Typewriting machines inventions 04/08

20080095563 - Printing apparatus: [Solving Means] The printing apparatus is started on so-called sleep mode or energy saving mode in which power is supplied only to the control portion and a sensor portion. If a detection signal is received from a personal computer (S5: YES), four printable conditions, that is, whether or not a... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080095564 - Printer: A printer is disclosed. The printer includes a main body which contains a paper roll container where a paper roll is loaded, a lid for closing an opening section of the main body through which opening section the paper roll is loaded in the paper roll container, a letter printing... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080095565 - Printer with platen support device for linerless media and associated method: The present invention provides an improved printer and an associated platen support device and method for printing a linerless media. The platen support device, which is adapted for contacting an adhesive surface of a linerless media in a printer, includes support rails disposed proximate a platen roller. The platen roller... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080089730 - Card printer and method of printing on cards: A compact system adapted for card imaging, card laminating, or other card processing, comprises a card processor positioned on a horizontal card feed path and configured to process one or both faces of a rectangular card such as a plastic credit or debit card. A card feeder is arranged to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080089729 - Printing supply information of an image forming apparatus: An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product each capable of storing supply information of a printer supply of an image forming device, and generating a supply information list including the supply information to be printed on a recording sheet according to print settings information.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080089731 - Method and apparatus for using dye-diffusion thermal printing: A method, apparatus and system for performing a dye diffusion printing process, is provided. An apparatus includes a roller for traversing a print medium through a printer. The roller is adapted to provide a rotational force upon a portion of the print medium for advancing a position of the print... Agent: Jaison C. John Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20080089732 - Method and apparatus for a grit-type roller for a printer: An apparatus and system for using a gritty-type roller for performing a printing process, is provided. An apparatus includes a roller for modifying a position of a print medium relative to a print head. The roller includes an exterior lining. The lining includes a plurality of particles for providing traction... Agent: Jaison C. John Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20080085142 - Hand-held thermal transfer printer for labeling: Various embodiments of a hand-held printer that includes an area for receiving a cassette carrying label material, a drive system for positioning the label material relative to a printhead, and a processing circuit for receiving inputs, producing outputs and controlling the drive system. In addition, a cassette having an ID... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080080917 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a driving roller for transporting a medium; a follower roller disposed to face the driving roller for transporting the medium; a guide member for guiding the medium to change a transport direction thereof by an angle greater than 30°; and a rotational member disposed to... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080080918 - Hand-held thermal transfer printer for labeling: Various embodiments of a hand-held printer that includes an area for receiving a cassette carrying label material, a drive system for positioning the label material relative to a printhead, and a processing circuit for receiving inputs, producing outputs and controlling the drive system. In addition, a cassette having an ID... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080080919 - Three row qwerty keyboard layout for compact landscape portable handheld messaging devices: A device is disclosed for use in two different orientations. In one orientation, the keyboard is exposed to the user. This orientation is named the landscape orientation because the device will be positioned such that its width is larger than its height. The user would opt for the landscape orientation... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP (rim)

20080080920 - Printer and method of controlling printer: A method of controlling a printer including a feeder on which plural printing mediums are set, a first roller operable to pickup the plural printing mediums one by one from the feeder, and a second roller operable to transport the plural printing mediums together with the first roller, the plural... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080080921 - Printer and method of interrupting print process at time of detecting mismatch in paper size in continuous transport mode: A method of interrupting a print process in a continuous transport mode, in which a first roller and a second roller that is disposed at a downstream side of the first roller transport, a plurality of printing mediums including a first medium and a second medium immediately subsequent to the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080080922 - Cassettte locking and ejecting arrangement: A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, a locking mechanism, and an ejector mechanism extending from said base, said ejector mechanism having an ejector part having an upper surface for cooperation with a cassette, said ejector part being... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080080923 - Printer and method of interrupting printing operation in continuous transport process: A method of interrupting a printing operation in a continuous transport process in which a first roller and a second roller transports plural printing mediums including a first medium on a tray in a transport direction to a printing area at which the printing operation is performed to each printing... Agent: Sughrue-265550