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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7189020 | Pushbutton controlled correction tape assembly A pushbutton controlled correction tape assembly includes a casing having therein a correction tape assembly having an application head, a pushbutton assembly received in the casing to selectively extend the application head of the correction tape assembly out of th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7073963 | Film support devices and printing system handling ink film for printing A system is provided for movably supporting an ink film in a printer. The system has cylindrical supply and take-up cores for supporting and taking up the film during printing operations. The cores may be made of molded plastic resin. The ends of the cores are sized... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6235364 | Pressure-sensitive correction tape A pressure-sensitive correction tape is provided which comprises a foundation, a masking layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer stacked on the foundation in this order, the masking layer comprising a masking agent, a polymer having rubber elasticit... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5490733 | Recording apparatus and method of ink sheet type determination A recording apparatus for performing recording by transferring ink on an ink sheet onto recording medium includes a sensor for determining the type of ink sheet to be used for recording, a recorder for performing recording by transferring the ink on the i... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5350247 | Printer having erasing mechanism for repeated erasure A printer capable of completely erasing printed characters while reducing noise which may be generated during the erasure. After an erase key is manipulated and the holder member is moved to its erase position, a motor is energized and driven at a motor c... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5271680 | Daisy-wheel type printer having holder movable between print position and erase position A daisy-wheel type printer having a position shifting mechanism for selectively positioning a ribbon cassette and an erase ribbon at a given place in front of a platen, a print hammer driving mechanism, a print ribbon takeup mechanism and an erase ribbon ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5267803 | Cassette having compatibility arrangement An arrangement for assuring ink ribbon and correction tape compatibility in a device which utilizes a first cassette having an ink ribbon therein and second cassette having a correction tape therein in the operation thereof, the arrangement including enga... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5197813 | Control of ribbon feed during erasing in an impact printer An impact printer for recording onto a sheet by striking an ink ribbon and for correcting the recorded data by striking a correction ribbon. The printer comprises: a platen to support a recording sheet; a print hammer to strike a recording ink ribbon and ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5160207 | Mechanism for correcting the printing position of an electronic typewriter There is provided a mechanism for correcting the printing position of an electronic typewriter comprising a working pin attached to a ribbon bracket, the working pin cooperating with a ribbon cam so as to move the ribbon bracket to a printing or correctio... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160204 | Ribbon adapter and ribbon cassette capable of mounting the ribbon adapter and recording apparatus A ribbon adaptor attachable to a recording apparatus comprises a ribbon loader for loading an ink ribbon, a ribbon feeder for feeding the ribbon loaded by the ribbon loader, a support frame member for supporting the ribbon loader and ribbon feeder, and an... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158376 | Electronic typewriter An electronic typewriter has a reduced number of electrically-powered actuators and comprises a motor powering a differential motion transmission unit having first and second output members. Transmission control means powered by a solenoid moves a slider ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5087136 | Printing mechanism with a cam and groove arrangement A printing mechanism for printing on a recording medium includes a cam mechanism for moving an ink ribbon to an effecting position to act on the recording medium and an initial position for not acting on the recording medium. The cam mechanism includes a ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5048988 | Ink sheet drive system for a recording device A recording apparatus for recording onto a recording medium and capable of correcting an erroneous recording includes an ink sheet mounting section on which an ink sheet for effecting the recording medium is mountable, a device for effecting the ink sheet... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5044802 | Printing apparatus having an eraser for erasing a printed character A printing apparatus including a print mechanism for printing key-input print information; an eraser for erasing a character or symbol printed on a recording medium with the print mechanism; a first memory for storing the key-input information; a second m... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5028157 | Printer having an erasing mechanism A printer has a mechanism for erasing a printed character by impacting a type through an erasing ribbon, and a stepping motor for rotating a type wheel to select a character. In an erasing operation, the type wheel is rotated by the stepping motor by a sm... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5006003 | Typewriter Disclosed is a typewriter wherein a ribbon holder mounted on a carriage movable along a platen holds both a print ribbon and a correction ribbon thereon and is displaceable between its first lift position for facing the print ribbon to a print point on th... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4986677 | Electronic typewriter having improved paper and ink feed mechanisms selectively driven by a single reversible motor There is disclosed an output apparatus which prints and outputs onto an ink ribbon in an electronic typewriter or the like. One motor is commonly used for print paper feed, ribbon feed, and ribbon lift up/down operations. The ribbon feed mechanism is cont... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4971462 | Plural cassettes having compatibility arrangement An arrangement for assuring ink ribbon and correction tape compatibility in a device which utilizes a first cassette having an ink ribbon therein and a second cassette having a correction tape therein in the operation thereof, the arrangement including en... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968162 | Ribbon forwarding apparatus of impact type printer Disclosed is a ribbon forwarding apparatus of impact type printer for printing on a recording paper wound on a platen by moving printing means disposed at a specified position of a carrier which moves along this platen to the printing position, and striki... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4961660 | Method for correcting mistypes in an electric typewriter A method for correcting mistypes in an electric typewriter, wherein a printing type corresponding to a character to be corrected is struck a plurality of plural times onto a character, with a correction tape intervening between the printing type and the c... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4955734 | Information processing apparatus There is disclosed an information processing apparatus such as a word processor or a typewriter enabling rapid and easy erasure of the printed characters. Instead of moving the carriage to the position of the character to be erased, the operator enters th... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4900171 | Ink ribbon and correction tape cassette compatibility A means for assuring ink ribbon and correction tape compatibility in a device which utilizes a first cassette having an ink ribbon therein and second cassette having a correction tape therein including a switch means in the device that controls the on-off... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4887920 | Punctuation check feature for an electronic typewriter An electronic typewriter having a punctuation checking feature checks each punctuation feature as it is stored in a memory section, against a set of predetermined rules which define punctuation errors in terms of the context of the punctuation mark. If th... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4886383 | Tape cassette for metering correction tape feed A tape cassette has a sensing arm pivotally mounted therein biased against a correction tape on a take-up spool for sensing the amount of correction tape thereon. A correction tape feed mechanism mounted in a typewriter has a metering post for engaging th... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883379 | Correction sheet and correction method An erroneously recorded image among recorded images on a recording medium is corrected by a correction sheet comprising an adhesive layer on a support. The adhesive layer is heated to develop an adhesive force and caused to adhere to the error image and p... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4871274 | Typewriter Disclosed is a typewriter wherein a ribbon holder mounted on a carriage movable along a platen holds both a print ribbon and a correction ribbon thereon and is displaceable between its first lift position for facing the print ribbon to a print point on th... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4840505 | Electronic typewriter ribbon lift-up apparatus A ribbon lift-up apparatus for selectively rotating a ribbon cartridge holder to the printing position or the correcting position uses a disc cam provided with various cam grooves for the printing operation and correcting operation, respectively. The disc... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4834567 | Character-erasable printing apparatus The present invention is of a character-erasable printing apparatus adopting an erase controlling means which outputs to a printing mechanism a move control signal moving a printing head to the print position of the head character of a character string co... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832517 | Printing apparatus with a type wheel A printing apparatus in which a cam member is connected to a type wheel by means of a rotating shaft so that the cam member rotates in a body with the wheel. The wheel is rotated by means of a motor for type selection. A pair of ribbon vibrators for suppo... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4818131 | Typewriter having means for automatic indication of candidate correct word for misspelled word, and/or automatic correction of misspelled word A typewriter having a function of automatically indicating a candidate correct word for a misspelled word and, including a control device operable upon operation of a suitable key for checking entered words against data stored in a dictionary memory to fi... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4818125 | Electronic typewriter with word correction function including pitch changing means Disclosed is an electronic typewriter with a word correction function substantially consisting of a print data memory, a correction word memory, correction determination means, selection means and correction control means. If a correction word is too long... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4810117 | Printer with a ribbon lift mechanism having selective time intervals either in typewriter mode or in printer mode A printer having a ribbon lift mechanism for lifting a ribbon from a rest position to a printing position. The printer operates in two different modes, that is, a printer mode in which characters are printed according to the data in a memory and a typewri... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4810121 | Character erasable printing apparatus A printing apparatus including an erasing mechanism capable of erasing a misprinted character or character string by utilizing a correction ribbon, a well as a reprint control means capable of reprinting the character or character string erased by mistake... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804283 | Ribbon feed device including tensioning control means The invention provides a ribbon feed device wherein a ribbon take-up mechanism located on a ribbon frame which is mounted for up and down pivotal motion on a carrier and carrying thereon an elongated ribbon along a platen takes up the ribbon in response t... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4798486 | Ink ribbon cassette having mounting means, slack preventing means and multiple ribbon shifting means There is provided an ink ribbon cassette detachably mounted on a carriage of a recording apparatus, housing an ink ribbon supplied from a casing and taken up therein after passing through a recording section and including first positioning means for posit... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798490 | Method for using and reusing correction tape assembly A method for using and reusing an invertible correction tape assembly on a typewriter, the assembly comprising a dispensing reel and a winding reel united by a length of correction tape wound upon each. The assembly is designed for invertible attachment t... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4789260 | Thermal printer A thermal printer includes a thermal head and a printing and erasing common-use ribbon. The thermal head is configured to move during erasing operation in a direction opposite to that during printing operation so as to reuse for subsequent printing operat... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4786195 | Erasing means for thermal transfer printer A thermal transfer printer which can simply and assuredly erase a symbol recorded in error with thermal transfer ink on record paper. The printer comprises, in addition to a printing transfer ribbon and a printing thermal head, an erasing ribbon carrying ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784502 | Thermal printer In a thermal printer including a thermal head, an ink ribbon interposed between the thermal head and a recording paper, the thermal head generating heat for effecting printing, and a movable ink ribbon guide for guiding the ink ribbon provided on a downst... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4781481 | Thermal printer and its printing method A thermal printer includes a single thermal recording medium interposed between printing paper and a thermal head so that when predetermined energy is applied to the thermal head, colorant on the thermal recording medium is transferred to the paper to pri... | 11/01/1988 |
