Typewriting machines inventions 05/09

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,... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090136281 - Controlling tension in roll-based print media: An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling the tension in roll-based print media. The apparatus comprises: a motor arranged to apply torque to the roll of print media to create tension in the print media; and processing means arranged to detect first and second electrical drive parameters applied to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090129842 - System for printing a book on pre-bound pages: An apparatus is disclosed, for printing on the pages of a block of printable pages that are pre-bound by a binding along a binding-edge of each page. The apparatus includes a block support structure comprising two height-adjustable tables for supporting the block of printable pages in two adjacent stacks, so... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090129843 - Print head for braille printer: A device for embossing Braille characters on an embossable substrate includes a print head and an anvil. The head containing a series of raised locations. The raised locations contain a combination of pins and are configured to print one or more columns of a Braille cell. The anvil is configured... Agent: Sean Liam Kelleher KelleherIPPLLC

20090129844 - Print tape and a print cassette: An object of the disclosure is to provide a print cassette for producing a print tape comprising a structure which can avoid a bad effect on a feeding performance of a film tape in the print cassette and handling of a print tape when stuck to an adherend even when... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090129845 - Label supply, label handling method and label printing apparatus: A supply of labels may be configured to facilitate folding. A label handling method involves initiating a label fold prior to a label completely exiting a label exit opening. A label apparatus includes a label obstructing member to promote label folding.... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090129846 - Printer: A printer having one roller of a transportation roller pair attached to cover renders the mechanism pressing the transportation roller pair together and the damping mechanism used when opening the cover using few parts, compactly, and at low cost. A damper spring 27 prevents the cover unit 3 of the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090129847 - Magnetic attachment of printer cutter blade: Disclosed is a thermal receipt printer including a printer frame having a base and two blade flanges extending from the base. The thermal receipt printer further includes a stationary blade located at the two blade flanges and at least one magnet located in at least one magnet hole in each... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Research Triangle Park

20090123206 - Marking sensor and method for evaluating markings: A marking sensor includes a detection unit for detecting markings on a processed material and for acquiring data based on the detected markings, at least one circuit output for outputting the acquired data, an evaluation unit for determining absolute output data on the detected markings based on the data acquired... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20090123207 - Spool adapter: An adapter for a spool includes a body having a first body portion and a second body portion that are slidably joined together. The first and second body portions are slidably adjustable to each other. The first body portion includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface comprising... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20090123209 - Printer for producing printer media web in container: A printer is provided for producing printed media web which has a printhead extending at least the width of a media web, drive means to drive the media web past the printhead, and a winding area for removably receiving a container for the printed media web. The drive means is... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090123208 - Thermal sublimation imaging apparatus and thermal sublimation printer using the same: A thermal sublimation imaging apparatus and a thermal sublimation printer using the same are described. A print head of the thermal sublimation imaging apparatus is fixed, a platen capable of contacting or separating from the fixed print head is lifted up to contact the fixed print head, and an elastic... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090123210 - Apparatus and method for moving a cover: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for moving a cover. The apparatus includes a base. The apparatus also includes a cover pivotably coupled to the base. The apparatus also includes a set of flexible bands. A first end of each of the set of flexible bands... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C.

20090123211 - Lockable printer: A printer includes a housing. The housing surrounds a frame and defines a first set of locking formations. A print engine is housed within the housing. The print engine includes a pair of opposed print head assemblies for enabling double-sided printing to be effected upon print media passing there-between. A... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090116891 - Printing apparatus and printing method: A printing apparatus includes a takeup reel driving motor which, after printing, takes up an ink ribbon to eliminate a slack in the ink ribbon. The printing apparatus includes a control device for comparing a distance (a) over which the ink ribbon R is taken up to eliminate the slack... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090116892 - Dual input apparatus and method for supporting keyboard functions: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for conveniently inputting characters with both hands and inputting characters as many as possible with a limited number of keys.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090116893 - Printing device and printing method: A first cutter 130 (cutting unit) is provided between a color recording unit 120 (the first printing unit) and an overcoat recording unit 140 (the second printing unit). A portion whereon color printing is completed by the color recording unit 120 of a recording paper 200 (printing medium) is cut... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch