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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6033138 | Magnetically held motor stop for use in a printer carriage feed mechanism An image processing apparatus (10) includes an imaging drum (300). A printhead (500) moves along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis (301) of the imaging drum as the imaging drum rotates. A linear drive motor (258) turns a lead screw (250) and is mou... | 03/07/2000 |
| 4265555 | Dual pitch carriage drive mechanism Two carriage drive systems are arranged to be selectively coupled to a uniform stepping mechanism responsive to spacing signals whereby a carriage can be indexed across a writing line at 10 or 12 pitch increments.... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4152981 | Dual pitch impact printing mechanism and method An impact printer is provided which is capable of printing at either 10 characters per inch (standard pitch) or 15 characters per inch (compressed pitch) by changing the type character carrying member, such type carring member including multiple font char... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4101006 | Carrier traverse control for a serial printer In a serial printer a movable type character element such as a ball, disc or the like is rotated to present different type characters to the print position. The carrier for the type element is moved along the print line at a predetermined maximum velocity... | 07/18/1978 |
