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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337722 | Method and device for printing objects Method for printing objects (2) whereby printing ink (5) or the like is provided on a carrier (3) which consists of a flexible, mainly flat material layer on the one hand, and whereby the printing ink (5) is transferred to the object (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331726 | Armature, wire dot printer head and wire dot printer In order to obtain joining force endurable for high-speed printing and realize an enhancement in magnetic characteristic, a plate-like arm for supporting a printing wire is laminated with a magnetic circuit forming member that is composed by laminating plural plates... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329059 | Wire dot printer head and wire dot printer A wire dot printer head of the present invention has an armature that has an arm supporting a printing wire and pivotably provided at the position opposite to the core, and a coil spring that one end comes in contact with the arm for urging the armature in the direc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7286251 | Peripheral device, printing apparatus, data acquisition method, print support method, print support system, portable communication terminal, and printing method A printer is connected to a portable communication terminal which is accessible to a server device on a network. The printer comprises an interface connected to the portable communication terminal, and an access device accessing to the server device by a circuit con... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7231859 | Mail opener apparatus A mail opener comprises a cuffily device which is movable between an operating position and a retracted position where it is inoperative. The position of the cutting device is controllable by a drive device controlled by the postage meter. The arrangement is such th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7182428 | Device for cleaning ink injection nozzles This invention relates to a device for cleaning the ink ejection nozzles of an inkjet printer head of a mail handling machine, comprising, on the one hand, a scraping means arranged in a path of travel of the mail items opposite the ink ejection nozzles and actuated... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7111554 | Lock assembly for a stamping device A lock apparatus for securing a hand-stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to establish a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand-stamping device. The locking ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7059694 | Method and system for securing printing process in mailing systems with multiple print heads A method and system that improves the security of the printing process of postage evidencing on tape media in high speed mail processing systems having multiple print heads is provided. When the mailing machine is operating in the tape mode, printing of indicia is p... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6978932 | Apparatus for converting an envelope feeding machine into an internet connected postage machine Methods and apparatus are disclosed for using existing envelope feeding machines to print IBIP indicium, and CASS approved address information and bar code information. The invention is shown to include a print head operative in response to a print signal and a cont... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976801 | Method and system for transporting mailpieces in a printing station The present invention describes a double belt transport system for moving a mailpiece into a printing area of a digital printer. The transport system includes an upper belt and a lower belt. The upper belt has a straight section to form a nip with the lower belt to ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6829993 | Lock for a hand stamping device A lock apparatus for securing a hand stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to established a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand stamping device. The lockin... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6691609 | Method and device for printing objects A method for printing an image onto an object including applying printing ink to a carrier element constructed of a flexible layer-shaped material and in communication with a pressing device having an internal region which can be pressurized with a fluid,... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6592277 | Label roll core holder associated system and label regulating guide in labeler A printing labeler having a label restraining and guiding system with a deflection member for turning back only the backing sheet of a continuous label strip composed of a backing sheet having a label peel-off layer and a plurality of labels provisionally... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6584896 | Label roll core holder associated system and label regulating guide in labeler A core holding device and a cover for roll-shaped label of a label sticking machine capable of assuredly holding a roll-shaped label or a core thereof, simplifying an operation for installation and removal thereof and forming it simple and compact, charac... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6447185 | Core holding mechanism and label adjusting guide for roll-shaped label of label sticking machine A core holding device of a label sticking machine capable of assuredly holding a roll-shaped label or a core thereof, simplifying an operation for installing and removal thereof, and forming it simple and compact. Characterized in that core holding member... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6378422 | Rotary marking device A rotary marking device for use in a multi-spindle screw machine to mark a rotating work piece. The marking device has a rotating marking wheel with marking indicia on a portion of its circumfrence. When the marking device is in marking position adjacent ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6182566 | Printer device and method for printing on a print medium In a printer device and method for printing on a print medium with a print head and with a transport device for the print medium, wherein the print head is not moved during printing, a controller is connected to sensors and actuators of a displacement dev... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6045278 | Apparatus for transporting and printing print media An apparatus for transporting and for printing print media has an inclined guide plate and a transport mechanism orthogonal to this guide plate and an auxiliary device. An ink jet print head controlled by a control unit is rigidly arranged in a recess of ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6022158 | Roll paper loading mechanism for printer A roll paper loading mechanism 2 for a printer 1 has a slide frame 25 attached to a cover frame 23, which opens and closes a top opening 22b. This cover frame 23 pivots open and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of a cover frame 28. A pla... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5988056 | Printing apparatus and method A printing device wherein top frontal positioning of motor and drive train is avoided so that the size of the top portion can be reduced thereby improving the ability of the operator to view the alignment of a printable article in relation to the printer.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5934189 | 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... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5813327 | Article transport apparatus An apparatus and method for transporting a mailpiece. The apparatus comprises an assembly for feeding the mailpieces in a path of travel; a sensor assembly for determining the length of the mailpieces; and a controller in operative communication with the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813326 | Mailing machine utilizing ink jet printer A mailing machine is disclosed in which a digital printing device, preferably of the ink jet type, is mounted for movement between one of two printing positions, in one of which the printing device will print a postage indicia direction on envelopes being... | 09/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5743181 | Check writing machine The check writer for imprinting checks is comprised of a frame having a printing line, a plurality of type segment members supported by the frame, with each segment member having a set of offset printing characters thereon on the segment member facing and... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740728 | Mailing machine A mailing machine comprising a control system, a print head having individual print elements which are selectively energizable for printing on an envelope and a transport system for feeding the envelope past the print head. The transport system including ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5716492 | Tape cutter and self-adhesive label peeler Disclosed is a tape cutter and self-adhesive label peeler which associates a tape cutter stand with an engaging arm assembly so that it may not only cut an ordinary adhesive tape but also peel self-adhesive labels off from an under layer thereof. To use t... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5640902 | Single motor meter drum and shutter bar drive of a postage meter The apparatus of this invention utilizes a cam-driven mechanism to convert a single rotary input driven by a single motor to two or more output motions each having its distinct cycle and profile of motion. This multiplicity of outputs often times requires... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5467709 | Mailing machine utilizing ink jet printer A mailing machine is disclosed in which a digital printing device, preferably of the ink jet type, is mounted for movement between one of two printing positions, in one of which the printing device will print a postage indicia direction on envelopes being... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5372065 | Value selection mechanism including means for weakening a drive gear to permit distortion thereof Value selection and printing apparatus comprising, structure for printing a value, the printing structure including a rotatable device and a drive shaft therefor, structure for selecting the value, the value selecting structure including a rack gear slida... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5271322 | Disposable postage stamp marker A disposable postage stamp marker is provided which consists of a frame and a device carried within the frame, for making a predetermined amount of visible impressions of small official government seals on mail to show that postage has been paid for the m... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5188025 | Apparatus for cleaning postage meter printing indicia A poster meter is insertable into and removable from a mail machine base receptacle. The postage meter includes a shutter bar which is slidably mounted to the meter. The shutter bar is positionable between a first position where the shutter bar is located... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5172631 | Replaceable postage meter indicia A postage meter of the flat-bed type is provided with detachable indicia plate. The indicia plate includes a plurality of tabs which are secured in receiving aperture in a formed recess in the base of the postage meter. The indicia plate also includes a l... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5168804 | Postage meter having an automatic slogan sub-module A printing mechanism sub-module for postage meters of the flat-bed type includes a meter housing with a print meter slogan aperture. A first and second print element each includes a plurality of radially locatable print faces around the center of the resp... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5020429 | Die protection assembly for preventing fraudulent printing by an electronic postage meter A postage meter module includes die protector blades to prevent fraudulent taking of postage meter imprints. A first plurality of die protectors are retracted to expose the adjacent printwheels when the meter makes a check on its internal condition. The r... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4743821 | Pulse-width-modulating feedback control of electromagnetic actuators The trajectory of an electromagnetic actuator is adjusted by pulse-width-modulating feedback control of the waveform which energizes the coil. As applied to actuators for impact printing, the objectives of the control scheme are to regulate the armature's... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4679169 | Printer hammer resetting control system A microprocessor provides to a main instruction source, A FIFO memory, various instructions (paper feed, hammer settings, . . . ) for a printer represented by instruction register thereof. For each instruction of the (A,C) type representing an operation c... | 07/07/1987 |
| 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 |
