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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6841320 | Method of fabricating anisotropic crystal film on a receptor plate via transfer from the donor plate, the donor plate and the method of its fabrication The invention pertains to the field of fabrication of devices of various purposes, which use anisotropic films: polarizers, retarders, etc., as well as technology of obtaining coatings with anisotropy of electric conductivity, magnetic properties, thermal conduction... | 01/11/2005 |
| 5868506 | Selective inking cassette A printer cassette includes a housing containing a ribbon in a channel, and ink in a well. An ink wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing in operable engagement with the ribbon. A wick extends from the well and includes a stem elastically cantilevered f... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5713677 | Ink ribbon cartridge having transfer roller with staggered upper and lower teeth arrangement In an ink ribbon cartridge (or cartridge ribbon) in which a length of ink ribbon driven through the cartridge is re-inked by a rotatable foam cylinder or reinker saturated with ink, an improved transfer roller is provided for transferring ink from the rei... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5580178 | Ribbon reinking apparatus Apparatus for reinking ribbons that can accept ribbon cartridges of different kinds and shapes, and can be modified easily to reink reel to reel type ribbons. The apparatus includes a soft surfaced clamp for contacting cartridges of varying external shape... | 12/03/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5511889 | Ribbon inking device Disclosed herein is ribbon inking apparatus for inking such ribbon comprising an ink supply in the form of an ink cartridge with a motor actuated piston forcing the ink onto a porous inking wheel which is also the main ribbon drive. A cartridge with ribbo... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511888 | Apparatus for re-inking the ribbon of a printer ribbon cartridge A printer ribbon cartridge (10) containing an internal re-inking mechanism (12) for re-inking the ribbon (14) housed in the cartridge is provided. The internal re-inking mechanism (12) comprises a drive assembly (30), pump (24), an eccentric (26), an ink ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5372438 | Re-inking device This invention relates to a re-inking device for multi-pass fabric ribbons or tapes wound on a spool. The device is for a fabric ribbon wound on a first spool, with means to mount the first spool to one side of a base and means to mount a second spool to ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5354137 | Ribbon re-inking method and apparatus A system for re-inking ribbons in ribbon cartridges includes a base, a securing shelf for securing a ribbon cartridge to the base, and a motor for turning the ribbon driver of the ribbon cartridge. There is a variable-diameter coupler for coupling the mot... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5347344 | Method for recycling an ink sheet and thermal transfer printer using the same A thermal transfer printer capable of quickly starting after being turned on and reproducing high quality color images, includes a photosensitive roller forming a charge pattern according to an ink transferred portion on an ink sheet at a time that the ph... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5332319 | Universal ribbon re-inking apparatus Apparatus for re-inking a ribbon utilized in a typewriter computer printer, cash register, or other printing device. The apparatus incorporates design features which make the apparatus universally adjustable to accommodate ribbon cartridges or spools of v... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5292709 | Method for adhering thermosensitive transfer film to be used for color printing A method for of connects cut edges of a thermosensitive transfer film having a plurality of color frame units each comprising at least a yellow frame, a magenta frame and a cyan frame arranged in a straight line in the order of the yellow frame, the magen... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5267801 | Ribbon inker A ribbon inker is disclosed including a transmission gear driven by a motor drive to rotate two spindles and a inking reel through a driven gear and a belt for permitting the ribbon of a ribbon cartridge to be moved by the inking reel over an inking pen, ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5215012 | Ribbon cartridge for printers A replaceable ribbon cartridge for printers is disclosed and which has a user controllable re-inking capability. The cartridge includes both an ink transfer roller and a drive roller, both of which contact the advancing ribbon during printing operations. ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5201592 | Reinking color ribbon cassette and ink ribbon selection mechanism A reinking color ribbon cassette for a printer is described. The cassette has plural, independent ink ribbons of different colors - such as the primary colors and a black color - and a ribbon feeder for driving only the ink ribbon of a selected color to p... