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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5913623 | Recording apparatus In a serial recording mode where a carriage CA mounting a recording head HD is moved reciprocatingly in a main scanning direction of a second recording medium D2, the control apparatus drives the carriage CA to move while the recording head HD is separate... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5183333 | Printer system for selective printing on first and second print media located in separate print zones A printing system, according to the present invention, is comprised of a carriage having a thermal print head and associated ink ribbon cartridge, a platen, a label tape cassette, and a suitable housing and control electronics. The thermal print head can ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 3995730 | Dot matrix impact printer having retractable platen A dot matrix impact printer includes a retractable platen which positions an elongated sheet of paper in a location where a print head prints a line of data on the paper. In a second mode of operation, the insertion of a form, shorter than the elongated s... | 12/07/1976 |