DYMO Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140270885 | Label Printer - A cassette comprising at least one portion for engaging with a cooperating locking element of a tape printer when said cassette is correctly located in said printer, said portion comprising an elongate conductive bar extending along said cassette in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of a supply roll housed in said cassette. | 09-18-2014 |
20140152755 | Label Printer - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 06-05-2014 |
20120170959 | Cassette Locking and Ejecting Arrangement - A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, the cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and a locking mechanism extending from said base, the locking mechanism having a locking part, the locking part being movable in a first direction and biased in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the locking part having one or more projections such that a force thereon directed towards the base causes the locking part to move in the first direction and wherein said locking part is biased to move in the second direction when the force is removed. | 07-05-2012 |
20120154501 | Tape Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus that receives a supply of an image receiving medium and includes a platen arranged to feed the image receiving medium selectively in one of a forward and reverse direction. A print head arranged to print an image on the image receiving medium while the medium is fed in the forward direction and an arcuate guide portion partially encasing the platen and movable relative to the surface of the platen. The guide portion having an inoperative position in which it is spaced from the print head to permit a supply of image receiving medium to be received and an operative position wherein the guide portion is moved to be proximate to the print head whereby the guide portion in the operative position restricts movement of the image receiving medium in a direction perpendicular to the forward and reverse direction. | 06-21-2012 |
20120099912 | TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS - A tape printing apparatus, comprising a port for connecting to external apparatus; a first memory for storing label data defining at least one label; and a second memory comprising program information. | 04-26-2012 |
20120093558 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and an engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position, in which the engagement member is engaged with the cassette, and a second position in which the engagement member is disengaged with the cassette. | 04-19-2012 |
20110286012 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 11-24-2011 |
20110143073 | TAPE - A tape comprising a substrate layer having a first region and a second region, said first region having a side on which an image can be received; a first adhesive layer provided on a side of said second region, said side of the first region and said side of said second region being on a same side of said substrate layer, wherein said tape is configured such that said second region can overly the side of the first region on which an image can be received, with said first adhesive layer being between said first and second regions. | 06-16-2011 |
20110103871 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay. | 05-05-2011 |
20110064503 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device for printing labels having a memory for storing one or more character sets, each character set including at least a principle character and an additional character which is associated with the principle character; a user input having character selection keys for selecting a character set to define an image to be printed by the printing device; and a controller for accessing characters from the memory to be displayed and printed which correspond to characters selected at the user input means; wherein actuation of a character selection key selects the principle character in the selected character set and maintaining activation of the character selection key for a predetermined time period selects the associated additional character. | 03-17-2011 |
20100272492 | Cassette for Use in a Label Printer - A label printer cassette including a supply of print medium a housing configured to house said print medium. The housing has first and second surfaces and a least one side extending between said first and second surface. A cover is provided on one of the sides movable along the length of that one side between a first position in which the print medium is exposed for printing and a second position in which the print medium is protected. | 10-28-2010 |
20100162907 | EMBOSSING TOOLS AND TAPE PRINTERS - A tape printer for providing an image on a tape medium, the tape printer permitting inputting an image; providing the image on the tape medium; obtaining input image information; and using the input image information to provide an audible output in dependence on the input image. | 07-01-2010 |
20100119284 | TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS - A tape printing apparatus including a tape accommodation area for accommodating a supply of image receiving tape; a cutting arrangement; an outlet arranged adjacent said cutting arrangement, the outlet having a first part downstream of the cutting arrangement with a size such that a user is able to access an area adjacent the cutting arrangement. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119280 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer includes a cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening, and side walls. A cover member is provided on the cassette-receiving bay, movable between open and closed positions. One of the print head and the platen roll being operatively connected to the cover member such that the print head and the platen roll are in the inoperative position when the cover member is open. An ejector mechanism is provided, including an ejector element movable in a direction towards the base by a cassette and biased in a direction towards the top opening for ejecting the cassette. The print head and the platen roll can be prevented from being moved into the operative position when the cover member is closed and no cassette is inserted in the cassette-receiving bay. | 05-13-2010 |
20100027070 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer having a plurality of input devices for inputting information to said label printer where a first input device can be a keyboard, and a second input device can be a connectable external controlling entity; a supply of image receiving medium such as a tape; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; and a printer controller for controlling the label printer, so that when the label printer is connected the label printer can be operated in a stand alone mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via said first input device, or an external control mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via the connecting device, such that for a predetermined period of time after use in one of the said stand alone mode and the said external control mode, any information input via the input device not in use can not operate the label printer, but after the predetermined period of time information can be input to operate the label printer via either the first input device or the connected second input device. | 02-04-2010 |
20090190987 | Label Supply and a Label Printer - A supply for a label printer comprising of an image receiving medium for receiving an image and tags for receiving digital information. | 07-30-2009 |
20090184989 | CONTROLLER - A controller arranged to provide print data to a print apparatus, said print data comprising an image to be printed on a disc, said image being such that at least one print parameter is determinable from said image when printed on said disc; receive said at least one print parameter; and control a subsequent printing operation on a disc based on said received at least one print parameter. | 07-23-2009 |
20080304893 | Magnetic Tape - A supply of image receiving medium for a label printer, said image receiving medium arranged to receive an image and comprising a magnetic layer, wherein said magnetic layer is anisotropic. | 12-11-2008 |
20080259151 | Tape Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus that receives a supply of an image receiving medium and includes a platen arranged to feed the image receiving medium selectively in one of a forward and reverse direction. A print head arranged to print an image on the image receiving medium while the medium is fed in the forward direction and an arcuate guide portion partially encasing the platen and movable relative to the surface of the platen. The guide portion having an inoperative position in which it is spaced from the print head to permit a supply of image receiving medium to be received and an operative position wherein the guide portion is moved to be proximate to the print head whereby the guide portion in the operative position restricts movement of the image receiving medium in a direction perpendicular to the forward and reverse direction. | 10-23-2008 |