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5190385 | Ink ribbon regenerating device A device for regenerating with ink an ink ribbon which is set in an ink ribbon cassette and has consumed ink contained therein is disclosed. The device includes a housing having an upper surface for mounting the cassette thereon; a guide pin disposed on t... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5071271 | Ink ribbon inking device An ink ribbon inking device, which utilizes a motor to carry an eccentric shaft to push the core of an inking pen to move up and down permitting the ink contained in such an inking pen to intermittently flow downward, and simultaneously to drive two ink r... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5052833 | Self-inking continuous ribbon cartridge system A self-linking continuous ribbon cartridge is provided with an internal self-inking reservoir having a wick positioned in spaced relationship to the ribbon. The ribbon is wrapped around a drum associated with a slip clutch to provide a slight biasing forc... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4948275 | Ribbon re-inking device A ribbon re-inking device includes an ink reservoir having at least one outlet for dispensing ink therefrom and a drive operable to displace a ribbon past the outlet of the reservoir, thereby to permit the ink to be dispensed from the reservoir and applie... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4690576 | Automatic ribbon re-inker The operational lifetime of a standard ink ribbon cassette or other ribbon transport device is significantly extended by the addition, to a standard cassette, of a inexpensive reservoir and a feeder means. The configuration claimed uses the ribbon driver ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4594011 | Ink cartridge changeover device in an ink ribbon cassette for a printer An ink ribbon cassette for a printer includes a casing defined by a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one ink cartridge disposed slidably in the casing, a transfer roller disposed in the casing for transferring ink from the ink cartridge to an ink ribb... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4577983 | Color-on-demand ribbon printing This printing apparatus and technique incorporates a color transfer station to impart a desired color to a fusible ink layer on a ribbon. The color transfer station is located between a supply reel providing the ribbon for printing, and the location where... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4521135 | Pressurized gas filled tendons Pressurized gas filled tubular tendons provide a means for detecting leaks therein. Filling the tendon with a gaseous fluid provides increased buoyancy and reduces the weight supported by the buoyant structure. The use of a corrosion inhibiting gaseous fl... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4467332 | Process for regenerating ink sheet A process for regenerating an ink sheet which comprises disposing an electrodepositing electrode in contact with a base layer of a used ink sheet comprised of a base layer and an ink layer superimposed on one side of said base layer, said ink layer having... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4414555 | Method and apparatus for replenishing marking material to a donor ribbon in a thermal marking printer system A thermal printing system is disclosed wherein an inked ribbon, wound between two rollers, is transported through a thermal printing zone where a selectively heated thermal head contacts the ribbon. Discrete ink segments on the ribbon are fluidized and tr... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4153378 | Re-inking and ventilation control for inked ribbon cassette The invention relates to a cassette for use in connection with a device for printing characters on a surface from the stroke impact of a dye impregnated ribbon such as a typewriter, and features a housing defining an aperture for ventilating a chamber def... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4128348 | Method and apparatus for applying ink to ribbons Disclosed is a method and apparatus for inking ribbons used in printing devices. Ribbon to be inked is unwound under tension from a core and passed over a heated roller and between a pair of transfer rollers. The transfer rollers lie in contact with inkin... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4127337 | Business machine inking device and method of inking business machines An inking device and a method of inking business machines are disclosed in which the inking device has a spool-like body with a central ink reservoir, and an ink conducting washer-like pad of cellular plastic material is in communication with the ink rese... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4042092 | Duplicating method Continuous ink-supply method for duplicating machines such as typewriters to alleviate the necessity for using and replacing conventional ribbons. Method employs a thin film strip or band which has an affinity for liquid ribbon ink, and an inking means fo... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3951061 | Label printing apparatus A strip of label material is fed from a supply roll to a preprint unit which incorporates a set of strip feed rolls driven by an electric motor-reducer drive unit. The drive unit is adapted to be stopped by a rotary solenoid actuated brake controlled by a... | 04/20/1976 |
