Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6766842 | 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 housing se... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6672357 | Hot-stamping device This invention relates to a hot-stamping device comprising a stamping arm with one end being a free end, a stamping section adapted to apply pressure to a hot-stamping foil positioned at the free end to a value-added medium such as ticket wherein the hot-... | 01/06/2004 |
| 5988249 | 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... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5910227 | 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... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5761996 | Pivoting time recorder In a pivoting time recorder, an inner frame is erected from a base. A printer assembly interfaces with the inner frame at a pivot. The pivot and printer assembly are suspended over the base, forming a slot for insertion of a document therebetween. The pri... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5269220 | Ink tray and platen drive train for a flat bed postage printing apparatus The drive system for a mailing flat bed postage printing apparatus includes a postage meter cartridge having an indicia plate mounted in the base of the printing apparatus. An inking system is included for inking the indicia plate. The inking system inclu... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5044276 | Table-top apparatus for printing on web of record members The printing apparatus is composed essentially of molded plastics material. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which can print both standard type tags and labels, string tags and pin tickets. The apparatus has a print head operabl... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4977829 | Printing apparatus with finger-engageable recess providing a carrying handle Printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which can print both stan... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4881462 | Portable electrical labelling machine A portable electrical labeling machine is capable of printing and dispensing labels automatically. A driving device engages label-carrying tape that is transparent to infra-red rays, drawing the tape past a photocell and a printing stamp. The photocell de... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4635547 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4627348 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4627347 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4556442 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4544433 | Device for intermittently transporting a label bearing tape in a manually operated labeler An apparatus is described by which a label bearing tape can be transported intermittently in a manually operated labeler. The device contains a transporting carriage (19) reciprocable along the label bearing tape (5). In the carriage a latch (22) with a c... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4527475 | Imprinter printhead and shuttle assembly An intermittent motion imprinter of the type having a reciprocal marker head suspended from a shaft, an opposed anvil, tape supply and take-up reels, a tape advance mechanism and a reciprocal shuttle driving the head and tape advance mechanism, has a comm... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4516493 | Apparatus for imprinting and cutting a tape or ribbon An apparatus for serially imprinting and cutting a tape such as an award ribbon includes a pneumatically actuated, heated imprinter and sequentially operated, pneumatically actuated cutter and trimmer. A stepping motor provides incremental movement of the... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4491497 | Hand labeling apparatus The invention relates to a hand labeling apparatus for printing and applying adhesive labels on articles. The apparatus comprises a printer (21) held by a printer carrier (20) which is pivotable between an inoperative and an operative position. In the ino... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4471691 | Printing apparatus with reciprocating feed finger assembly There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4441425 | Printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus composed essentially of molded plastics material which has relatively few parts, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and is lightweight and portable. The apparatus is illustrated as being of the table top type which ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4435245 | Apparatus for imprinting and dispensing pressure-sensitive labels adhering to a carrier tape Disclosed is an apparatus for imprinting and dispensing pressure-sensitive labels adhering to a carrier tape. The apparatus comprises an operating lever for controlling a printing mechanism and for controlling a feed means for stepwise drawing of the carr... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4407692 | Hand-held electrically selectable labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler having a print head with electrically selectable printing elements for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. The labeler has a housing with a handle and structure for mounting a roll of pressure sensitive ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4387641 | Label printing apparatus An apparatus for thermographically printing a succession of labels or the like is disclosed. A continuous strip of labels is stepwisely fed by a label feed assembly to a printing pad at a printing station, while a conventional thermographic strip is simul... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4369085 | Hand-held labelling device The present invention relates to a hand-held labelling device for printing, detaching and dispensing individual adhesive labels mounted on a backing strip and for applying such labels to articles to be labelled, the label tape being guided from a reel of ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4308797 | Apparatus for printing or applying self-adhesive labels A hand-held labeller for printing and/or applying self-adhesive labels which adhere as a strip or separately at equal distances on a carrier strip, the apparatus comprising a frame; a supply member mounted with respect to the frame for mounting the carrie... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4290840 | Label printing and applying apparatus There is disclosed a hand-held label printing and applying apparatus for printing on labels releasably adhered to a web of supporting material, the apparatus having a print head and a platen with an impression control mechanism for the print head, a trave... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4280863 | Label printing and applying apparatus There is disclosed a hand-held label printing and applying apparatus having an impression control mechanism. The apparatus includes a pair of relatively movable slides. A first slide is driven in response to movement of a manually operable actuator and a ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280862 | Label printing and applying apparatus There is disclosed a hand-held label printing and applying apparatus having an impression control mechanism. The apparatus includes a pair of relatively movable slides. A first slide is driven in response to movement of a manually operable actuator and a ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4265176 | Clog preventive device for label printing and applying machine A clog prevention device is disclosed for use with a label printing and applying machine. The clog prevention device includes a pair of juxtaposed label guide walls which extend longitudinally up from and at both sides of the printing platen. A label rece... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4264396 | Labelling machines A labelling machine has a push button switch, actuation of which causes a label to be printed by a thermographic printing head with selected data which has been stored in a microprocessor by operation of a keyboard. The printed label is fed by an electric... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4257323 | Multi-purpose printing machine The invention relates to a printing machine which makes it possible to effect ink or dry letterpress printing of different objects or to make moulds for stamps. The invention provides a printing machine having a movable head which carries a printing unit ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257328 | Strip label printer This invention relates to an improved strip label printer and especially to a shuttle mechanism therefor that advances the label strip in incremental fashion and, in addition, functions to actuate the printing head during the time the shuttle is returning... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4253395 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler The disclosure concerns a constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler. A continuous strip of labels is fed in increments by manual squeezing of a hand lever. The constant pressure printing mechanism includes a retaining member hinged ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4241655 | Printer with indexed orientation of print head relative to web movement The invention contemplates a non-rotary printing machine which accommodates continuously moving web along a single path of movement, for recycled precision imprinting of specially characterized information; the printing involves cooperative use of a print... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4207131 | Apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels Disclosed are three embodiments of a hand-held apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels. All the embodiments are disclosed as having a housing, a rigid, metal, frame plate mounted by the housing, a platen and a cooperating print head,... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206702 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler A constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler: an actuating lever, pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, which are pivotally connected to each other; a printing head i... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4201133 | Printing pressure damping mechanism for hand labeler A printing pressure damping mechanism for use with a hand labeler: a hand lever is pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler. A printing head is carried by the hand lever so that it may move toward a printing platen when the hand lever is squee... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4201134 | Printing pressure damping mechanism for hand labeler A printing pressure damping mechanism for a hand labeler: A printing platen is pivotally mounted on the frame of the hand labeler. The platen has a printing portion at one side of its center of pivotal motion. A hand lever pivotally connected to the frame... | 05/06/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4182239 | Cable and hose marking machine A cable and hose marking machine for imprinting identifying markings on plastic covered cable or hose, which is fed through the machine by a continuously rotating pulley. At timed intervals a cam mechanism disengages the drive and actuates a printing head... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4152984 | Inking mechanism for printing apparatus There is disclosed printing apparatus having a print head, a cooperable platen, and an inking mechanism with a traveling inker. The inker includes a low cost ink cartridge and the printing apparatus yieldably mounts the ink cartridge. The inker alternatel... | 05/08/1979 |
