Typewriting machines inventions 03/09

20090080958 - Printing control apparatus, printing control method and computer-readable medium: A printing control apparatus is provided which can produce an appropriate copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image by adding a monochrome copy-forgery-inhibited pattern even if monochrome mode printing is performed in the condition in which a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set. When the monochrome mode printing is performed in the condition in which... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090080959 - Cassette for a printer: An integrated ink-and-paper cassette (1) mountable to a thermal transfer printer (40) includes an ink-sheet supply unit housing (20) between an opening (30) for ejecting the recording sheet (13) and an ink-sheet take-up unit housing (21). Also, an upper case (10) mainly defining a recording sheet housing (22) is welded... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090080960 - Control method and apparatus for strip-shaped material printing press: A control apparatus for a web rotary printing press includes: a detector, located downstream of a former and provided halfway through a transport path for a web or a signature from the former to a chopper, for detecting the position of an end portion of the web on a side... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090080961 - Printing machine: A printing press includes a printing unit, a feeder unit, and a delivery unit. At least one of the units is provided with a panel for either or both operating the unit and displaying the state of the unit. The panel is attached to the unit with a magnet, and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

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.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090074497 - Cassette and printer: An ink ribbon cassette is inserted into and removed from a thermal transfer printer in the longitudinal direction of the thermal head. The thermal head is provided with a lifting member, while the ink ribbon cassette is provided with a contact element. The lifting member and the contact element of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090074498 - Ribbon cassette structure integrated with paper feed tray and printer using the ribbon cassette structure integrated with paper feed tray: A ribbon cassette structure integrated with a paper feed tray includes a ribbon cassette that includes a pair of bobbin receiving units and is integrated with a paper feed tray. One of the pair of bobbin receiving units that are connected to each other, and the paper feed tray are... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090074499 - Printer: A printer includes a cutter disposed inside a printer body to cut a roll-like recording medium having an image recorded thereon along a width direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the recording medium, and a slitter cutting the recording medium in its longitudinal direction. The cutter is formed so... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090067910 - Label printer, computer program for the label printer, and computer program: A memory stores a data set which includes printing data and RFID data to be output to a label which includes a RFID tag, and a controller executes control to convey a label sheet, on which a label including a RFID tag is affixed, on a conveying path where a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090067911 - Printing method, printing device, and method of producing printing material: There is provided a printing method using a printing device having a transport mechanism that transports a continuous medium in a transport direction, a head that prints an image on the continuous medium, and a sensor. The printing method includes transporting the continuous medium with one side face of two... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090060619 - Augmented computer keyboard: A computer keyboard with palm support surfaces, and controls providing mouse functions, added to each side of the keyboard. The palm support surfaces are downward sloping, and/or downward curved convex surfaces, on either side of the keyboard, descending from peaks near each top rear corner of the keyboard, laterally away... Agent: Averill & Varn

20090060620 - Point of sale printer including an automated cover opening apparatus: A point of sale printer includes a housing, a cover, a first biasing member communicating with the housing and the cover, a thermal print head including a cover detent feature, the cover detent feature secures the cover to the housing, a platen and a platen drive roller which co-rotate with... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Research Triangle Park