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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278794 | Wire dot printer head and wire dot printer In order to realize a stabilized pivotal movement of an armature to thereby obtain pivotal force required for high-speed printing, a pivot shaft is held such that an armature having an attracted face that is in contact with a core, that has a coil wound therearound ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7063018 | Method and apparatus for detecting the edge of an imaging media A system for determining the location of an edge of a sheet of media for alignment purposes utilizes a beam of light directed at the media surface to produce a reflected light beam. The reflected light beam intensity varies in response to the reflectivity of the sur... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6682233 | Supporting structure of an armature of a wire dot printer head In a wire dot printer head of the present invention, an armature is formed by coupling a magnetic circuit formation member having a supported piece with one end inserted into a cavity formed on a surface of a yoke to an arm coupled to a wire. The supporte... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6109922 | Device for representing relief items An apparatus for conveying information includes a perforated plate having a plurality of circular openings; at least one pin (5, 15, 25, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85) which is axially movable to project through and above a respective circular opening, an el... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5502965 | Device for generating operating states characterized by differences in height in mechanical actuators A device is described for generating operating states characterized by dirences in height in actuators arranged in a matrix. In order to enable operating states which are characterized by differences in height to be produced in mechanical actuators in cl... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5449292 | Tactile reading device This invention discloses a tactile reading device including sensing rods that are supported to be vertically movable, piezo-electric actuating elements disposed in the vertical direction such that their free end portions are directed upward, and pushing-u... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5422660 | Thermal printer with print head support device A thermal printer print head support device allows the position of the thermal print head printing element to be shifted to the front or the rear relative to the platen axis. Thereby the printing pressure is varied and the print quality is optimized by ma... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5413421 | Printing head device A printing head device according to the present invention includes a plurality of printing pins corresponding to respective dots, a plurality of first pin drive plates having the printing pins fixed thereon and having surfaces on which first electrodes ar... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5191922 | Two-on-one snap, self installing and supporting curtain and valance assembly A self-supporting curtain and valance assembly for direct mounting onto a single curtain rod or shower-bath support, installed in juxtaposition with a window, door, shower-bath area or the like, is disclosed. The assembly (10) includes a curtain subassemb... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5165897 | Programmable tactile stimulator array system and method of operation A tactile stimulator array system and method of operational incorporating a plurality of tactile elements having touch-stimulating portions which are positioned through corresponding openings formed in a touch plate. The tactile elements are moved by actu... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4913570 | Print wire driving device for wire type dot printer A print wire driving device for a wire dot printer includes a plate like member having slots therein. The slots are arranged opposite the cores of a magnetic core block. The cores are arranged in a circle and project from the core block. The slots extend ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4684270 | Print element, printer and method of printing A serial print element for use with a serial matrix font type printer for printing dot matrix type graphics with a serial matrix font type printer and a method of printing dot matrix graphics with a serial matrix font type printer. The print element inclu... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4664540 | Mechanism utilizing resilient energy A mechanism which greatly reduces the number of components to be manufactured and assembled, and incorporates a kinetic energy storage system into a printing arm-stylus arrangement, and by which incorporation, stored or resilient energy is utilized to pro... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4652156 | Programmable marking machine A portable frame is supported for vertical movement on a pair of posts adjacent the surface of a table for receiving an object to be marked. A traveling plate is supported for movement on the frame in the horizontal plane above the surface of the object o... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4613241 | Printing mechanism for dot matrix printers A dot-type printer of the type using printing pins or wires is improved by employing a driving system which includes a variable-volume sealed container enclosing a pressure transmitting medium. Electrodes are disposed in the medium and are closely spaced ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4572680 | Stamping apparatus for providing workpieces with different embossed marks Apparatus for stamping different embossed marks into metallurgical or rolled products comprises a plurality of juxtaposed punches, which are axially slidably mounted in a punch holder, and a punch actuator for actuating said punches. To permit a stamping ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4540296 | Bar band intersectional matrix printer A dot matrix printer is described in which the dots are formed by impact at an intersection between a raised ridge on a platen and a vertical ridge or bar font member. A moving belt carries a plurality of individually mounted vertical bar segments. The ba... