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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7144304 | Method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate with a tilted planarizing surface A method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include an elongated, non-continuous polishing pad oriented at an angle relative to the horizontal to allow planarizing liquids and materials removed from the mi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097372 | Refillable tape cassette The present invention relates to a refillable tape cassette for accomodating a supply of printable tape. In order to avoid the need for different tape cassettes for different tape widths the tape cassette is capable of selectively housing supplies of tapes of differ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7063595 | Method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate with a tilted planarizing surface A method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include an elongated, non-continuous polishing pad oriented at an angle relative to the horizontal to allow planarizing liquids and materials removed from the mi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7033093 | Film support devices, printing system, and method of 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... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997789 | Method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate with a tilted planarizing surface A method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include an elongated, non-continuous polishing pad oriented at an angle relative to the horizontal to allow planarizing liquids and materials removed from the mi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6905268 | Clutch mechanism with one piece plastic spool An ink ribbon cartridge has a take-up spool (130) with an opening having a plurality of drive surfaces (200) and slip surfaces (202). The take up spool is preferably of a one-piece construction. A first spindle with a cantilever member (196 | 06/14/2005 |
| 6000868 | Printer system with automatic ink ribbon cassette exchange function A printer system includes an ink ribbon end detector for detecting that the ink ribbon cassette has been used to the end; an used ink ribbon cassette holding position memory device for storing therein information indicative of holding position of a used i... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5863138 | Printer system with automatic ink ribbon cassette exchange function A printer system includes an ink ribbon end detector for detecting that the ink ribbon cassette has been used to the end; an used ink ribbon cassette holding position memory device for storing therein information indicative of holding position of a used i... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5813774 | Ticket-printing device and ribbon assembly adapted for easy ribbon replacement and mode setting A ticket-printing device has a ribbon sensor and a mode-switching circuit. The mode-switching circuit automatically selects different printing conditions depending on whether or not the ribbon sensor detects the presence of an ink ribbon. The ink ribbon i... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5779373 | Ribbon cartridge device for electronic equipment A ribbon cartridge device for electronic equipment includes a ribbon cartridge for being removably mounted in the electronic equipment. The ribbon cartridge comprises a supply reel, a take-up reel, and a path-setting member for bending a path of the ink r... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5695292 | Thermal transfer ribbon cassette system A thermal transfer ribbon cassette system for use with a thermal transfer printer comprises supply and take-up spools, a thermal transfer ribbon extending between the spools with one end loaded onto the supply spool and the other onto the take-up spool, a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5605403 | Inking ribbon loading shoe for a printer with thermal transfer printing A cartridge (1) for loading a thermal transfer printing ribbon (10) into a thermal transfer printer is disclosed. The cartridge (1) is adapted to receive and detachably hold a ribbon pay-out roll (5) and a ribbon take-up roll (6) in their operating positi... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5443319 | Ink ribbon cartridge installation and methods relating thereto A printer has a thermal head and a cooperable platen roll, which are moveable relatively apart to provide a gap. The cartridge is supplied with a removable installation device which has a guide which can swing outwardly to align the ink ribbon with the ga... | 08/22/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5403103 | Disposable ribbon cassette within a reloadable cartridge A disposable ribbon cassette is releasably received by a reloadable cartridge which is removable from a printing device. The cassette contains the ribbon and guide paths therefore. The ribbon drive is from the printing device directly or via cartridge gea... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5186553 | Printer and method There is disclosed a printer having a thermal print head and a cooperable platen roll. The platen roll is driven to advance a web of record medium and an ink ribbon into cooperation with the print head. The printer can use an ink ribbon cartridge. The pri... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5160206 | Holder of a ribbon with supply and take-up spools for typewriters or similar machines A holder of a ribbon with supply and take-up spools for typewriters and similar machines where the holder is insertable into a receptacle of the machine and has guide elements for the ribbon. The retention elements for the ribbon are designed so that the ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5087926 | Dual toggle mechanism for pressing a thermal printing head against a platen roll in a printer for use with an insertable cassette A head pressing mechanism in a thermal ink transfer printer for use with an insertable cassette in which there are housed both an elongate strip of ink transfer sheet wound at least in part on, and extending between, a payoff mandrel and a detachable take... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4917513 | Thermal imprint recording apparatus A thermal imprint recording apparatus for recording an image on a paper by a thermal head uses a cartridge of recording paper on which a roll of ink film for supplying the ink film and another roll on which the ink film is taken up are carried. The appara... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4861177 | Reloadable ribbon cassette system A reloadable ribbon cassette system for typewriters or office machines of similar construction employs a bottom housing in which an exchangeable supply spool core for the ribbon and an exchangeable take-up spool core can be rotatably mounted. To facilitat... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854755 | Reloadable ribbon cassette system A reloadable ribbon cassette system for typewriters or office machines of similar construction employs a housing which receives an exchangeable supply spool for the ribbon and an exchangeable take-up spool core. To facilitate the reloading process, the ta... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4780010 | Ribbon spools for a reloadable cassette for a typewriter or similar office machine A ribbon cassette for an office machine, composed of: a cassette housing removably mountable in the machine, the housing having an entrance opening, an exit opening, an openable cover and elements constituting deflection points; a supply spool and a take-... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4753545 | Replaceable ribbon cartridge for printers In a replaceable ribbon cartridge (12) for printers in which the ribbon (14) can be guided out of the cartridge through an exit opening (16) and at the end of a tension segment extending outside the cartridge can be reintroduced into the cartridge through... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4620482 | Rotary printing machine cylinder blanket construction and insertion tool To facilitate insertion of a rubber blanket into the groove or slot (2) of a blanket cylinder (1) of a printing machine, and to reduce the width of the opening (3) leading to the groove or slot, the thickness of the blanket is reduced in the end portion (... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4352575 | Ribbon cartridge and adapter A ribbon cartridge construction and a ribbon cartridge loading adapter for use with a ribbon cartridge having a substantially planar top surface. The adapter has a substantially planar body portion and is cooperative with the top surface of the ribbon car... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4265553 | Ribbon threading assembly for an impact printer Disclosed is an assembly for threading a ribbon, preferably an erase ribbon through an impact printer such as a typewriter. One end of the ribbon is stored at a ribbon storage means, while the other end of the ribbon has a tab fastened thereto. The longit... | 05/05/1981 |
| 3977511 | Ribbon loading device A device for installing an inking ribbon in the ribbon fork of a typing machine comprising a housing having spool locating means for receiving and locating a ribbon pay-off and take-up spool, a guide in the housing for cooperating with locating means on t... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3960259 | Ribbon cartridge for typewriter, calculating, accounting or like office machines A cartridge for an ink or carbon ribbon of an office machine comprises a container of parallelepipedal form in which a pair of spools are rotatable for the ink or carbon ribbon. A part of the ink or carbon ribbon extends through one aperture to the exteri... | 06/01/1976 |
