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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177443 | Handheld pattern creating device and method of use of same A handheld pattern creating device and method of use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a rotational member is rotatably positioned within a housing under the power of a first drive mechanism to angularly traverse an x-y plane. A rail track is disposed on... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7866904 | Desktop card printer with indent printing apparatus and method of printing An indent printing apparatus that is capable of indent printing on both sides of a document. A desktop card printer that uses the indent printing apparatus, a method of personalizing a document in the printer, and a ribbon cartridge used with the indent printing app... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7654759 | Safety mechanism in an automatic engraving assembly A safety mechanism includes multiple positioning recesses defined in a bottom face of the head of the adjusting sleeve, a stop received in one of the positioning recesses, a slot defined in a top face of the body, an urging spring received in the slot, and a urging ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7334721 | Sheet-cutting apparatus A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet with a cutting blade held by a cutting blade elevating body which is elevated by one servo motor, including a pair of cutting blade elevating bodies; an elevation driving body for elevating the pair of cutting blade elevating bodie... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326008 | Servo tapping unit with built in shock protection A servo motor in die tapping unit provides built in shock protection for the motor by fixing a shock plate to the servo motor and floatingly mounting the shock plate to a base structure attachable to a stripper plate in a press. Sets of opposing springs allow moveme... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7168364 | Method and apparatus for marking workpieces A method and an apparatus are provided for marking a sheet-shaped workpiece using a marking tool. The marking tool is mounted in a punch holder of a punch press and a counter-support is fixed in place on a side opposite of a marking surface of the workpiece to be ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7036723 | Card package production system card with insertion prevention and method A card package production system (10) with interchangeable inserters (24A, 24B) and carrier folders (86A, 86B) to enable use of forms (26A, 26B) of different types verifies the carriers (30) if they are properl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000791 | Vial closure with indicator A closure for medicine vials, comprising a cap and a rotatable detented indicator arranged to indicate the last pill or medicine dose taken. The indicator may be transparent with numbers that are rendered visible by contrast with the cap color. The indicator may use... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6398435 | Marking press device for producing raised symbols with or without coloring A marking press device having a pair of type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween, a type fixed on each of said type arms for making a mark thereof, a circular type assembling member around which a plurality of said... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6279445 | Multi-tool alignment apparatus A self-aligning multi-tool for use in a punch press having a ram. The multi-tool includes a housing carrying a striker and a magazine bearing a plurality of circumferentially spaced tools and rotatable with respect to the housing so as to bring a single d... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6247400 | Apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner The invention relates to an apparatus for producing elevations which can be detected in a tactile manner on a flat recording medium, with the following components: at least one stamp with several printing areas which are provided with one or several eleva... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5993090 | Marking punch The invention provides a tool which can be used with a punch press. On such tool includes a marking punch which has a recess; a marking punch magazine having a channel in which the marking punch is received and an external surface having a transverse groo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5664894 | Debossment die holder A hot debossing stamper for a report or book cover workpiece includes a print engine having a logo die forcer. In printing with a logo die, the logo die is mounted in a die holder and a loader-unloader tool articulates the holder and mounted die into the ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5382102 | Indexable marking tool for use with a punch press A marking tool assembly includes a plurality of marking punches for stamping alpha/numeric indicia into a workpiece. The punches are adapted to be indexed selectively to an active punching position beneath a striker which causes one of the punches to stam... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5320435 | Direct solenoid drive imprinting mechanism An apparatus for embossing sheet material by applying pressure to punch and die members positioned on both sides of the sheet material using force developed by one or more solenoids to force the punch and die members together to apply an imprinting force.... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5201589 | Marking tool holder for a punch press A marking tool holder (10) for a punch press, in which a plurality of marking tools (46) are mounted in an indexing carrier (38) for selective activation by the press ram (14). A non-positive connection effects driving of the preselected marking tool (46)... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5190384 | Dome and round parts rotary marker A rotor supports a plurality of marking devices in spaced relation around the arcuate surface of an object to be marked which is fixed relative to the rotor. The rotor is mounted for rotation about an axis which is coaxial with an axis of the object to be... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5094336 | Transport system and method for embossing apparatus A card transport apparatus (12) carries cards along a card transport path through card processing stations (14, 74, 76). The transport apparatus (14) includes a vertically adjustable card carriage (16) for retaining cards along a card transport path throu... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5072620 | Stamping tool A stamping tool for use in an auto-indexable tool station having a number of character inserts that can be rotatably moved below a striker area so that a thin metal plate or sheet of metal may be marked. The stamping tool allows for automatic adjustment o... