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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5961224 | Document transport and stop device By moving the printing head of a printing unit to a position outside the printing area, a paper stop is pivoted into the paper transport path and, by lowering the printing head, a gap is opened both between the printing head and printing abutment and betw... | 10/05/1999 |
| 4830523 | Compliant head loading mechanism for thermal printers A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer is disclosed which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a carrier and a receiver mounted on a drum to uniformly apply pressure across the receiver at the nip. The mechanism includes a spri... | 05/16/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4449835 | Printing device A printing device comprises a motor, a conversion mechanism for converting rotation of the motor into first and second outputs, a selection mechanism for alternately supplying the first and second outputs, a type member for being supplied with the first o... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4348121 | Strike and non-strike impact control mechanism for typewriter A strike and non-strike impact control mechanism for typewriter comprises a drive shaft (4) equipped with at least two cams (8 and 9) corresponding to different strike forces, a tracker (13) of the contour of said cams, the movement of which is transmitte... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4277192 | End of line locking mechanism for power operated typewriter A power operated typewriter having an end of line locking mechanism comprises a clutch interposed between a drive motor and a printing mechanism, a control lever for engaging the printing clutch to print a character by the printing mechanism when a key le... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4239403 | Counterbalanced bidirectional shuttle drive A counterbalanced bidirectional drive for a hammer bank shuttle assembly within a line printer utilizes a band formed into an endless loop extending around and between an opposite pair of rotatable pulleys on opposite sides of the pulleys. A hammer bank-c... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4172672 | Device for facilitating location of the printing point and/or correction of characters A device for facilitating location of the printing point and/or the correction of characters comprises a mechanism actuated by a back space key to shift the printing point back. A second mechanism, also actuated by the back space key, moves a pointer to a... | 10/30/1979 |
| 3990560 | Automatic media thickness compensator for a printer A carriage having a print head thereon is traversed along a platen to enable the print head to print along a line of printing in a serial-type printer. The print head moves with the carriage and is also mounted thereon for independent movement towards and... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3960256 | Adjustable carriage apparatus Apparatus for a matrix printer by which the distance between the printhead and the paper being printed upon may be adjusted. The printhead is secured to a carriage whose position may be adjusted with respect to the paper by rotating a pair of bearings tha... | 06/01/1976 |
