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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387458 | Printer and method of printing with a plurality of selectable registration sensors There is disclosed a portable printer and a method of selectively printing on any one of a plurality of label rolls housed in the printer, or on a wide roll housed in the printer. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7251052 | Method and apparatus for selecting job control device profiles A printing device contains a first native print job control profile and one or more non-native print job control profiles. The printing device receives a print job containing print job commands and compares the print job commands with the first native job control pr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6764070 | Pathlength compensation method and device for high speed sheet cutters A method and system for sheet accumulating wherein a web of material is cut into groups of cut sheets and a right-angle transport device is used to collate the cut sheets into packets. Because the cut sheets in each packet are moved into and out of the right-angle t... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6579021 | Polyvalent franking machine This invention relates to a machine for franking mailpieces or labels, comprising a base and a franking module connected to this base, the base comprising first transport means for conveying the mailpieces along a mailpiece-conveying path, from a mailpiec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6412995 | Printing apparatus and platen with a plurality of impact surfaces A platen has an impact surface positioned to oppose a printhead so that a part of a printhead strikes paper loaded on the impact surface. The platen includes a first impact surface having a curved surface, a second impact surface having a curved surface, ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6318917 | Gasoline dispensing system and method using a single printer A gasoline dispensing system and method according to which gasoline is dispensed from opposite ends of a dispenser system. A printer is mounted in the dispenser system for printing a receipt for a transaction occurring at one end of the dispensing system ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6262754 | Dual type thermal printer A dual type thermal printer comprises a main body frame, a first platen roller supported by the main frame for undergoing rotation, and a second platen roller supported by the main body frame in coaxial relation to the first platen roller for undergoing r... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6027268 | Method and apparatus for replacing a printer with a new printer of a different type A printing apparatus and method of use therefore are disclosed. The printing apparatus is usable as a replacement printer for replacing an existing printer apparatus without having to change printer drivers or make custom firmware changes in computers on ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5791794 | Transfer printing station for parallel processing of two recording medium webs A printing station includes pins for engaging into edge perforations of continuous paper. The pins are mounted on a toothed belt at the gaps between the belt teeth. A two part pin mounting has a portion engaged between the teeth of the belt.... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5584589 | Graphics printer roller transport apparatus and method A graphics printer apparatus and method using sensors to detect the position of a work piece relative to a print head. A single drive motor driving the feed rollers and a print roller.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5229791 | Image copying apparatus with selection between a simultaneously present rolled sheet conveyor and cut sheet conveyor where printing is performed on the inside or lower surface of the respective sheets An image copying apparatus for copying an original by scanning a print head having a predetermined head print width a plurality of times in a main scanning direction and displacing an object to be recorded in a subscanning direction, thereby forming an im... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5172238 | Image recording apparatus with selection between a simultaneously present rolled sheet conveyor and cut sheet conveyor where printing is performed on the inside of lower surface of the respective sheets The recording apparatus includes a continuous rolled sheet supply and cutter and a stacked pre-cut sheet supply, both sheet supplies have a conveyor for feeding the respective sheet to a recording area. Recording is performed on the inside surface of the ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5139353 | Printer having a single platen with multiple paper feed A printer capable of selective printing of a relatively narrow uncut sheet or a relatively wide cut sheet has a paper feeding apparatus for such selective printing. The paper feeding apparatus includes an uncut sheet feeding mechanism for feeding the uncu... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5067832 | Expandable module frame for mounting printer and accessory modules A printer for a plurality of different printing objects serving as a multifunctional printer is subject to problems of economic production. A printer system which allows to process all internationally required forms and savings booklets, records, checks, ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4974979 | Twintractor The twintractor is a device designed to be incorporated into a wide carriage personal computer printer, or supplied as an accessory to such a printer or a typewriter, giving it the capability of transporting and printing upon, in the alternative, one of t... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4826336 | Printing and web feed apparatus in a cash register or the like Disclosed herewith is a printing apparatus for use in a cash register or the like, in which a receipt sheet and a journal sheet are disposed in parallel to each other on a platen that defines a print line and a movable printing body including a printing h... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4639154 | Dual station printer mechanism A dual station printer mechanism (10) including a first feed roller (22), a second feed roller (24), drive means (16) having an output shaft (20) for driving the first and second feed rollers (22, 24) and coupling means in the form of one-way clutches (34... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4589784 | Point of sale printer A print head (15) on a carriage (16) slides on a carriage guide bar (17) in front of a platen bar (18). A receipt slip (25) is fed from a roll (26) over part of the width of the platen bar (18) to a knife (40) for cutting off individual receipts. A dayboo... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4507003 | Paper tape feed and drive mechanism A paper feed and drive mechanism for use in a high speed printer comprises a pair of arms which may be selectively positioned in a first lowered position, or in a second raised position. When the arms are in the lowered position, a line of contact is form... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4417517 | Printer with moveable paper strip guide rolls An apparatus with a printer for a printing paper strip includes a paper feed guide having an outlet on one side of a platen, a paper discharge guide having an inlet on the other side of the platen, a unit frame attached to an apparatus housing to be able ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4415287 | Printing device for printing characters in rows on data carriers A printing device comprises a print head and a plurality of data carriers, the print head being able to print data on at least one of the plurality of data carriers; a motor for moving said print head along said data carriers; said print head being adapte... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4368994 | Single servo driven printer A printer which may be used in a billing/accounting machine having a single servo motor to drive both the printing mechanism (horizontal motion) and the record media feed (vertical motion). While the printing mechanism is always engaged with the servo mot... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4167346 | Apparatus for the timed transporting of forms Apparatus for the timed transporting of forms over the writing beam of a printing device, comprising a transporting device mounted downstream of the writing beam for causing the forms to make a timed movement of advance. At least one brake flap is biased ... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4109779 | Media positioning means for a printer A media positioning means for a printer having first and second transport mechanisms which are positioned in opposed relation with each other to form a common throat therebetween. Each of the first and second transport mechanisms includes first and second... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4027765 | Record media drive mechanism A plurality of printing stations are spaced across a machine wherein a feed or drive assembly for paper or like record media is associated with each station, each of the feed or drive assemblies being self-contained and of modular construction to enable p... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4011811 | Multiple document printing system A printing system with one drive motor and having at least two printing stations located between a print drum and a plurality of ballistic elements for simultaneously printing at least two document blanks independently advanced through the printing statio... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3978964 | Magnetic head control assembly for a magnetic passbook printing system A printing apparatus is provided for printing on a document or bank passbook which has affixed thereto a magnetic stripe on which information with respect to the print operation is written and/or read by a magnetic head scanning assembly. The printing app... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3951251 | Document positioning means for printing apparatus A document positioning device is provided having a document holder or carrier which is driven by a stepper motor to position a document clamped therein for printing thereon. A row of light sources, e.g. light emitting diodes (LEDs) are pre-positioned and ... | 04/20/1976 |
