Postal fixed and variable data thermal printer
Patent 4580144 Issued on April 1, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 20, 2004. 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.
August 20, 2004. 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 3869986 Computer responsive postage meter Thermal printing system Non-impact single and multi-ply printing method and apparatus Patent #: 4460676 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/642214 filed on 08/20/1984US Classes:347/171, THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES101/109, Printing members101/288, Web101/93.07, Printing and perforating or severing101/93.12, Unlike219/469, Cylindrical or roller-type support for material to be heated219/476, Plural separate heating devices235/101, STAMP346/24, COMBINED WITH RECORD RECEIVER SEVERER347/212, Pre or post image recording treatment347/218, Record receiver driving means400/82INCLUDING PLURAL, INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORTED KEY-BOARDS, PLATENS, OR TYPE-SET ASSEMBLAGESExaminersPrimary: Goldberg, E. A.Assistant: Preston, Gerald E. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG07B 17/00 (20060101)AbstractThe invention features a high speed thermal printing mechanism having a dichotomized printing sequence. The thermal printing mechanism is particularly useful for printing postal values and indicia upon postage tape in a variable and fixed format, respectively. The variable information can be imprinted by a thermal head under the influence of a microprocessor. The fixed information can be imprinted by an etched thermal print screen. | |
