| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 400118200 | TYPING BY OTHER THAN TYPE-FACE OR TYPE-DIE | 22 |
| 400120010 | Thermal | 16 |
| 20080199238 | Image Generating Apparatus - An image generating apparatus includes a print portion printing a paper, a platen roller arranged so as to be opposed to the print portion, a heat radiating member mounted on the print portion, radiating heat generated in the print portion, integrally provided with a plate-like support shaft as an axis of rotation and rotatable in a direction for coming into pressure contact with or separating from the platen roller, a regulating member regulating movement of the print portion in a printing direction of the paper, a chassis having a hole-shaped bearing receiving the plate-like support shaft, and a side plate mounted on the chassis. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090074496 | Printing apparatus - A printing apparatus having shorter length in the longitudinal direction and a dust-protecting feature is disclosed. The printer includes a main frame, a subframe assembly, first and second pulse motors each have a reduction gear drive mechanism, a thermal head, a platen roller, a rotary blade, and a stationary blade. The first motor for driving the platen roller and the second motor for driving the rotary blade are disposed between two side plates provided one on each end of the main frame. The reduction gear drive mechanisms are substantially sealed and disposed inside the corresponding side plates. Two pulleys and a timing belt are provided outside each of the side plates. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090097895 | THERMAL TIME STAMP PRINTER - A thermal time date stamp including a printing apparatus, system and method for recording the date and time on a flat paper sheet includes a paper guide for transporting the paper beneath a thermal print head and thermal transfer ribbon, a display for confirming the time and date that is synchronized to the print, and a microprocessor for inputting a graphic image of the time and date displayed to the print head. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090103963 | Printer - A disclosed printer includes a frame; a thermal head attached to the frame; a platen roller drive motor attached to the frame; a reduction gear train attached to the frame and configured to reduce the speed of rotation generated by the platen roller drive motor; and a platen roller detachably attached to the frame and configured to be driven by the platen roller drive motor via the reduction gear train and to feed paper while pressing the paper against the thermal head. The frame is produced by press-forming sheet metal and includes a horizontal plate part, a backboard part rising vertically from a back edge of the horizontal plate part, sideboard parts rising vertically from corresponding side edges of the horizontal plate part, and a projecting part protruding outward from an edge of one of the sideboard parts and forming a surrounding part of a gearbox. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090169282 | HEAT-ACTIVATED LINERLESS LABEL - A heat-activated linerless label comprises a heat-activated adhesive coating. Portions of the heat-activated adhesive coating are selectively activated by a thermal printer. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20220134777 | PRINTING POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Misalignment of printing positions between print heads associated with thermal expansion is reduced without increasing a data processing load. To this end, printing element substrates in a reference head and an adjustment target head are adjusted to a target temperature, and a liquid is circulated through the print element substrates. After thermal expansion of the reference head and the adjustment target head reaches a steady state, a first printing region being a printing region of the reference head and a second printing region being a printing region of the adjustment target head in a longitudinal direction are obtained from an image printed by using all printing elements. Then, used regions to be used for actual printing are set among the printing elements arranged on the reference head and the adjustment target head based on the first printing region and the second printing region. | 05-05-2022 |
| 400120020 | Multicolor | 1 |
| 20090154978 | MEDIA FOR USE WITH ACTIVATION PRINTER AND ACTIVATION PRINTER THEREFOR - Media for use with an activation printer, the media comprising at least one surface having an array of pixels deposited thereon, each pixel containing at least one activatable colourant, wherein different pixels have different colourants and the pixels are arranged in a predetermined pattern, such that, in use, a multicolour image can be produced when the paper is passed through an activation printer. An activation printer for use with the above media comprising means for detecting the pattern of pixels in the array on the media so that the printer is able to determine which pixels on the paper to activate in order to produce the desired multicolour image. | 06-18-2009 |
| 400120070 | Gradational recording | 1 |
| 20080213022 | PRINTER WITH THERMOTRANSFER PRINT HEAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROL THEREOF - In a method for controlling a print head with a number of printing elements operating according to the thermotransfer principle, an energy quantity is fed to a printing element in a feed step in order to transfer ink from an ink carrier device associated with the print head to a substrate associated with the ink carrier device to generate an image point of a barcode, with the energy quantity being adjusted dependent on the position of the image point in the barcode. | 09-04-2008 |
| 400120080 | Preheating | 1 |
| 20120219341 | Preheat Platen Skin - A print engine is disclosed. The print engine includes a transfer medium to apply print content to a print medium, a preheat platen to heat the print medium prior to applying the print content and a substrate formed to cover the preheat platen. | 08-30-2012 |
| 400120160 | Recording means support or actuator | 6 |
| 20080267682 | Printer - A printer avoids scratching or damaging the platen and print defects caused by adhesive. The printer | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080279602 | CARD PRINTER PRINTHEAD MOUNTING - A card printer comprises a print platen, a first support, a printhead, and a biasing component. The first support is moveable, relative to the platen, between print and withdrawn positions. The printhead is moveably mounted to the first support for movement between a forward position and a floating position relative to the first support. The biasing component is configured to apply a biasing force to bias the printhead toward the forward position. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080317536 | Printer apparatus - A printer apparatus is disclosed. The printer includes: a thermal head having heat generating elements arranged in the form of a line extending longer than the width of a printing medium in the width direction of the printing medium substantially orthogonal to the conveying direction thereof; and a platen disposed opposite to the thermal head with a conveying path for the printing medium interposed between them so as to cooperate with the platen to sandwich the printing medium beyond the width of the printing medium with an ink ribbon interposed. The platen is put in contact with an end portion of the thermal head located beyond the width of the printing medium. