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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178254 | Marking fixtures and methods A marking system includes a fixture having a base and means for receiving a pair of jaws in an installed condition. The fixture includes means for articulating the installed jaws relative to the base with at least first and second rotational degrees of freedom. A pa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159772 | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley A system for mounting an RF tag to a conveyor trolley wherein the tag is embedded in a block of material shaped to fit within an annular recess formed between the hub and outer rim of the trolley wheel. The shaped block is secured to the wheel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134177 | Method and device for applying a scale or scale support A device for applying a scale element to a first body, in relation to which a second body can be moved in a measuring direction, the device includes an alignment element displaceable on a scale element in a measuring direction, and applied transversely thereto in a ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7021847 | Marking device A marking device (10) comprises a housing (12) having a handle (16). A frame (20) is pivotally mounted in the housing aout a first axis (22). A marking head (40) mounted on the frame for translational movement in the frame b... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6926456 | Guiding device for a marking arrangement A device for guiding a continuous strip past a marking unit, which is arranged to non-mechanically provide markings on at least one strip surface, includes a longitudinal channel for receiving the strip. The channel is at least partly defined by guiding elements tha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925931 | Method and apparatus for marking objects in a pile A method and an apparatus for making e.g. boardlike objects (11) arranged in a pile (12), in which method the objects are marked with a marking printed by a print head (26) and containing e.g. information about the object. To improve the marking... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926487 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing marked articles to be included in cans In a method and apparatus for manufacturing articles (e.g., opening tabs) to be included in cans, a metal strip is fed into an article forming unit in which the metal strip is punched and stamped to form the articles. Before the article forming operation, the strip ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910280 | Tape measure that incorporates a marking device A tape measure that incorporates a marking device for allowing an individual to measure and mark a wide variety of materials in a more efficient and economical manner, and for measuring and marking the beginning point of reference and the measured position point sim... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6398435 | Marking press device for producing raised symbols with or without coloring A marking press device having a pair of type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween, a type fixed on each of said type arms for making a mark thereof, a circular type assembling member around which a plurality of said... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6295923 | Device with eccentric stamping wheel for stamping moving parts The invention relates to a device for stamping distinguishing marks on parts moving in the feed direction of a roll line, comprising at least one mark-holder for holding a mark, the mark-holder being placed on the circumference of a stamping wheel. The in... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247400 | Apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner The invention relates to an apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner on a flat recording medium, with the following components: at least one stamp with several printing areas which are provided with one or several eleva... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6200044 | Device with a mark-holder hopper and a revolver hopper for stamping distinguishing marks on moving parts The invention relates to a device for stamping distinguishing marks on the parts moving in the feed direction of a transport device, e.g. a roll line, comprising at least one mark-holder for holding a mark, the mark-holder being removably placed on the ci... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6135022 | Lightweight marking device Lightweight, programmable marking apparatus for moving a marking head to coordinate positions utilizing two fixed stepper motors performing in conjunction with a belt and pulley drive and cam drive systems. The dynamics of pneumatically driven marking pin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6112652 | Press for the stamping of plates, particularly vehicle license plates A press for the stamping of plates, in combination with a cutting apparatus, provided with two magazines that are formed on the press table, while the magazines accommodate registers that are positioned horizontally with respect to one another, whereby ea... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6016745 | Two piece die character wheel assembly for embossing machines An improvement is provided for an embossing machine of the type having a rotating dual die character wheel assembly. The die character wheels are mounted independently from their outer surfaces within the embossing machine so that a completely unobstructe... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5974961 | Multi-hopper card embosser A multi-hopper embosser comprising a card processing apparatus (13, 14, 15) for performing encoding, embossing and tipping processings on a card, plural hoppers (11) which are connected to the card processing apparatus via a loader unit (12) and adapted t... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5823691 | Method and apparatus for producing embossed images An embossing device, which can produce traditional braille cells and crisp, well-defined, raised images of graphical subjects is disclosed. Embossing of sheet material is accomplished using punches which have embossing faces shaped to mate with recessed a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5341732 | Impeller gun safety trigger mechanism A trigger gun to impart a stamp member in engagement with a face to permit identification of an associated workpiece is provided, wherein a trigger safety mechanism is arranged to provide for selective release of a first trigger upon pivoting of a second ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5209584 | Device for use in Braille printing or paperless Braille communication A device for forming Braille characters for tactile sensation or impression onto an embossable substrate includes a substantially block-like main body. At least one array of six Braille printing pins is contained in the block in a 2×3 Braille cell config... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4967654 | Print head setting apparatus A method and apparatus for setting a plurality of print wheels, in an automated cable making machine for imprinting a desired set of characters onto a connector housing. The method includes a unique way of homing each of the print wheels to a known positi... