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Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7104710 | Printing apparatus with first and second measuring means for obtaining a conveying amount of a printing medium A printing medium is conveyed at a high speed and high accuracy by reducing the conveyance error of a conveyor roller as much as possible. For this purpose, the printing apparatus includes first measuring unit for obtaining a conveying amount of said printing medium... | 09/12/2006 |
| 5399037 | Force transferring magnetic actuator apparatus and method A magnetic actuator apparatus which transfers a magnetic force produced by a solenoid to a movable arm. The arm is movable between an engaged position spaced away from the solenoid and a solenoid position abutting the solenoid. The arm has a bore formed t... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5213425 | Platen drive device A device for driving a platen includes a motor for driving the platen, and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the platen. The power transmission mechanism includes a drive wheel having a pin and driven by the motor f... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4981378 | Apparatus for printing a strip The invention relates to an apparatus for printing stamps, which are cut from a strip (2) drawn from a roll (1). The apparatus has an adjustable printer and a common drive for the non-jerky advance of the strip and for operating a cutting mechanism. An ec... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4958949 | Drive element for platens of typewriters or similar office machines The present invention relates to a drive element of typewriters or similar office machines where the movement of the platen is derived from the movement of the carriage. In the past numerous drive elements have been required in devices of this type, which... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4932799 | Typewriter or similar machine A typewriter or similar machine having a platen turnable by means of a ratchet and a line spacing wheel and a carriage movable along the platen by means of a pulling means, on which a typing element or push button is disposed. In accordance with the inven... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4531850 | Line spacing device for printing machines A line spacing device for printing machines comprises an electric motor arranged to rotate selectively in a clockwise direction and anticlockwise direction and a control disc carrying a pawl on an eccentric. The tooth of the pawl describes a closed trajec... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4357116 | Printer control assembly A printer for an electric cash register or the like which performs at least two print related functions. The printer includes a printing head adapted for lateral displacement across a printing paper for effecting printing on the paper. The printer also in... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4273456 | Paper insertion apparatus for a typewriter Paper insertion apparatus for indexing a typewriter to a desired first line printing position is triggered using a position detector cooperating with an operator movable paper hold-down bail. When the paper bail is moved to a withdrawn position relative t... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4266880 | Paper insertion apparatus Improved apparatus for effecting semi-automatic insertion of paper into a typewriter concentrates operator interactions, (1) to condition the typewriter for a distance input selection and (2) to trigger indexing for paper insertion, so as to merely involv... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4259026 | Dot printer having concentric driving cams In a miniature printer for printing with dots on printing paper, concentrically mounted driving cams provide both horizontal and vertical motions which synchronize the reciprocating action of the printing head mechanism with the paper feed and ink ribbon ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4064985 | Selectable dual ratchet feed for a printer platen A line feed ratchet arrangement is disclosed which allows selectability between two different line feeds such as the 5 1/3 lines per inch and six lines per inch and utilizes a drive pawl arrangement having two pawls driven identically. The drive ratchets ... | 12/27/1977 |
