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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980774 | Recording apparatus including temperature detector A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires pro... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7665919 | Recording apparatus and recording control device including temperature detector A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7347519 | Printing apparatus, controlling method and computer program A printing apparatus is provided which can utilize a power supply to its maximum capacity without overly degrading throughput. A print area that can be printed in one scan of a print head is divided into a plurality of blocks. The number of data indicating print in ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330201 | Thermal printer and method for operating same A printer that applies donor material from donor patches on a donor web to a receiver medium using a thermal printhead that generates heat and a method for operating such a printer are provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a print order requesting t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7272732 | Controlling power consumption of at least one computer system At least one computer system receives power from a power system having a maximum power output based on a nominal power consumption of the at least one computer system. The power system is operable to detect an amount of power consumed by the at least one computer sy... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7068401 | Optical scanning apparatus having a carriage locking device An optical scanning apparatus including a chassis having a panel, the panel having an opening defined therethrough. The apparatus has a scanner carriage which is moveably supported within the chassis. A carriage locking device includes an elongated locking member wh... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014375 | Thermal printer and method determining battery condition based on temperature A tape print apparatus is capable of setting a weak voltage value, serving as a criterion on indicating a power weakness condition on a display, to an appropriate voltage value based on various kinds of usage conditions by considering that the degree of consumption ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6695495 | Constant density printer system An ink density closed loop control system for an ink ribbon of an impact printer having a reservoir roller formed of an ink absorbent material with at least one or more channels within the reservoir roller fluidly connected to a pump and ink supply. A tra... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6659663 | Head drive circuit for impact dot printer For a print head in an impact dot printer, a drive transistor 33 is connected in series to a head coil 59 that drives a print wire, and a pulse 32 is used to turn the drive transistor 33 on and off. Thus, the drive current i is supplied to the head coil 5... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5452958 | Drive coil protection apparatus and method and printer incorporating the apparatus The invention provides an drive coil protection apparatus and method and a printer incorporating the apparatus. A rank memory stores a preset rank value associated with a reference drive coil in the print head of a printer. The preset rank value character... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5382101 | Printer driving apparatus for line printer A printer driving apparatus for a line printer comprises: a measuring circuit to measure the number of print dots; and a driving circuit which can change drive timings of dots of a print head in correspondence to a print ratio in each print cycle. When th... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5302033 | Burning damage protecting apparatus and method for a printing head in a printer A burning damage protecting apparatus and method for a printing head in a printer comprising a printing head actuating circuit having a driver and a coil, a headpin-driver actuating electric power source which is connected to the printing head actuating c... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5188465 | RMS power controller for dot-matrix printers Method and apparatus for use with dot-matrix printers to ensure that the maximum heat dissipation of critical components associated with the printhead is not exceeded during high density printing. The number of dots to be printed are determined by a count... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5156469 | Impact dot printer An improved impact dot print head having improved electrical integrity and improved heat radiating qualities is provided. The print head includes a magnetic frame, a plurality of solenoids coil for driving print wires mounted on the frame, a nose for guid... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5152619 | Dot-matrix printer with dot counter and temperature sensor for efficient high-quality printing A dot-matrix printer with a print head having plural print elements which are disposed in a row and selectively activated to form a dot or dots in a vertical row of a dot matrix pattern representing a character, having a device for adding to a content of ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5137377 | Dot matrix printer having a print head position adjusting feature dependent on thermal deformation of platen or the like In dot impact printers, a platen or a print head may be thermally expanded or contracted due to heat generated from a driver of a print head, with the result that a gap between the print head and a sheet of print paper on the platent varies. In order to m... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5114252 | Printer with protection from discharge line disconnection In a printer that includes a carriage section having a print head with a plurality of drive coils provided therein, and a control unit having a power supply circuit supplies drive power to the print head, and a cable having conductors for connecting the c... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5064302 | Temperature control in a wire dot printer A wire dot printer has a thermistor that detects the temperature of a print head and a counter that starts counting when the detection temperature exceeds an alarm temperature. The printer can be controlled by switching over between normal-printing and re... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5054941 | Print head driving circuit for a wire dot printer A drive circuit for a wire dot print head including a driving coil, a print lever attracted by the coil in a first direction, a spring for biasing the print lever in a second opposite direction and a damper includes a DC power source connected to a first ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5042375 | Device for temperature control of a print head or of a hammer block including an electromagnetic coil A switching signal, either for the switching off of the print head (20), or for a lowering of the operating frequency, or for a switching-on/switching-off control of a blower motor, is employed in connection with an installation of a temperature surveilla... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4978239 | Temperature limiting apparatus and method for printer A printer in which the heat build-up in the printhead is limited by determining whether the printhead temperature is at its temperature threshold. If so, the printing is not allowed to proceed untilt the printhead has cooled sufficiently so that the print... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4877344 | Impact printer temperature control device In a control device for an impact printer for performing a printing operation at a first printing speed, a temperature sensing element, provided such that the temperature of an electromagnet unit can be directly or indirectly detected, is operated at a fi... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4778293 | Dot matrix print head A dot matrix print head has a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the print head itself. When the detected temperature exceeds a preset temperature, the temperature sensor produces and output signal for stopping or slowing down the dot mat... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4653940 | Dot-matrix printer with dot counter for efficient high-quality printing A dot-matrix printer with a print head having plural print elements which are disposed in a row and selectively activated to form a dot or dots in a vertical row of a dot matrix pattern representing a character, comprising: a device for calculating a dot ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4634303 | Actuator for dot matrix printhead An improved dot matrix actuator is provided which includes a magnetic circuit formed of a yoke assembly and a pivotal armature. The armature is pivotally supported with respect to the yoke by means of a flexure assembly which eliminates the need for a tru... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4540295 | Method for controlling the temperature of the printing head of an impact printer A method for controlling the temperature of the printing head of an impact printer, capable of selectively changing the printing mode of the impact printer between the bidirection printing mode in which the printing head performs printing operation while ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4264219 | Device for driving dot printing bars in a dot printer The device for driving dot printing bars in a dot printer comprises at least one dot printing bar movable between two positions, an electromagnetic device controlling the operation timing of the bar, a periodically reciprocal operation member operable whe... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4077505 | Printing device for calculating, accounting and similar printing machines A dot-matrix printing device for a printing office machine, comprising a series of striking bars in the proximity of the recording medium movable transversely of the medium for printing dots in different locations. The bars are adapted to be actuated by t... | 03/07/1978 |