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4852478 | Apparatus for imprinting a document with secure, machine readable information An imprinter for imprinting a document with two lines of information forming two rows of alphanumeric characters wherein the two rows of imprinted characters have corresponding characters and corresponding relative character positions such that each line ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4784059 | Credit card embossing system An embossing system is disclosed for embossing cards with characters of at least two pitches. A number of embossers equal to the number of lines of characters to be embossed on the card are positioned in line. Each embosser is dedicated to the embossing o... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4755069 | Credit card embossing and recording system A system for embossing a plurality of lines and recording encoded tracks of digitally encoded characters for credit cards is disclosed. The system has an improved recording station for recording digitally encoded characters, indent embossing unit, card tr... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4735516 | Printer head for braille printer A device for embossing braille characters on an embossable substrate includes the combination of a feed device advancing the substrate and embossing head for embossing dots on the substrate. The embossing head is movable relative to the feed device to emb... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4686898 | Credit card embossing system An embossing system is disclosed for embossing cards with characters of at least two pitches. A number of embossers equal to the number of lines of characters to be embossed on the card are positioned in line. Each embosser is dedicated to the embossing o... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4599942 | Cold marking typesetting stick cartridge stamping tool A stamping tool used for cold marking comprising a container and at least one marking element. Each of the marking elements is a rotatable wheel mounted to rotate individually whereby the character stamped may be changed. The marking elements are mounted ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4480539 | Rotary wheel marking head and indexing structure therefor A head with rotatable marking wheels indexable to select any one of a plurality of die symbols for marking a workpiece with a selected series of symbols. Each marking wheel is indexed by an associated cogwheel and a drive pawl which also prevents the mark... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4459910 | Embossing machine with indexing mechanism This disclosure relates to an embossing machine having an indexing mechanism including an indexing wheel carrying a plurality of embossing stamps which are individually rotated into association with an opposing anvil during relative opening motion between... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4437400 | Stamping device A stamping device includes a baseplate, a slide mounted on the baseplate, a carriage movably mounted on the slide, and a punch holder coupled to the carriage for movement therewith. The carriage is movable in an adjustable, predetermined indexical manner ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4431320 | System for applying indicia to container closure stock A system for applying indicia to container closure stock wherein a reciprocating press is programmed to control the odds for the application of a plurality of indicia to be used for promotional material of the game type. The press anvil strokes are detect... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4397573 | Device for embossing braille code characters The device for embossing Braille code characters on a movable paper web includes a set of plungers supported for reciprocating movement against a stationary matrix for embossing dots in respective lines; a continuously reciprocating beam is arranged below... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4392204 | Lumber marking system A lumber marking system for accumulating information about pieces of lumber (e.g., boards), such as grade and volume information, and marking the end of each piece with a related code is disclosed. The boards (29) are moved by a chain/lug conveyor (11) pa... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4378733 | Embossing drive mechanism for an automatic embossing system An automatic embossing system, having punch and die wheels respectively carrying axially aligned associated punches and dies disposed about their perimeters, is provided with an improved drive mechanism for actuation of a desired punch and die pair to emb... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4327635 | Indexable marking wheel A marking apparatus is provided having a wheel with a plurality of radial slots for receipt of stamps having marking indicia thereon. An internal axially rotatable disc has a cam engageable with the stamp ends causing selected ones to protrude from the wh... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4314505 | Rotary wheel type marking head In a marking head having one or more marking wheels each rotated step-wise by a reciprocating actuating pawl engaged in successive circumferentially arranged recesses on the wheel and secured in marking position by a retainer pawl engaged under a spring b... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4276824 | Driving and braking system for an electronic embossing machine This invention relates to a driving and braking system for an electronically controlled embossing machine of the type having a rotatable drum that carries embossing dies. A drive motor is provided for rotating the drum and a brake is included for stopping... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4261663 | Machines for writing braille type Machines for writing braille type having two opposing rows of embossing units each with a support holding a punch-forming stamp guidable between an inactive position and a pushed-out embossing position with abutment against a die member disposed opposite ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4183683 | Line printer for the raised-dot language of braille characters A printing mechanism of a line printer for printing Braille characters is disclosed. The printing mechanism comprises a base member having a plurality of printing pins arranged in a row and adapted to be prevented from moving downward in response to the e... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4137962 | Apparatus for marking a mold surface A casting-marking apparatus is adapted for incorporation in a permanent foundry pattern of the type used to produce sand molds for metal casting. The apparatus carries a marking that is impressed in the sand old and subsequently reproduced on a casting. T... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4136612 | Apparatus for stamping articles, especially metal sheets Apparatus for stamping articles, especially metal sheets. This apparatus includes at least one stamping unit having independent stamping modules. Each module has a character-support. A preselecting device brings a character from each module into the stamp... | 01/30/1979 |
