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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166876 | Method and device for transferring a pattern from a stamp to a substrate A device (1) for transferring a pattern (12) from a stamp (10) to a substrate (20) comprises a table (22) for supporting a substrate (20), a flexible stamp (10) and a movably arranged body (25) having a pressur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7265771 | Printer capable of detecting status of unutilized ribbon A printer includes a ribbon supply end, a ribbon retrieving end, and a ribbon. The two ends of the ribbon are installed on the ribbon supply end and the ribbon retrieving end respectively. The printer further includes a print head, a print medium fixture, a driving ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6983690 | Transfer heat press A transfer heat press which is intended for use with a rotary screen printing machine, incorporates a C shaped frame mounted on a support and moveable vertically relative to said support. A heater platen is mounted to the top of the C frame. A lower platen adapted t... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6106624 | Tipper apparatus and card-issuing system The present invention relates to a tipper apparatus for pigmenting the embossed section (raised characters for copying) of a card used to perform transactions by a customer at financial institutions or the like. The tipper apparatus comprises a card feede... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5988056 | Printing apparatus and method A printing device wherein top frontal positioning of motor and drive train is avoided so that the size of the top portion can be reduced thereby improving the ability of the operator to view the alignment of a printable article in relation to the printer.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967040 | Label printer The invention relates to a printer (1) for printing labels (10) detachably affixed to a carrier strip (5a, 5b, 5c), in particular goods labels, with a label feed unit (12a, 12b, 12c) comprising a wiping head (6a, 6b, 6c) with a support surface by which th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5957047 | Adhesive mounted stencil and recording medium A simplified printer comprises: a base plate having a pedestal on which an object to be printed is placed; and a pressure plate, one end of which is pivotably connected with one end portion of the base plate; and adhesive members respectively arranged on ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934193 | MICR indicia diagnostics A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding of indicia. A diagnostic test procedure reads a printed test document and determines whether the MICR indicia are within a certain specification. A test document found to be out of specification prompts the... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5875715 | Hand-held labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler which can feed and apply a relatively long label or tape to merchandise or packaging. In one embodiment the feeding of the label web is accomplished by using a feed wheel that is driven both during the feeding stroke... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5325773 | Multi-value dispensing apparatus The invention is concerned with a low cost postage value generating apparatus wherein the number of postage imprints are determined rather than an accounting of the postage value. The apparatus has two movable print heads each having a single value font. ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5293818 | Transfer device, such as a printer device A printer device has a print body on one end of which a print head is mounted, the print body being longitudinally movable along an inking stroke and a printing stroke, with the printing stroke being angularly offset by approximately 90° from the inking ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5136937 | Printing device A frame plate is movably mounted on a guide shaft erected from a base for movement upward and downward, a space formed between the base and the frame plate being served as the insertion passage for the typing sheet. The frame plate is provided thereon wit... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5119724 | Force adjustment device in a manual pad printer A pad printer device includes a base member (2), a table member mounted on the base member, a slide member (3) slidably mounted on the table member for movement between at least two positions, and a printing pad (17) supported on printing arm (16) mounted... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5095817 | Thin film supplying mechanism A thin film supplier for supplying ink, paste etc., used in relief-plate printing devices, die bonders etc., including an original printing plate placed on a table. The printing plate is provided with a through hole, and a bridge piece is placed in this h... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4982659 | Fabric printing implement A fabric printing implement has a U-shaped, flexible support which carries at the ends of the "U" a printing head and an anvil. The printing head is formed of a recessed printing surface, and the anvil is formed of a tapered surface. The combination of th... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4899173 | Time clock device This invention relates to a time clock device, which contains a hinged time card shelf, which is adapted to be pressed down by the user of the time clock when he inserts his time card into the time clock. Upon pressing down on the time card and time card ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4796527 | Value printing die protection mechanism in a postage meter machine A die protection mechanism that prevents the taking of fraudulent, non-metered impressions from the value printing die surface of a postage meter machine. A linkage assembly is pivotally supported adjacent the print wheels of the postage meter machine suc... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4746233 | Automatic printing apparatus utilizing turnaround document Automatic printing apparatus wherein a single turnaround item-document is utilized as an initial source of intelligible information-data and thereafter by comparing certain of the data on the document with additional data inputted thereto by means of oper... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4579054 | Stand-alone electronic mailing machine This invention relates to a stand-alone electronic mailing machine that includes a postage metering device. The invention has particular utility when utilized in a mailing machine of the reciprocating platen type. The entire drive mechanism, setting mecha... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4537128 | Hand printer designed to enable a handicapped person to apply a signature to a document A system designed to enable persons incapable of manipulating a writing implement to sign papers and/or documents comprising a holder for the document to be signed, a holder for a transfer sheet for holding the transfer sheet adjacent that portion of the ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4523523 | Mailing machine with envelope insertion sensing apparatus An electronically controlled mailing machine is provided which includes a housing having a slot into which an envelope may be inserted, a platen movably connected to said housing, a print head overhanging said platen, and structure for moving the platen i... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519311 | Auxiliary printing device for a postage meter In a postage meter, an auxiliary printing device is included for printing additional information on a mail piece relating to the type of mail being processed. The postage meter is of the flat printing type and a multi-faced printing member containing the ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4438698 | Endorsing apparatus utilizing holding force pressure A self-supported, free standing, demountable, printing/endorsing apparatus including a demountably removable, replaceable, adjustable printing module having ribbon transporting and re-inking means integral therewith. Solenoid actuated means operably, driv... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4307661 | Printer with sheet feeder having registering station and suction conveyor To print on each of a number of sheets, the sheets are advanced, preferably in underlapped form, up to registering stops. When a sheet has been registered at the stops, suction is applied to an underlying conveyor, the stops are withdrawn and the sheet is... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4278018 | Printing means A printing device is provided for printing bar code or other indicia on record media such as bank checks and similar documents. The bar code indicia consists of a series of symbols which may be "01" or "10", in which "1" is represented by the presence of ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4220081 | Sheet feeding, registering and printing apparatus A sheet feeding, registering and printing apparatus has one or more printing units for printing desired characters on a sheet, and means for feeding such a sheet positively to and from a printing position with respect to each printing unit. The feeding me... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4220085 | Low-noise printing device This invention relates to a printing device having a flat printing pad and a printing anvil that serves as a support for a data carrier having raised characters. The device makes printing impressions upon printing assemblies which include at least one she... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4201619 | Portable label printing and applying machine A portable label printing and applying machine: a platen to support the label to be printed is attached to the machine frame; a printing head is placed above the platen; a spring pushes the printing head down toward the platen with a constant pressure and... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4188255 | Price labelling apparatus A price labelling apparatus comprises a lever brake centrally and pivotally mounted to a pivot pin rigid with a fixed unit and having a first end adapted to exert pressure on the label web, and a second end at a position opposing an adjustable projection ... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4162651 | Document printer Disclosed is a document printer of the type suitable for imprinting messages upon individual documents fed into the apparatus (e.g., bank checks). The apparatus includes an internal printing station disposed along a document feed path. The path includes a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4116747 | Hand-held labeler There is disclosed a labeler having a frame and a subframe, with a print head movably mounted on the subframe for cooperation with a platen. A label hold-down member is disposed in overlying relation to the platen. The subframe carries a label roll compos... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4037535 | High speed printing apparatus The disclosure relates to item or document signing apparatus for imprinting a legally acceptable signature and/or date, etc., upon individual items or documents fed on demand thereto at high speed from an input to an output hopper in a stop-start operatio... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4018154 | Printing apparatus for cash register Printing apparatus particularly suited to a cash register includes a hammer arranged to move printing paper into engagement with type wheels located on the other side of the paper. A cam and linkage move the hammer into and out of contact with the paper. ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3995730 | Dot matrix impact printer having retractable platen A dot matrix impact printer includes a retractable platen which positions an elongated sheet of paper in a location where a print head prints a line of data on the paper. In a second mode of operation, the insertion of a form, shorter than the elongated s... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3952652 | Label printing and applying apparatus There is disclosed label printing and applying apparatus by which labels are successively printed and applied to merchandise. The apparatus feeds pressure sensitive labels mounted on a web of supporting material to a printing zone and to a delaminating zo... | 04/27/1976 |
