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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5746522 | Liquid tank re-inker using ball transfer mechanism An apparatus for reinking a printing ribbon which includes a tank for ink fitted with a ball which, when rotated, transfers a quantity of ink to a sheathed wheel which in turn transfers this ink to a gear through which the ribbon travels and absorbs the i... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5314257 | Printer cartridge assembly A printer cartridge assembly includes an inking apparatus for receiving ink from an applicator and transferring the ink to a ribbon from an applicator via an inking pulley and belts. The inking apparatus includes a retainer carriage that is shaped to prev... | 05/24/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5054943 | Ribbon inking apparatus and printer cartridge A printer cartridge including a leak resistant ink reservoir, a wicking mechanism and an inking apparatus. The reservoir is for a predetermined quantity of ink and resists leakage by an arrangement of venting and dispensing apertures arranged and provided... | 10/08/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4639153 | Printing ribbon spool having an ink reservoir and method of making same A printing ribbon spool which is leak-proof even at less than atmospheric pressure and which has an indefinite shelf life. The spool utilizes a central hub as an ink reservoir and has an ink-impervious member forming a portion of the reservoir isolating t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4340313 | Business machine printing ribbon spool apparatus and method of inking the type slug impact portion of printing ribbons A printing ribbon spool and method of replenishing ink to printing ribbons are disclosed. The spool has a central ink reservoir, and a pad of cellular material, preferably a spun-bonded fibrous material, which receives ink from the reservoir and has an ex... | 07/20/1982 |
| 3981387 | Method for inking preassembled ribbon cartridges A method which includes loading a length of uninked ribbon into a ribbon cartridge having a support area where a portion of the ribbon is supported and exposed; positioning an inking member and the portion of the ribbon exposed at said support area in ope... | 09/21/1976 |
