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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350992 | Center-justifying spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7145464 | Data collection device In one aspect of the invention a data collection device is provided for use with a medium said medium being usable when exposed to electromagnetic radiation that is characteristic of such use. The data collection device has a sensor capable of sensing when the mediu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7073963 | Film support devices and printing system handling ink film for printing A system is provided for movably supporting an ink film in a printer. The system has cylindrical supply and take-up cores for supporting and taking up the film during printing operations. The cores may be made of molded plastic resin. The ends of the cores are sized... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063470 | Printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same A printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same. The supply spool comprises a shaft having a supply of media ribbon wound thereabout. A transceiver unit is disposed proximate the shaft. The transceiver ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028447 | Package paper thermal printer of tablet packing machine A package paper thermal printer of a tablet packing machine for printing information about prescription medicines on package paper by a thermal print head and a ribbon tape, so that the information is very easily printed and the patient can easily recognize the info... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6520697 | Ink ribbon cassette There is provided an ink ribbon cassette which prevents damage and pollution of a part of an ink ribbon exposed outside of a cassette case housing the ink ribbon. In the ink ribbon cassette in which the part of the ink ribbon housed in the cassette case i... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511238 | Cassette with consumable tape, in particular for transport ticket processing device The invention concerns a replaceable cassette comprising first and second rotary rollers (BO1 and BO2) on each of which is wound a tape (RE) from one of its ends, each roller (BO1 and BO2), being capable of being locked on a receiving apparatus spindle dr... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6406202 | Tape cartridge-holding mechanism and tape printing apparatus including the same There are provided a tape cartridge-holding mechanism which is capable of reliably and immovably holding a tape cartridge in a cartridge compartment without spoiling the ease of mounting and removal of the tape cartridge, and a tape printing apparatus inc... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6343883 | Toner cartridge comprising a magnet assembly A cartridge is attached to a printer that performs a printing operation only when the cartridge is a predetermined kind of the cartridge. The cartridge includes a first predetermined number of magnet holders provided on the cartridge and a second predeter... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6224276 | Ink ribbon cartridge including ink ribbon damaging means and rotation direction restricting means The reuse of an ink ribbon is prevented and the image quality and the proper paper feeding operation are secured by providing an ink ribbon damaging means to a ink ribbon cartridge of a color video printer. For example, a ring cutter is provided to the sp... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6149328 | Tape cartridges When different tape cartridges accommodating printing tapes having different hardness, thicknesses or widths are exchangeably mounted in the same printing apparatus, excellent printing can be obtained using the present embodiment. In a platen 12 provided ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5902057 | Print ribbon cartridge with re-inker assembly The ribbon cartridge includes a re-inker assembly having a pair of idler rollers defining a nip therebetween through which the print ribbon is advanced. The idler rollers have teeth intermeshing one with the other and with the print ribbon therebetween su... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5720839 | Thermal transfer recording medium A thermal transfer recording medium is disclosed, comprising a substrate having thereon a wax release layer, and a heat-fusible ink layer provided on the wax release layer, wherein the wax release layer has a maximum probe tack of from 0.1 to 60 gf in a t... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5681420 | Printing method for thermally transferring image section of print sheet to image receiving member and print sheet making device A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recordi... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5620265 | Ink ribbon cartridge An ink ribbon cartridge includes a detachable ink ribbon spool which may be rotatably mounted in a lower shell of the cartridge via first and second shank portions axially projected from opposite sides of the spool. The first shank is of a rod shaped conf... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5570963 | Ink transfer roller for ribbon cartridges An ink transfer roller for transferring ink from a re-inking roller to an endless ribbon in ink ribbon cartridges for, for instance, impact printers being contoured on the outer surface. The roller is a cylinder having a central ridge raised in the middle... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5538350 | Ribbon subcartridge A ribbon subcartridge having an endless ribbon folded and held therein, and a plate member with a slit portion through which the ribbon passes. The plate member also includes a holding portion for holding the plate member during placement of the ribbon wi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5531528 | Cartridge for printers A replaceable ribbon cartridge for printers is disclosed and which has a user controllable re-inking capability. The cartridge includes both a movable ink transfer roller and a fixedly disposed drive roller, both of which contact the advancing ribbon duri... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5499877 | Transfer ribbon cassette, a case for enclosing the cassette, and a paint film transfer device having the same A transfer ribbon cassette a feed core for winding a transfer ribbon having a transfer film applied to one surface thereof, a takeup core for taking up the transfer ribbon fed from the feed core, a case for containing the feed core and takeup core, and a ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5492421 | Transfer printer A transfer printer comprises a printer body having first and second support frames separated from and opposing to each other. A printing portion includes a platen roller supported by the first and second support frame, and a line thermal head having one e... