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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210866 | Printer having adjustable media support A printer is provided comprising an elongate printhead for printing across the pagewidth of print media, a rotatable, elongate platen arranged to support the print media being printed on by the printhead, a sensor for sensing a thickness of the print media, and a co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7114868 | Inkjet printing assembly with multi-purpose platen assembly An inkjet printing mechanism includes an elongate chassis that spans a printing zone. A printhead assembly is mounted on the elongate chassis. The printhead assembly includes an ink distribution assembly and an array of printhead integrated circuits mounted on the i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7027077 | Platen assembly for thermal printer There is disclosed a thermal print head platen which includes a pair of support members separated by a gap wherein the support members are adapted to be oriented to press media against a thermal print head for printing purposes with the gap approximately aligned wit... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6244768 | Resilient elastomeric line printer platen having outer layer of hard material A line printer with a hammerbank having print hammers with printing tips and a ribbon supported for impact by the tips for printing on media and a metal platen for supporting the media. An elastomer on the metal platen supports the media and has a layer o... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5879091 | Impact printer with yielding platen An impact printer (30) comprises a printhead (31) traversing along a guide for printing a line on a document (32) of thickness S, and is provided with contrast means for supporting the document (32) against the head (31) and for contrasting the impact for... | 03/09/1999 |
| 4613876 | Laser recording system A recording system uses a laser beam for imaging the surface of a photographic film which is held in a curved arrangement to allow light to be focused in precise position in a circular light path on the film. The film is maintained in the curved arrangeme... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4591281 | Sheet-feed mechanism for rotary print head A sheet-feed mechanism (10) for a rotary print head (12) includes a track (16) that defines a paper path in the form of a partial circular annulus. Belts (40 and 42) carry tabs (36, 38, 72, and 74) that support the lower end of a paper sheet, and movement... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4531132 | Method and apparatus for thermally printing data in special fonts on documents like checks A thermal printing apparatus including a print station, a transport mechanism for positioning a record medium at the print station, an arcuately-shaped platen, and a line of printing elements. Relative movement between the platen and the printing elements... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4195936 | Rotary printer and rotor structure This invention provides improved means for automatically retracting the styli away from the paper when the rotational speed of the rotor drops below a predetermined minimum level. Improved means also are provided for stably holding and accurately position... | 04/01/1980 |
| 3949851 | Motion translation means for high speed printer print head A high speed serial printer having a platen or backing for print-receiving media and printing members for effecting display of indicia in printing lines on the media, including a print head having a printing end and selectively operable printing members; ... | 04/13/1976 |