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090016796 | Printer having platen roller and module that are engageable with each other for printing on paper - A printer having a platen roller and a module that are engagable with each other for printing on paper is disclosed. The printer includes a status detecting mechanism including a detecting part having a detection function for detecting a status of the printer, a restricting part for restricting the detection function of the detecting part, and a function restriction releasing part for releasing the restricted function of the detecting part. The engagement of the platen roller and the module displaces the function restriction releasing part. The displacement causes the function restriction releasing part to release the restricted function of the detecting part. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090136280 | Lottery ticket printer - A lottery ticket printer comprising a base with an opening, a feeding mechanism, a worm gear set, a cam, an actuator and a thermal printer head. The feeding mechanism, the worm gear set and the actuator are disposed in the base. When a lottery ticket is placed at the opening, the feeding mechanism can automatically feed the lottery ticket into the base. The cam is attached to the worm gear set. The actuator is connected to the worm gear set. The thermal printer head is disposed under the cam. When the lottery ticket is inserted into the opening and stops under the thermal printer head, the actuator actuates the worm gear set to rotate, so as to drive the cam to press the thermal printer head down. After printing, the actuator actuates the worm gear set to rotate the cam, so as to lift the thermal printer head upward. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090148217 | THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal printer includes a printer body, a cover attached to the printer body so as to be rockable between closed and open states, a platen roller provided on the printer body or cover, a thermal head provided on the cover or printer body and configured to be opposed to and press the platen roller when the cover is in the closed state, a first cutter provided on the printer body or cover and configured to cut a recording medium being transported on the downstream side of the printer body with respect to the thermal head, a second cutter provided on the cover or printer body and opposed to the first cutter when in the closed state, and a retraction mechanism configured to retract one of the first and second cutters from the other in association with a motion of the cover when the cover is closed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 400120180 | Pre- or post-image recording treatment | 1 |
| 20100266322 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DESTROYING CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION ON LABELS FOR MEDICINES - An apparatus and method for destroying confidential or other indicia or information on a thermally responsive label. The apparatus comprises a casing having a base layer sized and shaped to be in heat transfer relation with the thermally responsive label. The base layer has a microwave layer configured to receive microwave energy and in response thereto to heat the label to a temperature to activate the thermally responsive material of the label to destroy or obliterate the indicia printed on the label. | 10-21-2010 |
| 400124010 | Character formation by impact (e.g., wire matrix) | 6 |
| 20090148218 | PRINTER - A printer according to an embodiment of the present invention is a printer which transports a recording medium, provided with a plurality of laminated sheets, along a predetermined transport path including a curved portion. The printer is provided with a dot head for printing the recording medium, a platen roller which faces the dot head with the recording medium therebetween, and a feed guide which is located on the downstream side of the dot head and the platen roller with respect to the direction of transport and guides the recording medium in a manner such that the recording medium is bent in a direction opposite to that in which the curved portion is bent. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20120288313 | DOT MATRIX PRINTER FOR PASSBOOKS OR RECEIPTS - The invention relates to a dot matrix printer ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 400124020 | With signal conditioning | 1 |
| 400124030 | Overheat protection | 1 |
| 20100119279 | Recording Control Device and Recording Apparatus - A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires provided in a recording head. An induced current flows through a circuit which is connected to the plurality of driving coils when the driving current to the driving coils stops. The temperature detector detects a temperature of heat generated in the circuit due to the induced current, and the controller controls an operation of the recording head based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector. | 05-13-2010 |
| 400124110 | Printhead | 3 |
| 400124130 | Overheat protection | 1 |
| 20100061788 | PRINTER - A printer is provided with lugs protruding individually from opposite end portions of a heat sink on the upper end side thereof and collar portions disposed individually on axially opposite end portions of a platen roller and configured to contact the lugs of the heat sink, thereby moving the heat sink away from the platen roller against an urging force of a spring, while a pivotable cover is being pivoted to be opened or closed. | 03-11-2010 |
| 400124140 | With actuator | 2 |
| 400124170 | Actuator having electromagnet | 2 |
| 400124180 | Electrical component | 1 |
| 20090245909 | Impact head and printing apparatus - An impact head includes an arm member moving to a protruding position when a magnetic flux is generated and to a return position when the magnetic flux disappears; an impact member connected to the arm member for protruding when the arm member moves to the protruding position and returning to an original position when the arm member moves to the return position; and an urging member for urging the arm member with a restricted urging force when the magnetic flux is generated and urging the arm member to the return position when the magnetic flux disappears. | 10-01-2009 |
| 400124230 | Armature structure or mounting | 1 |
| 20110058877 | PRINT HEAD AND PRINT APPARATUS - Lift of the rotation fulcrum of the armature is prevented. In the print head in which a print wire is furnished at an end portion, and that has an armature that is furnished rotatably, a yoke touches a rotation fulcrum of the armature; an elasticity member of a cantilever structure presses the rotation fulcrum of the armature to the yoke by sandwiching the armature between the yoke and the elasticity member; a housing fixes an end portion of the elasticity member and covers the elasticity member through forming a gap between the elasticity member and the housing; and a pressing member is arranged between the housing and the elasticity member and touches the housing and the elasticity member. | 03-10-2011 |
