Typewriting machines inventions 05/08

20080124161 - Hybrid desktop-portable printer method and apparatus: A printer having a desktop unit and a portable unit that can be interconnected to the desktop unit is provided. The desktop unit provides a media supply. However, the desktop unit does not provide a print head. The portable unit provides a media supply and a print head. When the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080124162 - Rfid tag information communicating apparatus: An RFID tag information communicating apparatus includes a feeding roller driving shaft that is provided within a housing constituting a shell of an apparatus main body and feeds a base tape, and an antenna for label production and an antenna for information transmission and reception, which are capable of transmitting... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080124163 - Printer apparatus and method for correcting position of sheet: A printer apparatus includes: transfer means for transferring a sheet; printing means for printing on the sheet; correcting means for correcting the position of the sheet to be transferred to the printing means, the correcting means having a reference plate and lever guide plates each having a supporting member and... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080118294 - Printing device: A printing device, including: a mechanical energy storage mechanism for storing mechanical energy; and a mechanical energy application mechanism for carrying a sheet and/or printing on the sheet, using the mechanical energy stored.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080118295 - Printer paper waste reduction method and computer program product: Disclosed herein is a method that relates to paper waste reduction with a point of sale printer. The method comprising, establishing a length of paper available (PA) estimate during loading of paper into a point of sale printer and tracking a length of paper used (PU). The method further comprising,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Research Triangle Park

20080118296 - Receipt printer configurable for full or partial cut: A receipt printer having a scissor cutter for cutting off a receipt from a paper roll. The scissor cutter includes a moving blade that articulates across an adjustable stationary blade. The adjustable stationary blade is adjustable laterally according to whether a full cut or a partial cut across the paper... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080112747 - Printer and control method for operating a printer: A printer has an ASF connection/disconnection sensor 18a as a sheet feeding device detector which detects if an ASF 60 is installed to the main printer unit 1, a roll paper holder connection sensor 38 as a roll paper holder detector which detects if a roll paper holder 40 is... Agent: Anderson Kill & Olick P.c.

20080107464 - Apparatus for operating a printing press with a plurality of operating zones, printing press and machine having the apparatus and method for safely operating a machine: An apparatus includes a mobile control device for safe operation of machines for processing printing materials. The machine is divided into a plurality of spatially delimited zones and the position of the control device can be detected in relation to the plurality of zones. It is possible to determine the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080107465 - Stenographic keyboard device providing extended set of keys and method for electronically adjusting key depth sensitivity: A device and method for determining key registration settings in a stenographic device, includes providing a plurality of keys making up a standard stenographic keyboard, each key having a resting position, a depressed position, and a range of depression positions between the resting position and the depressed position, receiving information... Agent: Mayback & Hoffman, P.a.

20080107466 - Printing apparatus: A printer for printing an image on an image receiving material provided on a backing material, the backing material having regularly spaced markings provided on the back thereof, said printer including a detector for detecting said markings, and a device for determining at least one of a spacing between two... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080107467 - Media processing device and drive control method for a media processing device: A media processing device has a printer error detection unit 40 that detects ink supply errors, such as the ink end, in the label printer, and a media retraction stacker for removing written media from the media drive, the label printer, and the media transportation path.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080107468 - Spool with deformable gripping rings: A spool for a printer comprising: a spindle for receiving an outer shaft supporting a roll of print media, wherein the spindle includes a first end and a second end; resiliently deformable first and second gripping rings circumferentially mounted about the first and second ends of the spindle respectively; a... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080101838 - Ribbon module structure of label printer: A ribbon module structure for a label printer includes a fixed frame an input shaft and a retrieving shaft. An end of the input shaft is provided with a turning mechanism, and the retrieving shaft is attached to a driving mechanism. The turning mechanism further includes a connecting member and... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080101839 - Keyboard and method for producing a keyboard: The invention relates to a keyboard and to a method for producing a keyboard for activating electrical switching functions, comprising: a first substrate having a first contact structure; a second substrate having a second contact structure, and; an intermediate layer that holds both contact structures at a distance from one... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080101840 - Data input arrangement with a shaped interface: A data input arrangement may include a first array of input keys defining a first shape extending across a first typing surface thereof; and a second array of input keys defining a second shape extending across a second typing surface thereof. The first and second arrays are contiguous with one... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080101841 - Image generating apparatus: This image generating apparatus is so formed that load torque in a direction for increasing the inner diameter of a coil portion is applied to a torque generation spring member of a take-up portion when an ink sheet is taken up while rotational motion of a gear portion is prevented... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080101842 - Printer unit: In a portable small size printer unit 1, when a pickup roller is replaced, user grips a roller main body and slides it resisting a bias force of a spring. Consequently, when the roller main body is slid, the entire length of the pickup roller is shortened, so that a... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080101843 - Method for detecting failure of a paper detector in a roll paper printer, and roll paper printer having control for detecting failure of a paper detector: The roll paper printer of the subject invention has a control to detect failure of a paper detector in accordance with a method for detecting such failure. The printer 1 is constructed so that the paper transportation path is open when the cover 3 to the roll paper compartment 10... Agent: Anderson Kill & Olick P.C.