Labelling machines
Patent 4264396 Issued on April 28, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 27, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 27, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3471357 3721601 3826915 3845850 3911817 Apparatus for printing and applying pressure sensitive labels System for making color-coded index tabs Ticket printer Patent #: 4109777 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/928522 filed on 07/27/1978US Classes:156/361, Of feed or motion of indefinite length work or transfer carrying tape101/288, Web101/291, Oscillating bed101/292, Reciprocating bed101/67, Duplicating101/93.05, Wire156/384, With printing156/542, Means serially presenting discrete base articles or separate portions of a single article347/211, Having driving circuitry for recording means347/216, Including separating means347/222, Housing or mounting400/611, For feeding web record-medium400/88, POCKET TYPEWRITERD18/19Label or tape embossing toolExaminersPrimary: Dixon, William R. Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB41J 2/32 (20060101)G06K 1/12 (20060101) B65C 11/00 (20060101) B65C 11/02 (20060101) G06K 1/00 (20060101) G09F 3/02 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1977-07-28 GBAbstractA labelling machine has a push button switch, actuation of which causes a label to be printed by a thermographic printing head with selected data which has been stored in a microprocessor by operation of a keyboard. The printed label is fed by an electrically powered drive mechanism controlled by the microprocessor to a dispensing position from which the label can be applied to an article and a further label is advanced from a supply to the printing head. The label supply is a continuous strip of separated labels with self-adhesive covered by a backing strip which is peeled away as the printed label reaches the dispensing position. Spaced optically or magnetically detectable markings on the label strip are detected in the machine to provide signals to the microprocessor for obtaining registration of each label with the printing head.Field of SearchOf feed or motion of indefinite length work or transfer carrying tapeOf feed of articles to assembly station Responsive to presence, absence, or condition of article to which applied With printing Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier | |
