Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331728 | Printer having a platen A printer includes a print head for printing on a print medium and a platen which supports the print medium, and is located opposite to the print head. The print head is linearly moved along the print medium. The platen includes first and second end portions and an ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5070781 | Card embossing apparatus and method An embossing apparatus (22) includes an embossing wheel (28) having a punch side (30) and a die side (32). The embossing wheel (28) has punch blocks (50) and die blocks (52) spaced around its periphery. A card (20) is carried to an embossing position by c... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5048414 | Automatic stamper Described herein is an automatic stamper for imprinting desired letters or characters on documents, which is of the type including a printing block having a plural number of stamp units mounted around the circumference of a drum, a support frame rotatably... | 09/17/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4144810 | Portable label printing-dispensing machine A portable label printing and dispensing machine which includes: a printing device fixed to the machine frame; a movable platen positioned under the printing device; a spring held against exerting a biasing force; means to release the spring to push up th... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4116129 | Method for printing combinations of signs in a predetermined number and in an irregular sequence Combinations of signs in a series of a predetermined number of combinations are printed in an irregular sequence by means of printing plates supplied one at a time to a printing station. The sequence of the plates is changed from one print of the series t... | 09/26/1978 |
