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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6607318 | Thermal printer The technique of producing a printing on a foil in a thermal printing operation during a packaging operation in which the foil is used as a packaging foil or as an information foil sheet to be applied to or below a wrap around or packaging foil for packag... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6354753 | Method of thermal printing and a thermal printer A method of producing a printing on a surface of a foil by an energizable printing head and a thermal transfer ribbon including an ink which is transferable in an ink transfer operation at specific locations of the thermal transfer ribbon by heating the s... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6019527 | Method of operating a thermal printer In a thermal printer in which ink is transferred from a single-use thermal print ribbon to a substrate such as packaging material by energizing selected print elements of a thermal print head (22), a first print run is executed by energizing only a group ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5135319 | Ink ribbon cassette for use in a thermal transfer printer and having tension means and symmetrically located guide rollers Guide rollers are provided to be symmetric with respect to a center of the thermal head. The guide rollers comprise first two guide rollers provided in a vicinity of the thermal head, a guide roller provided in a vicinity of the supply core, a guide rolle... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4998117 | Thermal transfer printer In a thermal transfer recording apparatus comprising an ink film coated with a heat-fusion type ink, an ink film supplying roller rotatably mounted at a first support member, an ink film winding roller rotatably mounted at a second support member, and a r... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4836698 | Invertible ribbon cartridge In a printing apparatus wherein a reversible ribbon cassette is detachably installed, provided are means for indicating which side of the ribbon cassette is the side facing upward and means for detecting whether the side of the ribbon cassette attempted t... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4787763 | Printing ribbon positioning apparatus and method of operation thereof A printing ribbon positioning apparatus and method of operation thereof advances a ribbon in connection with the printing of a character with one of a plurality of print rows across the width of the ribbon by an amount that takes into consideration the pa... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4632583 | Flexible leader An improved flexible leader for use in conveying ink ribbon from a ribbon box to the print point of a printer or typewriter is disclosed. The leader is a U-shaped channel with top latches which protects the ribbon from operator contact and provides good r... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4611938 | Mechanism for raising and feeding ink ribbons in typewriters and similar machines The invention concerns a mechanism for raising and feeding different types of ink ribbons in typewriters and similar machines. With a simple design and using only one motor under programmed control, the mechanism is capable of utilizing ink ribbons econom... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4397575 | Ribbon lift and feed mechanism for a typewriter A ribbon lift and feed mechanism for a typewriter/printer (10) in which the print ribbon cartridge (15) has deflectable arms (16a, 16b) for placing the ribbon (13) in a position confronting the platen (11) of the typewriter (10). On the platform (40), sup... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4368993 | Replaceable assembly for multicolor printing A computer controlled impact printer has a replaceable ribbon guide assembly mounted on a printhead. The assembly is movable vertically between at least two stable positions. Each position places a differently colored portion of the ribbon between the pri... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4280767 | Printing apparatus Printing apparatus, in particular for performing multi-color printing operations, has a ribbon shift mechanism for selectively interposing different transversely spaced portions of a print ribbon between a print head and platen. The print head is of the i... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4265552 | Ribbon drive mechanism for high speed printer In a high speed printer, apparatus is provided for rotatably driving a ribbon take-up reel and a ribbon supply reel, each reel being adapted to support a portion of an inventory of ribbon running from the supply reel to the take-up reel at a constant spee... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4264223 | Reversible ribbon cartridge for a high speed impact printer In a high speed impact printer having means for receiving a ribbon cartridge and for driving the ribbon in said cartridge, the improved apparatus comprising a ribbon cartridge to be inserted in said receiving means and adapted to be reversed one time only... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4008795 | Removable cartridge for the inked ribbon for typewriters, calculating machines or other office machines A ribbon feed mechanism for the inked ribbon of a printing machine comprises two ribbon-carrying spools rotatably supported in a removable cartridge and two sensing levers which extend through a pair of apertures in the cartridge to sense the amount of in... | 02/22/1977 |
