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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7185586 | Type-printer A select lever and a permanent magnet of a type selection mechanism of a type-printer are arranged with a gap between the magnet and the distal end of the lower part of the lever. The select lever is located untouched in a stable position that is settled by the resp... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6705224 | Stamp apparatus In a stamp apparatus, a paper-sheet object is conveyed in the arrow direction between a presser roller and an impress hub having a predetermined character/symbol string. Since a cam is rotated in the arrow direction by a rotary solenoid, it makes the presser roller ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 5806998 | Check writing machine The check writer, for imprinting checks or negotiable instruments 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 centered printing characters on the segme... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5069123 | Print wheel printer having separable trigger casing and main housing A print wheel printer includes a trigger unit casing and a main housing frame, a plurality of print wheels rotatably mounted on a print wheel shaft and having a corresponding ratchet wheel secured to one side of each print wheel. A plurality of rotatably ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4336752 | Printing apparatus of character wheel selection, stop and simultaneously printing type A printing apparatus of the type in which character wheels of respective columns are independently rotatably juxtaposed and the character wheel of each column is individually rotation-controlled to select a desired one of characters on the outer periphery... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4227454 | Hydraulically operated drum series printer A marking head rotatably supports a plurality of marking wheels that are supported for rotation by a shaft positioned in the marking head. The marking wheels each include a periphery with a plurality of marking characters positioned thereon for marking pl... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4176599 | Device for intermittently driving printing rings in a printer The printer has a plurality of printing rings each rotatably supported by a swingable layer pivoted about a pivot axis so as to be swung in an arcuate path around the pivot axis while it is rotated by a driving source about its own axis so that the printi... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4170937 | Miniaturized printer control assembly A miniaturized printer wherein the duration of each print cycle, the sequence of printing operations performed in each print cycle and the time between each print cycle is controlled by a detecting arrangement. The detecting arrangement is adapted to dete... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4142463 | Print character selection mechanism A print character selection mechanism for use with printers of the type wein print characters are circumferentially disposed about the character ring and are selectively positioned in a print position by deenergizing an electromagnetic coil is provided. ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4141291 | Mechanism for actuating a platen in a printer A mechanism for actuating a platen of a printer in which a cooperating pin and lever are provided to permit a plurality of printing rings with the desired characters thereon to be printed to be placed into a printing position, to move a platen into abutti... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4104967 | Line printer Line printer having a plurality of rotatable printing rings coaxially arranged adjacent each other and carrying on the peripheries thereof a plurality of characters for the printing and a movable roller pad adapted to abut against the printing rings at th... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4095686 | Printer having swingable printing rings Printer having swingable printing rings which are selectively swung against a platen to print a line of selected characters on a paper by selecting a desired character from a plurality of characters provided on the periphery of each printing ring during t... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4033256 | Printer An improved printer comprising a plurality of character rings provided with a plurality of characters on the respective peripheries thereof and corresponding pluralities of ratchet wheels and pawls. Each ratchet wheel is radially mounted on a character ri... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3983805 | Printer with sequentially actuated printing means A printer for printing characters on a printable medium. The printer contains a plurality of printing actuators which are selectively energized from a power supply to print the characters. Control circuitry in the printer receives character codes and ener... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3955497 | Bar code printing device An apparatus is disclosed for applying bar - half bar code to letter mail so as to permit electronically controlled mail sorting. The apparatus comprises a plurality of code wheels each having code printing elements on one surface and the corresponding nu... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3954055 | Parallel printer A parallel printer including an improved reset mechanism for resetting a ratchet and pawl mechanism after printing, is provided. An axially rotatable shaft having notched portions associated with each pawl effects a pivoting of each pawl out of engagement... | 05/04/1976 |
