apparatus with use registering means In a copying apparatus the original and an information characterizing the user is recorded in addition to the copy to be generated for registering the use of the copying apparatus. In order to prevent the original copy to be replaced by a non-recorded oth... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4519088 | Usage control system A usage control system for copiers and the like, adapted to connect to the copier through the existing accounting system connection. A check-operated device, such as a coin box or magnetic card reader, supplies the copier with a signal to initiate operati... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4501485 | Card-operated copying machine A card-operated copying machine allows copying operation in response to insertion of one, at a time, of key checking cards for supervising copy counts for a plurality of sections. The card-operated copying machine includes (a) key checking cards assigned ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4415893 | Door control system A door control unit for electronically locking and unlocking one or more doors. The door control unit includes door locking means having a rotatable lock cylinder for locking and unlocking a door, means engaging the lock cylinder for normally locking the ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4394087 | Mechanical arrangement for controlling electrophotographic apparatus An improved mechanical arrangement which includes a controlled device, an operational device for adjusting an active state of the controlled device through external operations and a control device for controlling the active state of the controlled device ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4102492 | Universal programmable process control apparatus Apparatus for selectively enabling and disabling a process depending on the instantaneous value of a measurement made during the process in accordance with a predetermined program recorded by shading adjacent segments on an area of a record means the leng... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4079826 | Paper tape housing for a business machine The paper tape roll, utilized for providing a printed customer receipt, is disposed in a trough like tray housed behind a drop-down door hinged in the front wall (i.e. the surface facing the machine operator during normal use of a business machine such as... | 03/21/1978 |
