| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D322276 |
Thermal tape printer |
December 10, 1991 |
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| D320391 |
Tape supply cartridge |
October 1, 1991 |
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| D317594 |
Keyboard |
June 18, 1991 |
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| D317322 |
Thermal printer |
June 4, 1991 |
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| D311416 |
Thermal printer tape ribbon cartridge |
October 16, 1990 |
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| D275966 |
Tape laminating and dispensing device |
October 16, 1984 |
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| 5533818 |
Tape cartridge for a printing device |
July 9, 1996 |
| A cartridge with switch activation/deactivation members for automatically facilitating adjustment of print parameters to match tape supply upon insertion of the cartridge. |
| 5411339 |
Portable printer and cartridge therefor |
May 2, 1995 |
| A thermal printing device having a print mechanism which includes a platen roller assembly in combination with a movable print head assembly. Further aspects of the present invention include a switch mechanism and a tape supply cartridge with switch activation/deactivation members for |
| 5115461 |
Method and apparatus for labeling X-ray film |
May 19, 1992 |
| An X-ray label includes a substrate that is transparent to X-ray radiation and X-ray absorbing pigment deposited on the substrate in images that provide identification data under visible light and that create corresponding images in an X-ray film emulsion layer when the film is expos |
| 5111216 |
Tape supply cartridge for portable thermal printer |
May 5, 1992 |
| A tape supply including a replaceable tape supply cartridge for a portable, hand held thermal printing or transfer device having a receiving pocket, a supply of tape, a tape pathway aligned with the printhead and the mechanism for sensing relative movement between the device and the |
| 5081594 |
Real-time rasterization system for a column-oriented printing apparatus or the like |
January 14, 1992 |
| A rasterization system is provided to control the formatting and manipulations of font and character information to perform real-time rasterization of images of selected characters to be output to a column-oriented printing or display apparatus. The rasterization system is comprised |
| 5056940 |
Thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge therefor |
October 15, 1991 |
| A thermal printing device or the like and a tape or tape-ribbon cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device and cartridge of the present invention includes a tape drive system for driving the tape or tape and ribbon through the thermal printing de |
| 5022771 |
Thermal printing apparatus and tape supply cartridge therefor |
June 11, 1991 |
| A thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge therefor which includes a printing mechanism having a print head incorporated within the machine and a separate printing platen embodied within the cartridge. An alignment mechanism is also provided for insuring printing alignment betwe |
| 4930913 |
Thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge therefor |
June 5, 1990 |
| A thermal printing device or the like and a tape or tape-ribbon cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device and cartridge of the present invention includes a tape drive system for driving the tape or tape and ribbon through the thermal printing de |
| 4917514 |
Thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge embodying a tape cut-off mechanism |
April 17, 1990 |
| A thermal printing device or the like and a tape or tape-ribbon supply cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device includes a print station for forming a selected image onto a tape and a replaceable tape or tape-ribbon cartridge having a tape cut- |
| 4859093 |
Pixel preheat system for an automated thermal transfer device |
August 22, 1989 |
| A pixel preheat system for a thermal transfer device in which a selected image is transferred from a strip of color carrying ribbon to a strip of image carrying tape achieves precise control of the temperature of the individual pixel heating elements in a thermal printhead by combining t |
| 4844636 |
Unitary tape-ribbon cartridge for lettering system |
July 4, 1989 |
| A unitary tape-ribbon cartridge having an improved ribbon rewind feature for use in a lettering system. The cartridge includes both a tape supply and a ribbon supply provided from tape and ribbon supply housing portions, a guide member for guiding the ribbon toward a lettering station an |
| 4836697 |
Automated thermal transfer device and control system therefor |
June 6, 1989 |
| A control system for a thermal transfer device in which a selected image is transferred from a strip of color carrying ribbon to a strip of image carrying tape and precise alignment between adjacent columns of vertical print is achieved by monitoring and controlling the rotational speed |
| 4832514 |
Thermal transfer device and tape-ribbon cartridge therefor |
May 23, 1989 |
| A thermal transfer device or the like and a tape-ribbon cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device and cartridge of the present invention includes a tape-ribbon drive system for driving the tape and ribbon through the thermal transfer device incl |
| 4815875 |
Tape-ribbon cartridge and receiver tray with pivoted cover and cam |
March 28, 1989 |
| A tape-ribbon alignment and delivery system for a thermal transfer device or the like of the type having a device housing and a transfer station including a printhead and a platen for transferring a selected image from a ribbon to a tape. The system further includes a replaceable tape-ri |
| 4815874 |
Thermal printer and tape-ribbon cartridge with cut-off mechanism |
March 28, 1989 |