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5433540 | Combined spool retainer and installation device A spool retainer prevents the spools of a tape cartridge from unwinding during shipping or storage and also serves as an installation aid that remains on the cartridge during installation into a printing mechanism to retain and precisely locate the ribbon... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5348403 | Ink ribbon cassette An ink ribbon cassette containing an endless ink ribbon (1) and replenishing ink to be supplied to said ink ribbon (1), and intends to stabilize PCS at an early stage of printing. For attaining the purpose, provided is an auxiliary ink supplying member (1... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5277502 | Device for loading ink film and printing papers in color video printer A device for loading an ink film and printing papers in a color video printer. The loading device comprises an integrated-type container for containing both of ink film and printing papers therein. The integrated-type container comprises an ink film cartr... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5254193 | Ribbon assembly fixture with integral instructions and method Assembly fixtures for assembling and stuffing a ribbon into a ribbon cartridge for use with a typewriter, or a printer, comprises a base plate, stops on the base plate forming a space for receiving a ribbon cartridge, and an instruction card mounted on th... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5228789 | Inked ribbon device for line printers An adaptation of an inked ribbon cassette to printers of higher printing speed is achieved where a supply spool is used as inked ribbon storage. Furthermore, the problem of an environmentally proper disposal of used inked ribbon cassettes is solved. At le... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5180236 | Transfer printer A label printer comprises a supporting frame having a pair of side plates facing each other. A print head and a platen roller are arranged between the side plates. Above the print head is arranged a ribbon supply device for running a transfer ribbon betwe... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5139352 | Ribbon cartridge having biasing member for positioning ink ribbon to print position A ribbon cartridge with an ink ribbon for use in a printer. The printer includes a print head and a carrier, the carrier carrying the print head and ribbon cartridge along a printing position. The carrier has a mounting member for rotatably mounting a fir... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5106215 | Transfer printer with removable print head A label printer comprises a supporting frame having a pair of side plates facing each other. A platen roller and a head unit having a print head are arranged between the side plates. A supporting shaft extends parallel to the platen roller and has one end... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5018885 | Cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters A cassette for a printing ribbon comprises a casing accommodating a supply spool which has a tube on which the printing ribbon is wound. An anti-unrolling element of plastics material comprises two portions of elongate shape, which are connected by means ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4982202 | Thermal printing cartridge A printing cartridge adapted for use with thermal transfer printing apparatus. The cartridge includes a frame defining first and second printing stations, a ribbon supply spool, and a ribbon take-up spool, both of the spools being rotatably mounted on the... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4964743 | Receptacle for a holder for a ribbon for use in typewriters or similar machines A receptacle for a holder of a ribbon of a typewriter or similar machine. The holder has a base plate on which laterally pivotable retaining elements are disposed. The retaining elements support drive, braking and tensioning elements for the ribbon. If th... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4963043 | Printer A pivotally journalled ink ribbon cassette and an ink ribbon fork are coupled to the carriage of a printing head and arranged so as to be displaceable transversely to the line direction, in a simple manner such that both a multi-color and a single-color m... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4940345 | Ink cassette and ink transfer roll therefor In a cassette for a printer unit, comprising an endless ribbon to be provided with ink, means are provided for intermittently applying ink to said ribbon. These means for applying ink comprise a freely movable wheel enclosed between the ink source and the... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4900170 | Reloadable endless ribbon cassette A ribbon cassette having a casing with a releasable cover, includes a pulley mounted for rotation in the casing, key-means project beyond the casing of the cassette for engagement with an external drive, a pressure roller is rotatably mounted in the case,... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4874262 | Printer having pivotable ribbon guide A printer including a first and a second guide shaft which extend parallel to an elongate platen, to slidably support a carriage on which a print head is mounted. The second guide shaft is spaced by a greater distance away from the platen than the first g... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4870432 | Ink-jet printing apparatus and film nozzle member used in the same An ink-jet printing apparatus comprises a thermal printing head having heating elements, and a film nozzle member having a plurality of holes for holding an ink and a plurality of connecting grooves for connecting same of the plurality of holes, said plur... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4840503 | Stuffed chamber ribbon cartridge A fabric ribbon (13) is stuffed in a cartridge chamber (11). Two pinch rollers (35 and 39) are driven by a third roller (29). The direction for forces from the pinch rollers is toward a wall portion (9a), which is near an opening having a dam (ridge 67) w... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4840502 | Thermal transfer ribbon cassette A cassette for an endless thermal ribbon utilized in a thermal printer with the ribbon being unwound from the inside diameter of a spool and rewound on the outside diameter of the spool. The ribbon is guided from the spool to effect an approximate 10 degr... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4830524 | Ribbon cartridge A ribbon cartridge comprises a housing including a main body with upper and lower substantially planar main surfaces and ribbon inlet and outlet apertures at one side of the main body and two ribbon guide arms extending upwardly and outwardly from the rib... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4782351 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus which is for filling recording ink in a film with numerous minute orifices and heating the ink rapidly with heating elements to spurt the ink from the orifices by means of the pressure of bubbles generated in heating to record data o... | 11/01/1988 |
