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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707933 | Golf ball marker A golf ball stamper which securely holds a golf ball while the golf ball is stamped. The golf ball stamper comprises a handle, a stamping element coupled to the handle, and a golf ball receptacle sized to hold a golf ball. When the handle is pushed, the stamping ele... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7698998 | Hand held marking mechanism for marking electrical conductors A portable cable marking mechanism includes a gun-like housing with a pivotally mounted trigger assembly for moving a stamping unit along a predetermined inking path to engage in sequence an inking pad of a replaceable ink cartridge for inking the stamping unit and ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7226225 | Printing apparatus, printing method, and program In a case (101) with the shorter side at the top, a tray (121) is placed substantially vertically, an optical disk (170) is substantially vertically supported on the tray (121), and a printer section (135) is provided to be opposit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7131372 | Miniature fluid dispensing end-effector for geometrically constrained areas An end-effector precisely marks location lines (or dispense fluids) on surfaces as part of an automated part marking system. The automated part marking system that includes a multi-axis gantry robot, a calibration stand, vision or location system(s), and a series of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7008128 | System, method and apparatus for printing oversized print media Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, apparatus, and method for printing oversized print media which allow for the printing of a preassembled substrate or a single piece substrate without compromising the integrity of the print quality. Preferred em... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6983687 | Method for custom imprinting plastic identifier tags The invention is of an improved method and process for printing plastic tag blanks for producing plastic identifier tags (such as cattle ear tags). By printing images on tag blanks using conventional ink jet printers and thereafter “welding” the image to be plas... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957684 | Healing enhancement apparatus formed from multi-panel hospital bed cubicle curtain with a patient calming image Disclosed is a healing enhancement apparatus formed from a hospital bed cubicle curtain bearing a patient calming image such as an outdoor scene or other image of nature. The healing enhancement apparatus, an alternative to the sterile environment found in most hosp... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948451 | Apparatus and method for shampooing dogs, horses and other animals A shampooing tool has a “clam-shell” design for trapping the components of the tool between the complementary mating halves of the housing. The components include a barrel disposed in the upper portion of the housing and connected to a pressurized water source, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948425 | Machine for printing on articles A printer machine for printing on articles, includes a plurality of article-carriers suitable for moving in indexed manner in a plane around a circular path. Each article-carrier is stationary in an indexed position and mobile between the indexed positions, and a pl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6840167 | Multi-color pad printing apparatus and method A system for color printing in an economical, simple, yet accurate manner comprises a computer (200) which causes an inkjet printer (210) to print a multi-color image of ink (215) on the surface (302) of a pad (300). The pad is mad... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6701835 | Method for placing indicia on substrates A method for producing precise, complex patterns on a glass or plastic substrate using a writing system capable of dispensing high viscosity materials at a volume rate synchronous with the rate of movement of a flexural member relative to said substrate, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6612762 | Printer The present invention is intended to provide an economical printer which is simple in structure and uses a common tray but is capable of adapting itself to various recording media of different shapes. Adapters in which recording media can be firmly held c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6536345 | Printing on the surface of edible substrates Apparatus and a method for printing an image on an edible substrate is described. The apparatus comprises a printer head assemble having a container or containers for liquid food colorant. A support for holding an edible substrate adjacent a print head as... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6382091 | Method of coding a high-speed object A method of coding a high-speed object having a lateral travel path with a multi-digit production series number is disclosed. A first marking member and a second marking member are provided, with the second marking member positioned vertically adjacent th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5121687 | Cassette tape cartridge direct ink printing machine A printing system for directly printing on tape cassettes. A cassette feed assembly passes tape cassettes by means of a rail conveyancer to a printing assembly which has a back pressure plate subassembly on one side of the conveyancer for stiffening the c... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4928587 | Programmable pad printer A programmable pad printer which responds to an input signal by selecting one of a plurality of marks for transfer to a semiconductor. The input signal is provided to the printer from an external source, such as a semiconductor tester. The appropriate mar... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4259901 | Guide for imprinting bottle tops A truncated cone shaped guide extends downwardly from the imprinter of a conventional price marking stamp for guiding and locating the imprinter upon the top surface of a bottle cap.... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4214520 | Punch for punching markings into rolled material A punch for punching markings into rolled material such as bars, ingots, billots or slabs, relative to which the rolled material that is to be punched is guided, comprises a toolholder movable by means of a controlled piston-cylinder arrangement and punch... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4198906 | Code imprinting system having error preclusion function The system is used for imprinting indentification code on individuals of articles such as automobiles produced in quantity, particularly on an assembly line, and comprises an instruction unit to provide a data signal representing an identification code to... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4029007 | Automatic date-stamping system for vehicles entering parking areas An automatic date-stamping system for vehicles entering a parking area for a relatively long period of time, i.e., for more than one day rather than several hours, so that the accumulated charges of the parking costs at the time of leaving, are easily and... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3962971 | Gang-type price marker A price marker for simultaneously price stamping all containers in a case or carton of containers is provided. The marker includes a frame having four sets of price stamp assemblies supported therefrom and each set of assemblies includes at least three as... | 06/15/1976 |
