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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7037012 | Scanning mechanism for high-speed high-resolution scanning A scanning system for use in inspecting or writing on a substrate minimizes vibrations by applying movement-actuating forces directly between a carriage and a countermass which are both free to move along parallel tracks. Forces for decelerating and accelerating the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6692169 | Method of propelling an ink jet printer carriage A print carriage assembly for an ink jet printer. The print carriage assembly includes a print carriage slidably supported on a printer slider rod, and a sub-carriage that is separate from the printer carriage and slidably supported on the printer slider ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 5702190 | Dot-matrix line printer A dot-matrix line printer includes a printing shuttle which moves reciprocally to carry out a printing operation, and a balancing shuttle which moves in a direction opposite to the direction of the movement of the printing shuttle. The balancing shuttle i... | 12/30/1997 |
| 4705416 | Positioning device for positioning type-wheel index motor in a printer A positioning device in a printer, for positioning an index motor for a type wheel selectively in an operative position in which the motor shaft is coupled to the type wheel, or an inoperative position in which the motor shaft is disengaged from the type ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4514100 | Mounting apparatus for dot matrix print head Apparatus for mounting a print head on a movable carriage which moves the print head across a record medium supported by a platen. The apparatus includes a projection extending from the front portion of the carriage, an opening in the print head arranged ... | 04/30/1985 |