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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5419247 | Apparatus for inking an ink ball printing plate An ink container 1 has an open bottom surrounded by a closed sidewall 3 whose lower edge 3a bears against the upper surface of a flat printing plate 15. Ink 31 in the container is applied to the plate as the latter is reciprocated horizontally. An apertur... | 05/30/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5134932 | Self adjusting printing device and method A marking device and method using a plate holder with a printing plate attached, an X-Y-Z driver which moves the plate holder in the X, Y and Z directions, a camera installed downstream of the printing position on a work piece feeding line so that the cam... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4760788 | Reciprocating print head marking apparatus An angularly orientated print head is displaced by a reciprocating power actuator from contact with a wet inking surface along a fixed travel path having acceleration and deceleration portion. A shock absorbing guide roller stabilizes the orientation of t... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4567826 | Label marker for a confined area A label marker for a confined area, such as between a stack of labels to be imprinted, and ink pad, and a closely disposed conveyor for articles to which the labels are to be affixed, has a print head which reciprocates between and ink pad and the exposed... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4553476 | Ink pad There is disclosed an ink pad having an elongated one-piece body of molded plastic construction and an ink receptive pad supported by the body. The body has a bottom wall with projections adapted to engage in corresponding holes in a carrier support. The ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4542690 | Heat-sensitive printing machine A heat-sensitive printing machine is disclosed. The printing machine includes a platen upon which a heat-sensitive printing medium may be placed. A printing head has raised portions defining the indicia to be printed. A heater is provided for heating the ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4494455 | Device for preparing die members of a platen press A device for aiding in preparing a die member of a platen press to have recesses in registry with tools of a punch member characterized by a pressing station having an upper and lower bolster for receiving a pressure-forming device and a stack including a... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4423680 | Automatic contact ink stamping apparatus An automatic contact ink stamping apparatus for printing predetermined indicia particularly adapted for marking assembly lines parts or other objects which is characterized by a dual acting piston stroke assembly which is operatively attached to a stamp p... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4358997 | Address printing machine The invention relates to an address printing machine having a flat printing pad, a printing anvil, and two driving systems. The printing anvil serves as a support for a data carrier with raised characters and for a printing assembly having at least one sh... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4240344 | High speed unit printer and inker therefor A high speed unit printer comprising an intermittently rotating ink disc having a substantially horizontal surface on which a supply of ink is deposited. A collecting blade continuously directs the ink into a narrow stream near the periphery of the disc. ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4029010 | Electromagnetic printing device This invention relates to a relatively small printing device for printing onto a printing assembly of the kind having at least one form and an ink transferring ribbon associated with it. The printing device is top loading and includes a flat printing pad ... | 06/14/1977 |