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4506999 | Program controlled pin matrix embossing apparatus Apparatus for forming multi-character messages on the surfaces of solid materials wherein an array of marker pins (88-94) are selectively pneumatically actuated from a corresponding array of solenoid actuated valves (102-104, 106). The marker pins are ret... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4472072 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus having a plurality of printing wires or hammers. The printing apparatus has a main drive driven continuously at a resonance frequency so as to supply energy to the plurality of printing wires or hammers, a plurality of selective drive... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4462706 | Stackable dot matrix printing cartridge modules A high degree of flexibility and speed in dot matrix printing are achieved by providing printing cartridge modules that are so thin, a number can be stacked together and run simultaneously. Depending on the array used, several lines can be printed at the ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4302115 | System for driving print wires for printers A print wire driver for dot matrix impact printers comprises a pair of yokes made of magnetic material, a solenoid disposed between the yokes, an armature extending through the solenoid, and a print wire connected to the end of the armature. One of the yo... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4279520 | Print mechanism for wire printer A print mechanism for a wire printer has a robust single-turn closed-loop transformer secondary winding as the moving part for driving a print wire into and out of a print position. Each secondary winding threads a transformer core on which is wound a mul... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4248540 | Printer arm An arm for holding the impact stylus of a high speed dot matrix printer is fabricated from a single stamping which when properly folded defines two members having C-shaped cross-sections joined by a thin web. The web is folded around the stylus to bring t... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4230411 | Matrix printer A matrix printer in which a plurality of printing punches in the form of sheet strips are arranged parallel to each other and are driveable in different combinations, according to the characteristics to be printed, by means of drive systems arranged in se... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4218148 | Matrix printing cell and head assembly An improved printing cell and head for dot matrix impact printers, including an armature of exceptionally low mass mounted on a pair of straight, cylindrical spring elements, and driven by a pair of coils wired in parallel. By careful selection of the ram... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4211493 | Impact printing apparatus The disclosure is of an impact printer assembly for use in facsimile machines or the like comprising a housing which contains a plurality of parallel slidable plates, each of which carries an electrical winding in the form of a coil. Each plate and its co... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4188133 | Dot matrix impact printer employing magnetic dot elements A plurality of magnetic dot elements are provided, each of which comprises a cylindrical magnet and a conical impact member fixed to the cylindrical magnet. The magnetic dot elements are rotatable and can shift their positions along their axes. A magnetic... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4174182 | Needle printing head A plurality of printing needles forming an array are mounted in a printing head and are periodically driven to impact a printing ribbon onto a recording medium. The printing head contains a brake for each needle so that selected needles can be prevented f... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4134691 | Printing head A printing head for dot matrix printers, including novel electromagnet structures for driving individual printing wires. In each electromagnet, a pair of coils generally radial to the printing wire axis drive an armature coaxial with the printing wire and... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4089401 | Segmented printout device A printout device for calculators and the like includes a plurality of print segments, each encased in elastomer and embedded in a rigid block with the lower, indicia forming ends flush with the lower surface of the block. The upper end of each print segm... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4049108 | Actuator for a matrix print head An actuator including a solenoid and a "U"-shaped leaf spring. One end of the leaf spring is fixed to one end of the solenoid and the other end (a free end) of the leaf spring is located near the opposite end of the solenoid and is free to be attracted to... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4027762 | Dot printer Each wire of a wire printer is driven by a separate pneumatic motor. Each motor is actuated by compressed air which is selectively passed through an electrically operated valve for each motor. Each valve is actuated by an electric signal indicating whethe... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3976180 | Matrix printer comprising one or more stackable groups of printing wires A matrix printer comprising one or more identical groups of printing wires which are guided in ducts in stackable plates of synthetic material. In the case of a plurality of stacked groups, the distance at the area of the printing ends of the wires betwee... | 08/24/1976 |
