Hand-held electronic printer
November 6, 2015. 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 3656169 3767020 Apparatus for printing data on structural components Microcomputerized miniature postage meter Electric-signal controlled hand-held printer Apparatus for producing updated information on a tangible medium Small printer Small size ink jet printer Handy reader/printer apparatus Printer InventorApplicationNo. 554042 filed on 11/06/1995US Classes:400/88, POCKET TYPEWRITER346/143, Hand driven347/2, Combined347/37, With means to scan fluid ejector relative to the receiving medium347/109, Hand-held358/473Hand-held readerExaminersPrimary: Burr, Edgar S.Assistant: Kelley, Steven S. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB41J 003/39AbstractA hand-held and self contained electronic printing device for printing indicia on a medium includes a housing that can be manually positioned adjacent a surface of the medium and remain stationary against the medium during a printing sequence; the housing having an aperture that generally defines a printing area on the medium when the housing is in position for printing; a printer disposed in the housing for printing indicia in a selectable pattern of dots on the medium within the printing area; an actuator for initiating a printing sequence; and electronic control means disposed in the housing for controlling the printer to print indicia on the medium during a printing sequence. In one embodiment, the print head can be moved to sweep across a printing area by a manual force applied to an actuator. | |