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5070781 | Card embossing apparatus and method An embossing apparatus (22) includes an embossing wheel (28) having a punch side (30) and a die side (32). The embossing wheel (28) has punch blocks (50) and die blocks (52) spaced around its periphery. A card (20) is carried to an embossing position by c... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5044791 | Impression tool An impression tool has a marker head supported on one handle and an anvil supported on another anvil, the two handles being pivotally connected near the ends supporting the marker head and anvil. A pressure sensitive label is received on the anvil and is ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4995501 | Transport system and method for embossing apparatus A card transport apparatus (12) carries cards along a card transport path through card processing stations (14, 74, 76). The transport apparatus (14) includes a vertically adjustable card carriage (16) for retaining cards along a card transport path throu... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4969760 | Card embossing machine and method An embossing machine and method is provided in which the mass of the carriage assembly carrying the card to and from various operations in the machine is significantly reduced by the utilization of a card carrying carriage mounted for movement in one dire... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4755069 | Credit card embossing and recording system A system for embossing a plurality of lines and recording encoded tracks of digitally encoded characters for credit cards is disclosed. The system has an improved recording station for recording digitally encoded characters, indent embossing unit, card tr... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4747706 | Embossing method and apparatus A method and system (20) for embossing characters on a card (44). A programmed host computer system (24) which interfaces with an embosser (22) includes logic (50) for computing character movement time and card movement time for each character to be embos... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4688785 | Embossing assembly for automatic embossing system An embossing module for an automatic embossing machine utilizes a pair of opposed embossing element carrying wheels driven by oscillating bail arms which directly engage the embossing punch and die elements. An electromechanical interrupter mechanically d... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4624590 | Lettering apparatus A lettering apparatus adapted for receiving a replaceable tape supply cartridge comprising a pair of spaced apart, parallel frame members defining a cartridge receiving cavity and a print bar pivotally supported between the frame members. The apparatus al... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4569267 | Multitool punch mechanism A punch press uses a punch tool assembly which contains at least two punch pins of different diameters or cross-sections which are readily interchangeable in the working position by a control element which is slidable about the pin support member, and act... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4555966 | Punch press with multitool punch assembly A punch press has a punching tool assembly removably coupled to the ram, and it carries a plurality of punching pins which are individually selectable for a punching operation. A rotatable cam moves the selected punch pin from a retracted position in the ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4519600 | Card feeding, transfer and output apparatus for an automatic embossing system An apparatus for feeding cards from a storage magazine to an automatic embossing system including an input hopper and card picking mechanism for engaging a card after it is stripped from a supply stack in the input hopper. The card is positioned by a tran... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4516867 | Printing wheel connecting and adjusting means A marking machine having a printing wheel with printing characters on the periphery of the wheel. Adjustment means are provided for adjusting the rotational position of the wheel with respect to a drive shaft comprising a drive train connecting the printi... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4501507 | Heavy-duty selective embossing apparatus An apparatus for embossing an imprint in a workpiece has a rigid frame having a front end to one side of the workpiece to be embossed and a rear end to the other side thereof. At least the front end of the frame can move relative to the workpiece in a lon... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4474486 | Apparatus for stamping characters on a workpiece in multiple rows A machine for stamping characters in multiple rows on a workpiece is disclosed. The machine includes an impact head assembly mounted on a transversely slidable carriage, the impact head assembly being adapted for reciprocating movement perpendicular to th... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4431320 | System for applying indicia to container closure stock A system for applying indicia to container closure stock wherein a reciprocating press is programmed to control the odds for the application of a plurality of indicia to be used for promotional material of the game type. The press anvil strokes are detect... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4431321 | Computer controlled marking apparatus A computer-controlled mechanism in which the setting of a computer indexes a marking dial to the proper setting. The marking dial is formed as part of a unitary assembly including a character orienting motor and marking cylinder, which assembly is moved r... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4415284 | Thermal die-cutting machine for die-cutting letters, numerals and other characters from plastic tape An improved machine for heating and die cutting plastic tape to form letters, numerals and other characters is disclosed which includes a rotatable disc-shaped print plate which defines a plurality of raised characters spaced in a circle on and around one... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4410287 | Single wheel billet marker Making characters on the periphery of a rotatable marking wheel are selectively rotated into marking position relative to the surface of a billet, ingot, bar, slab or the like by an indexing motor drivingly connected to the marking wheel. The marking whee... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4377348 | Printer head for serial dot printer A serial printer head is provided which comprises a sandwich structure (1,3,5) of a first circular yoke plate (1), a cylindrical magnet (3) and a ring shaped second yoke plate (5); a plurality of electromagnets (2,4) positioned on the first yoke plate (1)... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377050 | Laminated tape for imprinting The method and apparatus of the present invention are contemplated in combination with a laminated tape including a clear film and a suitable base, an extrudable adhesive being arranged between the clear film and the base along with a color agent adapted ... | 03/22/1983 |
