Hand-held manually operable printing apparatus
March 21, 2008. 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 3767020 Microcomputerized miniature postage meter Ink jet printer Thermal printer Electronic microcopier apparatus Method and apparatus for typing Japanese text using multiple systems Thermal printing method and thermal printer Thermal head drive device Electronically controlled printing device Hand-held copying apparatus Patent #: 4750049 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 170714 filed on 03/21/1988US Classes:101/486, Of print means347/188, Density control347/211, Having driving circuitry for recording means347/222, Housing or mounting400/29, For typing on flat blueprint or drawing (e.g., "platenless" typewriter)400/73, Including particular reader structure and operation400/88, POCKET TYPEWRITER400/110Including Oriental languageExaminersPrimary: Eickholt, Eugene H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB41F 001/34B41J 003/36 Foreign Application Priority Data1987-03-28 JPAbstractA manually operable sweeping-type compact printer apparatus includes a key entry unit, a display unit, a memory unit, an encoder and a printer unit which are mounted on a manually manipulatable housing. When the housing is manually moved over a printing medium with the printer unit in contact with the printing medium, data entered by the key entry unit is printed out on the printing medium. In the printer apparatus, only designated segments or lengths of data are printed out on the printing medium, independent of continued travel or movement of the housing. Also, even if the housing is moved over the printing medium at an unstable moving velocity, high printing quality can be realized by control of the printing head. Stop codes designating the end of a data segment can be automatically or manually inserted.Other References
Field of SearchFor typing on flat blueprint or drawing (e.g., "platenless" typewriter)For typing on carton or package By multidirectional movement of typewriter structure (e.g., "Elliot-Fisher" structure) POCKET TYPEWRITER Including Oriental language Including particular reader structure and operation Position or alignment Of print means | |
