DE3167032D1 - Wraparound ribbon printhead assembly for a printing mechanism - Google Patents

Wraparound ribbon printhead assembly for a printing mechanism

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Publication number
DE3167032D1
DE3167032D1 DE8181102745T DE3167032T DE3167032D1 DE 3167032 D1 DE3167032 D1 DE 3167032D1 DE 8181102745 T DE8181102745 T DE 8181102745T DE 3167032 T DE3167032 T DE 3167032T DE 3167032 D1 DE3167032 D1 DE 3167032D1
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Prior art keywords
wraparound
printing mechanism
printhead assembly
ribbon
ribbon printhead
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Expired
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DE8181102745T
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English (en)
Inventor
Steven Lewis Applegate
James John Molloy
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Lexmark International Inc
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • B41J35/04—Ink-ribbon guides
    • B41J35/06—Ink-ribbon guides stationary
DE8181102745T 1980-06-27 1981-04-10 Wraparound ribbon printhead assembly for a printing mechanism Expired DE3167032D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/163,674 US4329075A (en) 1980-06-27 1980-06-27 Printhead assembly for typewriters or the like

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DE3167032D1 true DE3167032D1 (en) 1984-12-13

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US (1) US4329075A (de)
EP (1) EP0042921B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6058038B2 (de)
DE (1) DE3167032D1 (de)

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US4329075A (en) 1982-05-11
JPS6058038B2 (ja) 1985-12-18
EP0042921B1 (de) 1984-11-07
EP0042921A1 (de) 1982-01-06
JPS5714079A (en) 1982-01-25

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. (N.D.GES.D.STAATES DEL

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Free format text: ABITZ, W., DIPL.-ING.DR.-ING. MORF, D., DR. GRITSCHNEDER, M., DIPL.-PHYS. FRHR. VON WITTGENSTEIN, A., DIPL.-CHEM. DR.PHIL.NAT., PAT.-ANWAELTE, 8000 MUENCHEN

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee