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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7144097 | Inkjet recording device and inkjet recording method Provided is an inkjet recording device that has a conveying unit for conveying a recording medium, plural recording head groups each structured by plural unit heads disposed along the conveying direction, and an ink receiving unit for receiving ink discharged from t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7085001 | Method for applying a material on a photoconductor The present invention is an automated arrangement for applying strip material to a web belt. One purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution to the known problem of securing material to an organic photoconductor (“OPC”) belt material in an automate... | 08/01/2006 |
| 5906156 | Rotary press having additional printing apparatus There is disclosed a simple and compact additional printing apparatus for a rotary press and a printing unit. The additional printing apparatus includes an ink jet printing device comprising an ink jetting nozzle section and unnecessary ink droplet deflec... | 05/25/1999 |
| 4951564 | Piggyback recorder for adding second recorder to a printer terminal A piggyback recorder for use in a printer terminal having a first recorder for printing a first set of data on a document, such as a receipt document. The piggyback recorder is detachably mounted piggyback onto the first recorder, thereby providing a seco... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4917010 | Franking machine with variable and fixed data thermal printhead A franking machine is disclosed which has a thermal printer for printing variable and non-variable information at a single print station. The non-variable information is printed by thermal print elements having a form corresponding to the information patt... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4867058 | Document transport and printing apparatus A document transport and printing apparatus which utilizes an associated clutch for use in printing and endorsing documents like checks at a printing station in the apparatus. The apparatus utilizes a single input shaft as an input member for the clutch a... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4812060 | Apparatus for processing card tickets, in particular travel tickets including a magnetic track Apparatus for processing card tickets includes a printing and/or encoding module (1), having means for driving a ticket along a path internal to the module (1) in order to pass it through a ticket print station and, where appropriate, a ticket encoding st... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4704960 | Print assembly for magnetic and clear printing magnetic cards and the like This print assembly comprises a carousel element having circumferentially a plurality of support elements supporting each a stack of magnetic cards to be printed magnetically and in clear, actuators drivingly connected to and rotating the carousel element... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4702630 | Facsimile-printer apparatus A facsimile-printer combination of a dot-matrix type, including: a first and a second printing device operable in a fascimile mode and a printer mode according to first and second printing information, respectively, for selectively producing dots on a rec... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4684269 | Apparatus for printing with character fonts and dot-matrix printing in the same line A composite printing apparatus including a first printing assembly which has character fonts, and a second printing assembly for printing characters with a matrix of dots, wherein a series of input printing data corresponding to a plurality of successive ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4595303 | Printing apparatus with two print heads A printing apparatus having a first and a second printing assembly supported on a carrier which reciprocates along a line of printing defined on a platen. The first printing assembly has type elements adapted to be abuttable on the platen for printing cha... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4580144 | Postal fixed and variable data thermal printer The invention features a high speed thermal printing mechanism having a dichotomized printing sequence. The thermal printing mechanism is particularly useful for printing postal values and indicia upon postage tape in a variable and fixed format, respecti... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4527918 | Apparatus for both printing characters and plotting graphs A printing apparatus having a first printing unit provided with a plurality of type elements and adapted to print characters and symbols and a second printing unit capable of plotting optionally, graphs and figures, and capable of attaining both high qual... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4519048 | Postage meter system for communicating platen movement to a microprocessor to signal completion of printing The invention has particular utility when utilized in a stand-alone electronic mailing machine of the reciprocating platen type. The entire drive mechanism, setting mechanism, and control devices as well as the postage metering mechanisms are all containe... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4444519 | Printers A printer capable of operation as a dot matrix printer, and, alternatively, as a daisy wheel printer, the printer including the carriage providing for the mounting of a daisy wheel and associated hammer solenoid or a dot matrix printhead, the carriage inc... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4389126 | Serial impact printer having two printing modes A serial impact printer has two printing modes, one being a formed-character mode and the other a dot matrix mode. A plurality of dot matrix wires are disposed behind a character carrying member having characters on fingers. One of the wires impacts a sel... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4345521 | Inhibiting means for postage register parcel identification system Mechanism for selectively inhibiting automatic advancement of the print wheels of a value printing mechanism, such as a postage register printing system having a rotatable printing head, whereby a previously printed value may be repeated on the next, or s... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4328749 | Information recording method and apparatus, and a half-product obtained thereby A method for recording a variant information and a steady information onto a recording medium, wherein the variant information and an identification information for designating the steady information which is to be recorded later are first recorded, and t... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4326460 | Indicating device for an option printing cylinder Device for indicating types of mail for an option printing cylinder in franking machines, including side plates disposed on the option printing cylinder, another printing cylinder supported between the side plates in the option printing cylinder, a toothe... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4262589 | Apparatus for embossing and printing information on charge sales slip Apparatus for embossing and imprinting information on credit card sales slips in a manner compatible with fully automatic data processing, including a movable magnetic read head mounted to an embossing mechanism for reading the customer information from a... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4129075 | Line printer Line printer having a plurality of coaxially arranged rotatable printing rings each bearing a series of characters to selectively effect printing on a paper and a platen movable toward in contact with and away from the printing rings so as to effect print... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4085670 | Check digit numbering mechanisms A check digit numbering mechanism for generating check digits in accordance with a check digit load setting utilizes a check digit printing mechanism for printing a check digit on a printing medium including serial reference numerals. The check digit prin... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4069755 | Ribbonless endorser for printing both fixed and variable information on moving documents An endorser for use in document processing apparatus is provided with a matrix wire printer for printing variable information on documents as they are transported at a controlled speed along a transport path forming part of an endorsing station, and with ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3951061 | Label printing apparatus A strip of label material is fed from a supply roll to a preprint unit which incorporates a set of strip feed rolls driven by an electric motor-reducer drive unit. The drive unit is adapted to be stopped by a rotary solenoid actuated brake controlled by a... | 04/20/1976 |
