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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997196 | Portable intaglio printing press The present invention is directed to a novel intaglio printing press and a method for intaglio print making using the intaglio printing press described herein. The present invention is comprised generally of two assemblies: a press bed assembly and a print head asse... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7314572 | Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270494 | Easy assembly printer media transport arrangement A printer including: at least one elongate roller arranged, in use, to rotate so as to transport print media within the printer; a support frame for supporting the roller at the longitudinal first and second ends of the roller so as to allow the rotation of the roll... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234883 | Tape printer It is intended to provide a tape printer which enables to forcibly separate a platen roller and a print head along with an opening operation of a cover element in case the platen roller and the print head have adhered to each other because of a long-period storage o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225978 | Transaction forms and method for making Transaction form systems and methods that include secure customer slips for use with traditional manual credit card imprinting techniques are provided. A transaction form system can include a cardholder slip, an accepter slip, and a duplication arrangement. The dupl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210760 | Handling device for a replaceable consumable of a printhead service station of a printing device Disclosed is a handling device which comprises a lid, which may be arranged to cover at least partially a surface of a replaceable consumable of a printhead service station, engagement members for engaging the lid to the consumable, and a hand grip. The consumable m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207737 | Thermal transfer printer cover A system and method of protecting a printer housing against moisture infiltration, including affixing a fixed covering portion over the printer housing, wherein the affixing includes exposing a printing opening of the printer housing, and securing a removable coveri... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168546 | Roller mountable to a cooling bed plate transfer grid An inexpensive, high capacity, and easy to install roller for engaging hot metal plates being transferred over a cooling bed plate transfer grid. An invertible block which may have a bearing is provided at each end of the axle for the roller. The bearing block is re... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165492 | Method and apparatus to clamp and release flexible plates onto an imaging cylinder A clamping device, a cylinder including a clamping device, and a method for clamping a plate onto the outer surface of the cylinder. The clamping device includes a base body extending in the axial direction and fixed to, or incorporated into the cylinder. The clampi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124686 | Apparatus for clamping and holding a printing plate on an exposure drum In the field of electronic reproduction technology, an apparatus for clamping and holding a printing plate on the surface of an exposure drum in a printing plate exposer includes a clamping apparatus for the front edge of the printing plate. The clamping apparatus h... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6435089 | Manual imprinter for transferring the image of a relief formation to a writing surface A manual imprinter for transferring the image of a relief formation to a writing surface, preferably to imprint a document with the number of a security seal personalized by a relief numbering. The manual imprinter, in the presently preferred embodiment, ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6318258 | Credit card imprinter An imprinter includes a base having a flatbed for receiving a credit card and merchant plate having characters to be imprinted on a formset, and a carriage supported for motion in first and second opposed directions along the flatbed. The carriage has pla... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6216590 | Light weight intaglio printing press The present invention employs a light weight fixed bed to support an intaglio plate, and discloses a print roller mounted on a movable trolley which is advanced across the intaglio plate causing the pressure of the print roller to effect the printing. The... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5967039 | Credit card imprinter An imprinter of simplified construction, including a base having a flatbed for receiving at least one character bearing element having characters to be imprinted on a print receiving element, and having a pair of opposed upwardly extending sides as well a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5778784 | Flat bed imprinter An imprinter apparatus selectively raises and lowers a print roll (100 or 102) over a print bed (12) for receiving a station plate and conventional credit card to produce a receipt for a credit transaction. The print rolls are freely suspended from a cros... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5460089 | Flatbed credit card imprinter An imprinter (10) for imprinting a formset (12) with embossed data from a card (14) and a plate (16) in accordance with the invention includes a flatbed (20) having a top surface (22) on which the card and the plate are held below the formset during impri... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5394799 | Elements and method for positioning and immobilizing a patient identification band for imprinting Retaining elements are disclosed for mounting on a platen of an imprinter in order to position and secure an identification band on the platen for an imprinting operation. Each retaining element comprises a base having a planar bottom surface and an upper... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5385094 | Credit card imprinter An imprinter in accordance with the invention includes a base (31) having a flatbed (32) for receiving a station plate (33) and a credit card (34) to be imprinted on a print receiving element and a carriage 29 movable in first and second directions to cau... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5305690 | Franking machine with carriage mounted resilient pressure roller A franking machine is disclosed comprising a carriage manually movable along a bed and a print drum carried by the carriage to make rolling engagement with a mail item supported on the bed. A toothed rack extends along the length of the bed and gearing on... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5193459 | Imprinter apparatus and method An imprinter apparatus which utilizes a print roller traveling within a carraige over a base plate is provided with a rolling assembly which engages channels in the base plate to minimize play between the carriage and the base plate. The rolling assembly ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5189953 | Electric motor driven imprinter An electric motor driven imprinter (60) in accordance with the invention includes a base (70) for receiving a print bearing element (62) having printing to be imprinted on a print receiving element (64) with the electric motor being mounted in the base; a... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5172631 | Replaceable postage meter indicia A postage meter of the flat-bed type is provided with detachable indicia plate. The indicia plate includes a plurality of tabs which are secured in receiving aperture in a formed recess in the base of the postage meter. The indicia plate also includes a l... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5146066 | Bill publishing apparatus A bill publishing apparatus is disclosed, for payment by use of a bank ca including an element for receiving a bank card, an element for receiving a bill, a printing drum with rotary wheels each carrying a series of characters and a mobile carriage carry... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5094484 | Locking apparatus An improvement of locking lever for use in office automation apparatuses such as a facsimile, a laser printer, a copying machine, etc. The improvement includes a lever having two end portions, for transferring power; a knob mounted fixedly on a central po... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5072668 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus is disclosed having stationary frame members disposed at an angle with respect to one another and supporting an ink storage member on one portion while supporting an image carrier member on the other portion. A movable member is capab... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5062361 | Credit card imprinter with one-piece slider A credit card imprinter has a flat imprinter base on which a merchant plate, a credit card and a form set are positioned. A hand operated carriage is pulled back-and-forth over the form set and imprints the merchant plate, in one direction, and the credit... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5025727 | Replaceable ink cartridge and imprinter A replaceable ink cartridge provides a means for replacing an ink roller on an imprinting device without soiling ones hands or clothes. The replaceable ink cartridge includes an ink roller which is received within and contained by a molded containment mem... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4989513 | Method for printing test and apparatus for doing the same The ink is dropped onto a flat plate, and then supplied to a printing area by a doctor blade. An impression pressure cylinder around which a material to be printed is wound is then rolled against the plate under a predetermined printing pressure, or the p... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4938132 | Hand operated imprinter apparatus A hand operated imprinter for imprinting using a credit card, onto a document, comprising a base member having a panel forming a document supporting surface, a reciprocative roller carrier member transversely spanning the base member and movable longitudi... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4893560 | Document and card positioning device for roller imprinter A card and form positioning device for easy and accurate alignment of the embossed area of a plastic card with the appropriate area of a form that is to be imprinted. The device has an L-shaped piece and pegs protruding upward from a flat guide base and t... | 01/16/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4802412 | Imprinter apparatus with changeable cassette imprint roller structure Electric motor driven imprinter apparatus for imprinting characters from a character imprint source member onto document sheets or the like, including a housing having a driven roller moved back and forth transversely across an imprint station, a horizont... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4793254 | Document and card positioning device with spring releasable base A card and form positioning device for easy and accurate alignment of the embossed area of a plastic card with the appropriate area of a form that is to be imprinted. The device has card guide corners and pegs protruding upward from a flat guide base and ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4744296 | Imprinter apparatus with document activated document and card carrier A document activated imprinter apparatus for imprinting characters from a credit card comprising a housing with entrance and exit slots, imprinting means, a carrier member with a flat upwardly facing surface, receiving and positioning means, guiding and r... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4742770 | Variable field credit card imprinter with disabling mechanism A variable field imprinter is provided including a platen carriage adapted to be reciprocated over an imprinting surface and then locked in a position to one side of the imprinting surface by a releasable blocking system. The blocking system consists of (... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4715298 | Electrically powered imprinter A motor operated imprinter is disclosed. The imprinter is easy to use as a consequence of the print bearing elements and formset being retained on a generally horizontal disposed surface. A head bearing a rolling platen is pivoted from an open position wh... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4704962 | Printing machine A printing machine that prints on forms or documents from cards having embossed characters thereon takes into account different thicknesses of cards and forms. The machine provides an even pressure downwards. The printing machine comprises a base; a print... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4676676 | Embossing imprinter including an electronic printer An embossing imprinter includes an embossing transfer roller and a data print head. The embossing transfer roller is formed mechanically integrally with the data print head. The printing formats can be electronically modified.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4655132 | Electrically powdered imprinter A motor operated imprinter is disclosed. The imprinter is easy to use as a consequence of the print bearing elements and formset being retained on a generally horizontally disposed surface. A head bearing a carriage with a rolling platen is pivoted from a... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4651642 | Credit card imprinter with disabling means A credit card imprinter is disclosed herein in which printing of the sheet is inhibited or prevented if the credit card is inadvertently incorrectly positioned on its support. The imprinter has a manually-operated printing carriage movable along a support... | 03/24/1987 |
