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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 7324124 | Printer and method for detecting donor material Thermal printers and methods for operating a thermal printer that applies donor material from donor patches on a donor ribbon to a received medium, the donor material being organized into sets, each set including at least one colored donor material patch and a prote... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287721 | Winding tube A winding tube is provided for a web-shaped semi-finished product or finished product. The tube comprises a cylindrical, elongated tube body having an inner wall. A data carrier that can be read in a contactless manner and that contains data about the web-shaped sem... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258501 | Ink ribbon cartridge An ink ribbon cartridge including a frame, supply shaft connecting member, and take-up shaft connecting members is provided. The supply shaft connecting members connect a supply shaft to the frame, and the take-up shaft connecting members connect a take-up shaft to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7223032 | Fixing element capable of rotatably fixing a ribbon roller in a ribbon cartridge A ribbon roller is fixed in a ribbon cartridge via a fixing element. The fixing element includes an accommodation means and a fastening element. The accommodation means fixes a tab of the ribbon roller, and the fastening element engages the ribbon cartridge. When tr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7128483 | Ribbon cassette with ink ribbon slack prevention mechanism A ribbon cassette includes a ribbon supply spool, and a ribbon take up spool that takes up an ink ribbon from the ribbon supply spool by rotating in a first rotation direction. The ribbon take up spool is provided with an engaging portion including first and second ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077587 | Tape printing apparatus with tape cassette guide members A tape printing apparatus uses a tape cassette having two guide holes, the tape printing apparatus has a tape cassette holder including at least first and second guide members; the first guide member having a height that is shorter than a height of the second guide ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056048 | System for ensuring correct placement of printed matter on a tangible print medium A system for ensuring that printed matter is properly printed on a print medium including a printer having a feeding device and a plurality of detecting devices disposed along a length of the feeding device. The print medium has a plurality of signaling components, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037011 | Ribbon cartridge having updatable data communication component A tape ribbon cartridge and method are provided for regulating printer operation of a printer operative to transmit a download signal. The cartridge includes a housing, an ink ribbon, and a data communication component. The ink ribbon is disposed within the housing.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6975343 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6905018 | Packaging apparatus for wrapping and folding flexible photoreceptor belts Packaging apparatus is provided for packaging a flexible photoconductive belt loop to prevent light from shocking the flexible photoconductive belt loop during shipping and during loading into an image reproduction machine. The packaging apparatus includes (a) a cut... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874725 | Hub and detectable spool An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in or is otherwise mounted to the core, with the in... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6814830 | Hot-stamping foil tape cassette and foil-peeling mechanism for hot-stamping device and peeling method for hot-stamping foil a control method for hot-stamping foil tape cassette A hot-stamping foil tape cassette comprises a hot-stamping foil tape transferred by pressure application together with a value-added medium to the value-added medium and a windup reel for winding up the hot-stamping foil tape. The reel on which the hot-stamping foil... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6768503 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6762783 | Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer that can cause line artifact on print A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in a dye transfer area of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6734888 | Apparatus and method for determining mismatch involving availability of dye donor and receiver supplies in thermal printer A method for determining a mismatch involving the availability of a dye donor supply and a dye receiver supply in a thermal printer when a particular print size and print quantity are selected, comprises: comparing a remaining number of similar-size donor patches av... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6715946 | Ink ribbon cartridge and printing device An ink ribbon cartridge has a belt shaped sheet body, and is wound around a pair of tubes. Spools are detachably mounted at each end of the tube bodies. An ink ribbon cartridge has a supply side and takeup side covers, each cover having a side segment at each end. A... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709179 | Tape-shaped label printing device A tape cassette is used in a printing device with a drive shaft. The tape cassette includes a cassette casing which houses a printing tape and defines a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction. The cassette casing includes a head recess adapted... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695496 | Dot printer A dot printer not using any type, nor requiring any ink ribbon has an ink roller 1, a platen 2 having an outer surface coated with ink by contacting the ink roller 1, and a printing head 3 facing the platen 2 in an appropriately spaced apart relation ther... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6666598 | Ribbon cassette, ribbon cartridge using ribbon protector, and printer using ribbon cassette and ribbon cartridge A ribbon protector is attached to a ribbon cartridge to prevent an ink ribbon from being soiled. The ribbon protector includes mounting portions, a protecting portion, and a paper guide. The ribbon protector is mounted to the ribbon cartridge by means of ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6595710 | Image forming device and ink sheet cartridge mounted on the image forming device An ink sheet cartridge includes a cartridge body. The cartridge body has a pair of side plates, a partitioning plate, and a cover segment together defining a frame shape with an central open space. When the ink sheet cartridge is accommodated to a facsimi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6520696 | Tape supply cartridge A tape supply cartridge for use in a printer of the type having a fixed print head, a movable platen roller and a pair of tape advancement rollers, one in the cartridge and one in the printer.