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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641407 | Prevention of damage to an optical disk in a printer due to inadvertent handling A printer for printing character information on an optical disk using an ink cartridge. The printer comprises a printer cover for opening/closing a cartridge receiving section into which the ink cartridge will be loaded. When the ink cartridge is loaded into the car... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7182534 | System and method for integrated dye sublimation photo printer paper tray An information handling system dye sublimation printer stores paper in an enclosed tray that couples to the printer housing and transitions between a storage configuration and a print configuration. The storage configuration reduces the footprint of the printer by a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7033096 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6902270 | Printer There is provided a printer including a grip portion that becomes a handhold in moving the printer, and the grip portion is formed of a part of a jacket of the printer. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6832866 | Printer or laminator supply An identification card printer or laminator system includes a card transport mechanism configured to transport a card along a path, a printer or lamination mechanism configured to print or laminate the card, a print or lamination consumable supply, and a controller.... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6817796 | Shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a flange and a collet, wherein the collet has an inner circumference for sl... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811337 | Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing A method of opening a security housing that requires authorization and unlocking moves the printing module transversely by a transverse mover into an additional unlocked position, as a result of which, the security housing or an access thereto is unlocked. The confi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6494633 | Transportable ink jet printer apparatus An easily transportable ink jet printer apparatus provides a chassis that includes an ink jet print head having nozzles for dispensing ink, the print head being movably mounted to the chassis along the travel path. The chassis also includes a paper output... | 12/17/2002 |
| 5807005 | Cartridge lockout system and method A cartridge lockout system and method for an image forming apparatus, which includes a cartridge and a wheel rotatably mounted on the cartridge. The wheel has a plurality of digital indicators, each digital indicator being in a first condition or a second... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5437511 | Tape printing apparatus There is described a printing apparatus, particularly a label printer, which includes a switching mechanism operable in response to movement of the lid to permit operation of the printing apparatus only when the lid is closed. This can be combined with de... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5026186 | Vibrating apparatus including means for absorbing vibration and for locking vibrating unit against movement A vibrating apparatus, such as a shuttle type dot printer, has a vibrating unit mounted in the casing thereof and which, when it operates, generates vibrations in opposite lateral directions of the vibrating unit. The vibrating unit is mounted in the casi... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4986679 | Mechanism for detecting presence of ribbon stopper in a ribbon cassette used in a printer In a printer of the type in which printing is carried out on a recording medium with a print element through an ink ribbon interposed between the print element and a sheet or paper, a ribbon cassette accommodating therein the ink ribbon has a ribbon stopp... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4876956 | Removable postage meter having an indicia cover A postage meter module is removable from the mailing machine base. In order to protect the print die, a shutter is provided to cover the die. The cover can be moved to expose the die only when the meter is installed on an appropriate meter base. At all ot... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4798485 | Electronic typewriter with a detector switch An electronic typewriter having a single detector switch for detecting whether a lid over a printing mechanism is open or closed and whether a carriage is in the original position or not. The detector switch is stimulated by two stimulators; one being pro... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4647233 | Thermal printer The present invention relates to a thermal printer comprising a thermal head, and means for inhibiting an energization signal for heat generation of said thermal head. The inhibition means prevents the thermal head from being energized when it is in a non... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4600319 | Control for dot matrix printers operating in harsh environments A control processing method and apparatus for dot matrix printers which are ubjected to relatively high levels of vibration and shock. Vibration and shock are detected and, in the event that a known safe vibration or shock level is exceeded, print line dat... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4407592 | Power-operated typewriter The typewriter has a powered motor, an electric power switch, a drive shaft driven by the motor, a driven mechanism including printing and carriage return mechanisms connected to the drive shaft by way of respective clutches, and locking device for lockin... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4340315 | Printing area cover plate for typewriters or like machines Disclosed is a preferably transparent removably mounted cover plate for covering the top opening or printing point area in a printer, e.g. a needle printer, which serves to reduce noise and to prevent the introduction of foreign substances and dust. Of pa... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4328507 | Recording apparatus Recording apparatus utilizing a linear motor, provided with a member for maintaining the printing head in a particular position while the printing head is not in use.... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4177471 | Carriage and raceway mechanism for an ink jet printer A carriage and raceway mechanism for an ink jet printer upon which carriage is mounted an ink jet print head for driving the ink jet print head back and forth along the raceway to allow the ink jet print head to eject droplets on a recording medium. The r... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4128382 | Keyboard recocking mechanism A keyboard of a typewriter comprises a common actuator biased by a spring. The depression of a key causes a corresponding intermediate member to engage with the actuator to initiate an operating cycle and to move the intermediate member to a position whic... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4091913 | Printing apparatus with printing material non-motion detector A printing apparatus includes a supply of printing material, a drive assembly coupled to the printing material and capable when enabled of advancing the material along a predetermined path past a printing station, and a detection device for detecting when... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4055905 | Teaching typewriter A system for facilitating the learning of typing by permitting only the proper finger to operate each key. The operator wears a pair of gloves having each finger wired separately to a group of electromechanical devices each for enabling or inhibiting depr... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3942436 | Computer responsive supplemental printer A supplemental printer is mounted piggy-back fashion atop a conventional high speed chain printer or other form of computer output printing equipment; and prints, upon the same print-out sheet as the high speed printer, information generated by the same e... | 03/09/1976 |