| A thermal transfer device or the like and a tape-ribbon cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device includes a transfer station for transfering a selected image from a ribbon to a tape and a replaceable tape-ribbon cartridge having a tape cut-off |
| 4773775 |
Tape-ribbon cartridge |
September 27, 1988 |
| A tape-ribbon supply cartridge for supplying tape and ribbon to a lettering apparatus having a mechanism for creating a lettering force and a mechanism for positioning a character to be lettered into lettering position. The cartridge includes an improved ribbon rewind feature driven |
| 4762766 |
Dry transfer film with photosensitized color carrying layer and photosensitized pressure sensiti |
August 9, 1988 |
| A dry transfer film and a method for preparing transfer characters therefrom in which the transfer film includes a carrier layer, a photosensitized color carrying layer disposed adjacent to the carrier layer and a photosensitized adhesive layer disposed adjacent to the color carrying |
| 4762435 |
Lettering apparatus having a printer-keyboard interface |
August 9, 1988 |
| A lettering apparatus having an improved interface feature including a printer portion, a data input portion and an interface assembly for connecting the printer with the keyboard comprising an electrical interface, a font motor interface and an initial alignment interface. The inter |
| 4729183 |
Modular frame structure |
March 8, 1988 |
| A modular frame structure including a plurality of elongated frame side sections having means for retaining an article to be displayed, a plurality of frame corner sections for joining adjacent frame side sections to one another, alignment means for insuring alignment between the cor |
| 4697940 |
Lettering apparatus |
October 6, 1987 |
| A lettering apparatus adapted for receiving a replaceable tape supply cartridge comprising a pair of spaced apart, parallel frame members defining a cartridge receiving cavity and a print bar pivotally supported between the frame members. The apparatus also includes an improved force |
| 4678353 |
Tape supply cartridge |
July 7, 1987 |
| A tape supply cartridge for supplying tape and ribbon to a lettering apparatus having a mechanism for creating a lettering force and a mechanism for positioning a character to be lettered into lettering position. The cartridge includes an improved device for advancing and assuring al |
| 4624590 |
Lettering apparatus |
November 25, 1986 |
| A lettering apparatus adapted for receiving a replaceable tape supply cartridge comprising a pair of spaced apart, parallel frame members defining a cartridge receiving cavity and a print bar pivotally supported between the frame members. The apparatus also includes an improved linkage |
| 4604153 |
Method of manufacturing figures from a laminated tape and applying the same to a desired medium |
August 5, 1986 |
| A laminated tape for manufacturing figures of desired shape comprising a first film layer of a relatively soft and flexible material capable of being cut by an elongated cutting ridge of a cutting die and a second film layer disposed in face-to-face relationship with respect to the first |
| 4584220 |
Laminated tape |
April 22, 1986 |
| A laminated tape for manufacturing figures of desired shape comprising a first film layer of a relatively soft and flexible material capable of being cut by an elongated cutting ridge of a cutting die and a second film layer disposed in face-to-face relationship with respect to the first |
| 4557617 |
Tape supply cartridge |
December 10, 1985 |
| A tape supply cartridge for supplying tape and ribbon to a lettering apparatus having a mechanism for creating a lettering force and a mechanism for positioning a character to be lettered into lettering position. The cartridge includes an improved device for advancing and assuring al |
| 4462708 |
Automated tape lettering machine |
July 31, 1984 |
| An improved dry lettering printing machine of the type having a printing station, a rotatable disc or type font having embossed characters on the disc and a means for causing the machine to execute a print cycle which includes providing a color carrying ribbon and image carrying tape at |
| 4419175 |
Laminating device for lettered tape |
December 6, 1983 |
| A device for laminating a piece of adhesive coated laminating tape onto a section of lettered tape comprising a housing having a first roller rotatably mounted between the side walls of the housing, a second roller rotatably mounted between the side walls of the housing, a supply of |
| 4415395 |
Apparatus for applying a printing or cutting force to a laminated tape |
November 15, 1983 |
| An apparatus for applying a printing or cutting force to an elongated strip of tape comprising a base, a printing station, a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the base and each including a tape receiving opening, a printing or cutting member and a force exerting element. The |
| 4402619 |
Printing apparatus and printing cartridge therefor |
September 6, 1983 |
| An improved printing apparatus and tape-ribbon cartridge for use in a dry lettering printing process. The printing apparatus includes a printing station, a mechanism for generating a printing force at the printing station, a rotatable font element having a plurality of raised characters |
| 4391539 |
Tape-ribbon printing cartridge |
July 5, 1983 |
| A printing cartridge for supplying image carrying tape and printing ribbon in a printing apparatus including a cartridge housing comprising a tape and ribbon supply section and an elongated guide section rigidly and integrally joined with the supply section, a spool of image carrying tap |
| 4360278 |
Printing apparatus having interchangeable large character type fonts and tape-ribbon cartridge t |
November 23, 1982 |
| A printing apparatus of the type having a printing station, a printing force exerting and resisting means, an image carrier and a font element with a raised character and a tape-ribbon cartridge therefor. The improvement of the present invention relates to an improved device for exer |
