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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137016 | Tensioning print media A method of tensioning multiple webs of print media for a web printer is presented. The method comprises the steps of: feeding each print media web through a print media feeding path of the web printer; and attaching one or more tensioning weights to each print medi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7708483 | Unbacked fabric transport and condition system An unbacked transport and conditioning printing system for printing a pattern on a fabric is disclosed. The system includes a fabric characterization and tension control subsystem for gathering information on variations in the fabric and an irregularity detection su... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7618204 | Decurling tag webs in printers/stackers There are disclosed embodiments of a decurler system for tag webs used for example in printers and stackers to automatically remove curl from tag webs to promote further tag handling and better tag appearance. The decurler system may determine the current diameter o... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7422385 | Printing paper winding device A printing paper winding device for enabling winding of printing paper even paper with a base material having a low resistance to bending stresses or printing paper having RFID labels carrying IC chips. Bending stresses are reduced by dividing the movement region of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7399132 | Digital textile printer A digital textile printer includes front and rear feeding devices driven by a transfer axil within a driving panel of the front and the rear of a base to prevent distortion and wrinkle phenomena generating defective printing to perform effectively the textile printi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7337936 | Continuous paper transporting mechanism and printing apparatus having the same A printing apparatus having a mechanism for transporting continuous paper includes: a frictionally transporting section for frictionally transporting the continuous paper; a paper braking section provided on an upstream side of the frictionally transporting section;... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7307648 | Printing apparatus and method for passbooks A passbook printing apparatus comprises a movable tension roller correcting slack of an intermediate transfer film resulting from a different in a feed speed between a film drive roller and a film wind-up reel, and a control device operating the film wind-up reel to... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287718 | Method of feeding a medium and medium feeding system A medium feeding system for a hardcopy apparatus comprising: a revolving arrangement for supporting a roll of medium, the revolving arrangement comprising a friction ring, the friction ring rotating around a friction ring rotation axis; and a braking element compris... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7257364 | Paper feeding mechanism for continuous form printer A paper feeding mechanism for a printer includes a discharging unit located on a downstream side of a paper feed path, a feeding unit located on an upstream side with respect to the image transfer station, a tension applying unit that operates to apply tension to th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243827 | Devices for drawing in a web of material A device for drawing a web of material into a machine, such as a printing press includes a draw-in mechanism that can be advanced along a draw-in path, and to which the web of material can be coupled. The draw-in mechanism can be driven by an electric motor that can... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7185842 | Dispenser for rolled sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material, the apparatus including a housing that defines an interior adapted to rotatably support rolled sheet material and having a dispensing opening sized to allow sheet material to be dispen... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168654 | Media cartridge for wallpaper printer A media cartridge is constructed as a case in which a roll of blank media may be deployed for supplying a wallpaper printer. The case has two halves, hinged together. An area between the two halves, when they are closed, defines a media supply slot. The case has int... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160041 | Linerless label printer with controller to relieve print pressure following print cycle There is disclosed a hand-held printer for printing on linerless label webs wherein a thermal print head is maintained in pressure contact with the linerless web and a platen roll throughout successive printing cycles, but wherein the pressure is automatically relie... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118062 | Web handling with tension sensing and adjustment A system of detecting and adjusting the normal force exerted by a web material around the circumferential surface of a cylinder is provided. Sensors associated with the cylinder surface are wired to a processor that compares detected normal web forces with a set val... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116344 | Handy thermal head printer A printer has a main body and a printer unit that is fixed to the main body. The printer unit has an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower cover is attached to the main body and the upper cover is fixed to the lower cover. A hollow space is formed between the upp... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090419 | Recording device A recording device for recording an image on a recording medium, the recording device comprising: a recording head having a liquid drop discharging surface for discharging liquid drops toward a recording medium; a liquid receptacle disposed at a position opposing a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090345 | Portable printer The portable printer includes a housing having a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls, and a top wall defining a compartment having an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The top wall has an anterior section, a middle section and a rear section. The anterior ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071961 | Ribbon drive and tensioning system for a print and apply engine for a printer An apparatus for driving and tensioning a ribbon includes a supply spindle for supplying a ribbon, a supply dancer assembly for applying tension to the ribbon, a printhead, a take-up dancer assembly for applying tension to the ribbon, and a take-up spindle for colle... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064774 | Thermal transfer label printer with rewind control, and method for multiple label printing This label has a printing head (1) which may be stationary or mob vale along a guide (2), a ribbon (3) bearing a printing medium, a ribbon pay-out spool (4), a ribbon tale-up spool (5) driven by a stepper motor (6), a contro... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059792 | Dispensing system for print media having differential perforation pattern A web of print media dispensable as individual sheets along lines of perforation includes a pattern of ties and slits that provide a more predictable resistance to manually separating the sheets from the web. The lines of perforation extend transversely with respect... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040231 | Method for regulation of a web elongation in a rotary print machine Tension of a web in a rotary printing press is regulated. The web passes through at least two printing groups in the printing press. A change in the extension of the web during the print run is determined based on a phase shift between a first phase position of a pr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028614 | Goods-wrapping apparatus including a printer According to the present invention, a goods-wrapping apparatus for wrapping a particular article of a plurality of articles, includes: a goods storing section operable to store the plurality of articles; a goods carrying in/out section operable to carry in the artic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008125 | Printing device An IC memory module 33 for storing paper-related information is embedded in a core 31 of a roll paper member 30. A control circuit 50 accesses the IC memory module 33 embedded in the core 31 of roll paper member 30 vi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988797 | Unbacked fabric transport and condition system An unbacked transport and conditioning printing system for printing a pattern on a fabric is disclosed. The system includes a fabric characterization and tension control subsystem for gathering information on variations in the fabric and an irregularity detection su... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987523 | Paper feeder and printer A paper feeding apparatus of this invention comprises a feed roller and a paper holding member for nipping and feeding roll paper; and a first paper guide that has a first guide surface against which the roll paper outputted from the feed roller is pushed. The first... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6969206 | Tension generating mechanism for a printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism includes a tension generating ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962292 | Peel bar for selective label application An apparatus for selectively peeling a tag off of a strip of tags has a peel bar having a beak for peeling a tag off of the strip. The peel bar is mounted to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof by movement of the strip. A retaining element selectively eng... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6921222 | Overall system design and layout of an on-demand label/tag printer using inkjet technology A high-speed printer is provided. The printer includes a media assembly for supporting a media roll that supplies the sheet of media and also for controlling a flow rate of the sheet of media through the printer. The sheet of media is received by the feedback contro... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916132 | Double-sided printing apparatus The present invention is made to provide a double-sided printing apparatus at a relatively lower cost having little possibilities of dust generation or slowing feed speed of a continuous paper without complex mechanical structure nor control process, which includes:... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6837160 | Method and apparatus for clamping a printing media A magnetic clamp for firmly clamping the edge of an imaging media on an imaging bed has one or more magnetic assemblies located in a clamp frame. The magnetic assemblies include magnets which may be permanent magnets, the magnets are prevented from contacting the im... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6799507 | Web printers A web printer has a buffer for adjusting the traveling position of the web under its slack status, a tension assigning unit for assigning fixed tension to the web delivered from the buffer, a device for detecting the traveling position of the web delivered from the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6789963 | Continuous strip bag feeder and loader with pivotable integrated printer assembly A packaging apparatus for feeding and loading a continuous strip of bags that includes an integrated printer assembly for printing information on each individual bag of the continuous strip. The printer assembly is pivotally mounted to a support frame and receives t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6766737 | Method for controlling a circumferential register in a web-fed rotary press The circumferential register of a web passing through printing units of a web-fed rotary press is accomplished by determining an actual value of the tension in the web. An angular position or an angular velocity of a cylinder of a first print unit, with respect to a... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6641314 | Color thermal printer having tension roller A color thermal printer has a feed roller set, a thermal head, and a tension roller set that are serially arranged along a transporting path. The feed roller set and the tension roller set are rotated by respectively a stepping motor and a DC motor. The s... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6601951 | Printers and printing method A printer has a web handling unit that includes a web conditioning device for providing fixed control of the moisture within the web being fed, a skew correction device for adjusting the traveling position of the web which has passed through the web condi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592276 | Printer for forming an image on a transported web A printer capable of stably transporting a web at high speed and with a high accuracy has a printing unit (10) for forming images on a web (W); a yet-to-be-printed web control means (2, 3, 5) for controlling the traveling position and tension of the web a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547464 | Automated transaction machine printer An automated transaction machine (10) includes a thermal printing apparatus for printing account statements for a user. A paper drive (36) moves a paper web (44) from a paper roll (42) through a printer (40). After indicia is printed on the paper, the pap... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543353 | Method for monitoring a strip of fabric The tension in a moving web of material is measuring using a measuring roller or cylinder. This tension is repeatedly compared to a threshold value. If the measured value deviates from the threshold value beyond a certain amount, this is used as an indica... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543946 | Combination printer A combination printer is described. The combination printer includes a thermal head and an ink printing head, such as a thermal transfer printing head. The thermal head thermally prints on thermal paper by heating. The thermal transfer printing head print... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6505982 | Printer with improved label dispensing The invention relates to a printer with improved label dispensing, and more particularly a printer in which the label is prevented from adhering to the backing paper during the dispensing. The printer comprises a print head (1) for printing labels (4) att... | 01/14/2003 |
