EP0067953A3 - Electrothermal printing apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0067953A3
EP0067953A3 EP82103987A EP82103987A EP0067953A3 EP 0067953 A3 EP0067953 A3 EP 0067953A3 EP 82103987 A EP82103987 A EP 82103987A EP 82103987 A EP82103987 A EP 82103987A EP 0067953 A3 EP0067953 A3 EP 0067953A3
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printing apparatus
electrothermal printing
electrothermal
printing
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Walter Crooks
Cameron Henry Hafer
William Joseph Weiche
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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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/33555—Structure of thermal heads characterised by type
    • B41J2/3356—Corner type resistors
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/33555—Structure of thermal heads characterised by type
    • B41J2/33565—Edge type resistors
EP19820103987 1981-06-22 1982-05-07 Electrothermal printing apparatus Expired EP0067953B1 (en)

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US27631781A 1981-06-22 1981-06-22
US276317 1981-06-22

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EP0067953A2 EP0067953A2 (en) 1982-12-29
EP0067953A3 true EP0067953A3 (en) 1985-04-17
EP0067953B1 EP0067953B1 (en) 1988-08-10

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JP (1) JPS57212078A (en)
CA (1) CA1181987A (en)
DE (1) DE3278876D1 (en)

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EP0443339A1 (en) * 1990-02-21 1991-08-28 Lexmark International, Inc. Thermal transfer printing head and method for making same
HUP9700603A3 (en) * 1996-03-20 2001-08-28 Baxter Ag Pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of blood coagulation disorders

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US3978494A (en) * 1975-11-13 1976-08-31 Sperry Rand Corporation Stylus assembly
US4236834A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-12-02 International Business Machines Corporation Electrothermal printing apparatus
EP0028334A2 (en) * 1979-11-01 1981-05-13 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for thermally marking a record medium

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JPS537277B2 (en) * 1973-07-11 1978-03-16
US3979966A (en) * 1974-08-08 1976-09-14 Kinoton Gmbh Clutch device for either intermittent or continuous driving of perforated film
US4195937A (en) * 1977-09-19 1980-04-01 Termcom, Inc. Electroresistive printing apparatus

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3978494A (en) * 1975-11-13 1976-08-31 Sperry Rand Corporation Stylus assembly
US4236834A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-12-02 International Business Machines Corporation Electrothermal printing apparatus
EP0028334A2 (en) * 1979-11-01 1981-05-13 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for thermally marking a record medium

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EP0067953B1 (en) 1988-08-10
EP0067953A2 (en) 1982-12-29
DE3278876D1 (en) 1988-09-15
CA1181987A (en) 1985-02-05
JPS57212078A (en) 1982-12-27

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