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6503007 | Printer ribbon motion detection system A motion detector comprising a rotator member having at least one radially positioned member and being mounted for rotation from at least a first position to at least a second position; a detector member, preferably a Hall Effect sensor; and a magnet prod... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6428222 | Sensor for identifying marks on a ribbon A reflective type light sensitive sensor assembly is used for sensing the position of marks on a surface moving past the sensor. A typical showing is in relation to sensing marks on a ribbon used during printing operations, or lamination operations. The s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6352380 | Cassette A cassette, particularly for a printing mechanism provided with a thermal printing head, with a ribbon reel and a ribbon take-up reel, includes a housing composed of two wall portions which are spaced apart from each other, wherein the wall portions have ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6290408 | Ribbon cassette with friction mechanism A friction mechanism exerts a frictional force on a feed pinch roller to apply a proper tensile load to an ink ribbon when the ink ribbon is fed.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6152625 | Sensor hub for a print ribbon supply roll and method A sensor hub for a print ribbon supply roll includes a sleeve shaped to attach to the roll core of the print ribbon supply roll, a pin-receiving plate secured to the sleeve and including a plurality of apertures, and a plurality of pins permanently secure... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6089769 | Line printer hammerbank cover with spaced apart thickened sections A line printer having a hammerbank for printing on media with print hammers to impact a ribbon to form a dot matrix array having printing tips and permanent magnets for magnetically retaining the hammers. Coils release the hammers by overcoming the magnet... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089767 | Ribbon cassette with coaxial spools on common shaft and ribbon wiping means A compact ribbon cassette for dispensing and storing a ribbon or tape. The supply and take-up rolls of ribbon and tape are disposed upon a common rotatable shaft mounted for rotation within the housing. A unique chevron disposed adjacent the take-up roll ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6059469 | Printer device and printing method A printer device, and method, is disclosed which is used in conjunction with an ink ribbon assembly. The ink ribbon assembly includes an ink ribbon and a support. A storage device is integrated with the support. Data relating to the ink ribbon characteris... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6023284 | Method and apparatus for the maximization of print quality in a multipass thermal printer ribbon A method and apparatus for maximizing print quality in a thermal printer uses a ribbon condition monitor to detect the condition of a multipass thermal ribbon. Data related to the condition of the thermal ribbon at each individual pixel is used to determi... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5988901 | Ribbon cassette and pancake accommodated in the ribbon cassette A ribbon cassette which allows a precise recording operation to be achieved as a result of stably running an ink ribbon by preventing tilting or rattling of cores caused by tension produced in the ink ribbon during ink ribbon winding in order to stably ro... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5936653 | Thermal transfer printing mechanism and facsimile device A thermal transfer printing mechanism for use in a facsimile device includes a separating guide surface that is formed having a curve having a radius of curvature of not more than 1.2 mm. Consequently, the acceleration in a separating direction of an ink ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5923357 | Line thermal printer A platen is located at a print position in a sheet path leading from a sheet supply position through the print position to a sheet delivery position, and a thermal head having an edge portion at which a plurality of heating elements are arranged in a line... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918992 | 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 ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5885015 | Dye donor ribbon cartridge having a shield and method for use in a printer A dye donor cartridge and method for use in a printer. The cartridge comprises a dye donor ribbon formed into a roll. The dye donor ribbon has an end portion. A shield is attached to the end portion of the dye donor ribbon and surrounds the dye donor ribb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5762430 | Ribbon cassette A ribbon cassette has an ink ribbon; a case; a cover coupled to the case by hinge pins, the cover being freely opened or closed through hinge pins; a drive roller in contact with the ink ribbon for running the ink ribbon; a follower roller for pressing th... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5727888 | Printer and a composite cassette including a tape cassette and a ribbon cassette used in the printer A label printer for printing tape-shaped labels. The label printer includes a freely detachably mountable tape cassette housing a tape; printing device including a print head for printing symbols and alphanumeric characters on the tape; controller for con... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5718031 | Method for reinker reservoir pad insertion A method for consistently inserting pads into ribbons cassettes and a plunger for performing such method are provided. The specially designed plunger insures each pad is subject to the same amount of compression upon insertion into the reinker housing wal... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5713676 | Ink ribbon cassette having flexible spacers Ink ribbon cassette having flexible spacers for insuring that the ratchet of the cassette is engaged by the teeth of the ratchet and pawl of the printer are provided. In particular, the present invention provides flexible spacers for the ink ribbon casset... | 02/03/1998 |
