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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7280350 | Computing devices Each of a cluster of computing balls (1) contains within its housing (3) a photosensitive device (51) for receiving light from a light source (5) and converting it into energy to power a processing chip (2). There is thus wireless ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7077185 | Tape dispenser A hand held tape dispenser for applying adhesive tape to a surface. The dispenser includes a housing for holding and dispensing a roll of tape and has a tape dispensing opening therein. A plurality of rollers are within the housing, the outer surfaces of which coact... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6971431 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser for applying adhesive tape to a substrate surface. The dispenser includes an exterior application surface with an opening therein. A plurality of rotatable cylindrical rollers are mounted within the housing, wherein the surfaces of the rollers coact... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6890112 | Method and system for handling a linerless label web There is disclosed a linerless label web roll wherein the label web has a patterned coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on its underside between marginal side edges and at marginal side edges of the label web. The adhesive is provided in longitudinally extending ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6580446 | Thermal transfer printer, thermal transfer recording method and thermal transfer recording web roll A thermal transfer printer includes a thermal transfer recording web roll having a bore and obtained by rolling a thermal transfer web. The segment of the thermal transfer recording web forming the innermost layer of the thermal transfer recording web rol... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6361163 | Inkjet printer, and method of assembling the printer, for printing an image on a first receiver and on a second receiver An inkjet printer, and method of assembling the printer, for printing an image on a first receiver of a first size and on a second receiver of a second size. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first receiver is fed in a first direct... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6079888 | Wet colorant hard copy apparatus media handling to reduce cockle The present invention addresses the problem of paper cockle by stretching the paper as it progresses along the paper path through the wet colorant printing station of a hard copy apparatus. The hard copy apparatus uses a paper feed belt system as a paper ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5684931 | Label printer, such as a thermal printer for printing labels A label printer, or a printer in general, can have a processor which can be connected to a data storage medium as well as to data input and data output connections for external devices. Such a printer could include a thermal printer for printing labels on... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5295753 | Label tape printing system using thermal head and transfer ink ribbon A label tape printer has a more-or-less conventional label tape cassette gear train mechanism except that the main motor has a clutching means that can disengage the motor when the motor is not on and turning. This allows the motor loads to turn the gear ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5210547 | Image printing method and system An image printing method and system. Information of printing paper size, image size to be printed and printing position is inputted by user. On the basis of the information, a control circuit determines the number of data to be printed in the primary scan... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5160944 | Thermal printer with anti-slip sheet conveying mechanism A thermal printer includes a platen roller on which a recording sheet is wound in such a manner that the recording sheet is laid over a part of the cylindrical wall of the platen roller. A thermal head is pushed against the platen roller to heat heating p... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4523865 | Marking and engraving machine A marking machine for marking and engraving upon a work surface. The machine comprises a rotary marking wheel having marking characters upon the periphery of the wheel and an engraving tool or stylus. The engraving tool may be employed as part of the prin... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4180338 | Automatic embossing system with document transfer Automatic card embossing apparatus includes a rotatable embossing wheel carrying about its periphery punch and die pairs for all characters available for embossing. Each character position of the wheel defines an address and the wheel is controlled for ro... | 12/25/1979 |
| 3987884 | Printing apparatus with paper positioning tractor means and escapement means The invention is directed to a highspeed digital print-out apparatus. The apparatus involved is provided with tractors which move the paper in a first direction past a stationary print-out wheel which in conjunction with a print hammer imprints preselecte... | 10/26/1976 |
