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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882782 | Printing device having print head and counterpressure surface in fixed relationship A printing device for printing sheet elements (2) that are serially fed to the printing device, in particular product labels made of temperature-sensitive paper or paper substitute materials, comprises at least two separate feed devices (3a, . .... | 02/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7270491 | Code label printer, method thereof and readouted printed-code verifying system A code label printer is provided for producing code labels reliable to use in the market, the label printer checking a code such as a barcode printed on a label which is affixed on a product. In a code label printer 2, print barcode data D1 transmitted... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7186043 | Linerless web utilizing apparatus and methods having dual function stripper element There is disclosed a printer with an arrangement for assuring that a linerless tacky adhesive-backed web is reliably fed. The printer has stripper elements which terminate at tip portions which extend into the platen roll to initially cut grooves in the platen roll,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178574 | Labelling apparatus and method To label products on a conveyor, a target area for a given product conveyed on the conveyor is determined relative to a frame of reference. One of a plurality of labellers fixed at different transverse positions over the conveyor, which one labeller is at a transver... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160041 | Linerless label printer with controller to relieve print pressure following print cycle There is disclosed a hand-held printer for printing on linerless label webs wherein a thermal print head is maintained in pressure contact with the linerless web and a platen roll throughout successive printing cycles, but wherein the pressure is automatically relie... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150573 | Label printer with label supply feed control A label printer assembly has a support for a supply roll of labels on a flexible web which is fed into an ink jet printer for printing onto a label without contacting the label. After printing, the web carrying the printed label is fed beyond a tear strip to permit ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140794 | Apparatus to guide label stock in a printer A label printing apparatus for accommodating a plurality of widths of rolled label stock is provided. The label printing apparatus includes a frame, a label stock support arm extending from the frame, and a print head located for having label stock pass thereby for ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143320 | Increasing data throughput on a wireless local area network in the presence of intermittent interference A method for increasing data throughput on a wireless local area network in the presence of intermittent interference. The method of one embodiment comprises receiving a data packet through a wireless channel. Quality of the wireless channel is evaluated. A packet e... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7018491 | Method for the application of self-adhesive labels A method of applying labels to flat objects transported along a conveying path includes determining the acceleration time from the starting time of a pressure and applicator drum as far as the peripheral speed corresponding to the defined, average transport speed of... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011728 | Container-labeling and-printing synchronization apparatus and process An apparatus for printing and labeling an object such as a container is provided. The apparatus includes a printer and a label applicator. The object is presented to both the printer and the label applicator during processing. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994265 | ATM receipt A medium for printing, such as a thermal receipt roll for an ATM. The medium has two sides, each side having a plurality of marks positioned to trigger an automatic operation, such as printing, movement, or cutting of the medium when identified by a detector. Prefer... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974270 | Tape printing device The invention refers to a tape printing device (2) for hand-held operation, having a housing with a first part and a second part, wherein the first part of the housing comprises a surface with a keyboard with keys (6) for inputting desired characters t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945171 | Method of printing A method of printing information on each article of a set of articles arranged in generally parallel lanes at a printing station, the method including continuously moving a printing apparatus relative to the lanes to bring the printing apparatus into registry with e... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6915740 | Printing apparatus and a method for loading media in said apparatus The printing apparatus comprises a printer and a laminator; media that advances and is printed in the printer is fed to the laminator device. The apparatus comprises means for loading in the laminator device the leading edge of the media leaving the printer, said lo... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6890112 | Method and system for handling a linerless label web There is disclosed a linerless label web roll wherein the label web has a patterned coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on its underside between marginal side edges and at marginal side edges of the label web. The adhesive is provided in longitudinally extending ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6829970 | Tape guide device for automatic roll tape cutter Disclosed is a tape guide device for an automatic roll tape cutter, the toll tape cutter including a tape feed-out unit housed in a case for feeding out a roll tape loaded in a tape loading portion thereof through a plurality of guide rollers from a supply roller th... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6823780 | Labeling system for a candlewick A method and apparatus for printing indicia onto a candlewick to provide identification of the wick following its removal from a supply spool. The candlewick is coated prior to the printing process and a printer is used to print the indicia onto the coated wick. A r... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810801 | Method and device for printing on the surface of a strip-shaped medium A problem associated with label printers for liner-free labels is that the self-adhesive coated surface (4) of the label strip to be printed is exposed as it passes through the printer and is guided over a roller (10) that transports the label strip th... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6766844 | Peel assembly for a printer A peel assembly for separating a label from a liner is provided. The assembly includes a structure for mounting the assembly to a printer, a structure for driving the liner and labels through the assembly, a stripper for bending the liner therearound, a plurality of... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764235 | Label dispenser for franking machine The present invention relates to a label dispenser for franking machine comprising, on the one hand, a delivery roller on which a continuous tape of labels is wound and a drive means for conveying this tape along a dispenser conveying path from this delivery roller ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761113 | Label printer The invention relates to a printing device for printing labels which have been removably affixed to a carrier strip, in particular goods labels, comprising at least one label feed device which comprises at least one wiper head, as well as comprising at least one pri... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6695501 | On-demand label applicator system Improved label printing and applying apparatus (10) is provided which includes an improved digital printing assembly (12) having a rotatable impression drum (18) presenting an outer surface (20), as well as at least one digital print head (22) adjacent th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676315 | Printing and delivery device for label tags In a device for printing and delivering semi-rigid tag-type labels (5) to packaging and sealing machines a feed means has a finger (13) translationally moved to and fro, which during the working stroke grasps behind a shoulder of the respective label and ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666593 | Tape printing apparatus and image forming method and label producing method for the tape printing apparatus There are provided a tape printing apparatus and an image forming method and a label producing method for the tape printing apparatus. A second print image area as an affixing area for having a second print image affixed thereto, is set in an area of the ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6623852 | Use of a heat-sensitive recording material as a label A heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a layer support, on whose front face a heat-sensitive recording layer is arranged, containing a colorant precursor and a colorant acceptor which undergoes a colorant formation reaction when it comes into con... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619204 | Hand-held labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler which is easy to load, clean and service. The labeler has a gear driven print head wherein the print head is situated on an upper housing section and the print head is actuated from a lower housing section. The upper... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592277 | Label roll core holder associated system and label regulating guide in labeler A printing labeler having a label restraining and guiding system with a deflection member for turning back only the backing sheet of a continuous label strip composed of a backing sheet having a label peel-off layer and a plurality of labels provisionally... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585437 | 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 stoc... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6530705 | Label printer which handles label stock with and without peelable labels A label printer feeds stock having peelable labels or without peelable labels fed by a platen roller against which a print head bears. A bail carrying a bail roller which is latchable in two positions, is provided. In one of these positions, the bail roll... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6447185 | Core holding mechanism and label adjusting guide for roll-shaped label of label sticking machine A core holding device of a label sticking machine capable of assuredly holding a roll-shaped label or a core thereof, simplifying an operation for installing and removal thereof, and forming it simple and compact. Characterized in that core holding member... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428225 | Printer cassette with label stock tensioner arm and associated printer A printer media cassette includes a movable arm which defines a desired path for media stock to facilitate insertion and removal of the cassette from a printer. The cassette also includes a tensioner arm for providing slack in the media path within the ca... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6347897 | 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 t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6302604 | Rack and pinion medium roll support A rack and pinion medium roll support includes a support holder, a generally circular shape support shaft perpendicularly coupled to the support holder, and a rack and pinion mechanism, said rack and pinion mechanism comprising a pinion rotatably coupled ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6241407 | 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 t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231253 | Label printer with a peel bar, a separator bar and anti-buckle means A novel passive peel system for a printer is provided for peeling labels off of a backing. Labels secured to a backing is defined as media. The printer has a printhead for printing indicia on the labels and a platen roller. A first embodiment of the passi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6210054 | Method for applying printer registration marks to linerless label stock A web of linerless label stock having a recording layer on a top surface and an adhesive layer on a bottom surface is provided with registration marks printed onto the adhesive layer. The linerless label stock further includes perforation lines in corresp... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6203221 | Modular printer A modular printer that can be configured to provide different printing sizes, models, and features. The modular printer has a base module that includes base printing electronics, and a drive and print mechanism. Coupled to the base module are different co... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6170395 | Label stamper with a guide channel for receiving the side edge of a tape An improved label stamper which is capable of stamping prices on labels attached on a tape so as to attach the stamped labels on commodities is disclosed. A tape loading mechanism of the label stamper is constituted such that a loading case goes in and ou... | 01/09/2001 |
