EP0354815A3 - Improvements relating to printing systems - Google Patents

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EP0354815A3
EP0354815A3 EP19890308206 EP89308206A EP0354815A3 EP 0354815 A3 EP0354815 A3 EP 0354815A3 EP 19890308206 EP19890308206 EP 19890308206 EP 89308206 A EP89308206 A EP 89308206A EP 0354815 A3 EP0354815 A3 EP 0354815A3
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improvements relating
printing systems
printing
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EP0354815B1 (en
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Robert Martin Pettigrew
Alan John Harry
Paul Robert Nailor
Fred Adelmann
Peter Franzen
Juergen Schoon
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Meto International GmbH
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Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH
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Priority claimed from GB8819180A external-priority patent/GB2223455A/en
Priority claimed from GB888829670A external-priority patent/GB8829670D0/en
Application filed by Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH filed Critical Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH
Priority to AT8989308206T priority Critical patent/ATE104601T1/en
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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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
    • 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
    • B41J23/00—Power drives for actions or mechanisms
    • 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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/54—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms for ensuring maximum life of the ribbon
    • B41J33/58—Ribbon fed angularly
EP19890308206 1988-08-12 1989-08-11 Improvements relating to printing systems Expired - Lifetime EP0354815B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT8989308206T ATE104601T1 (en) 1988-08-12 1989-08-11 PRINTING PROCESS.

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8819180 1988-08-12
GB8819180A GB2223455A (en) 1988-08-12 1988-08-12 Thermal printing
GB8829670 1988-12-20
GB888829670A GB8829670D0 (en) 1988-12-20 1988-12-20 Improvements relating to printing systems

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EP0354815A2 EP0354815A2 (en) 1990-02-14
EP0354815A3 true EP0354815A3 (en) 1990-12-05
EP0354815B1 EP0354815B1 (en) 1994-04-20

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EP19890308206 Expired - Lifetime EP0354815B1 (en) 1988-08-12 1989-08-11 Improvements relating to printing systems

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JP (1) JP2721711B2 (en)
DE (1) DE68914747T2 (en)

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EP0773110B1 (en) * 1995-11-10 2002-04-03 Esselte N.V. Set of tape cartridges and printing apparatus
US6793334B2 (en) 2002-04-11 2004-09-21 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Barcode printing module
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US3454206A (en) * 1967-11-13 1969-07-08 Ryan Aeronautical Co Electrostrictive incremental film drive
US3573479A (en) * 1967-11-17 1971-04-06 Harold F Rieth Generator flashlight
DE2300421A1 (en) * 1973-01-05 1974-07-11 Helmut Steinhilber CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE FEEDING OF FORMS, DOCUMENTS AND THE LIKE. ON OFFICE MACHINERY
US4440248A (en) * 1980-02-09 1984-04-03 Teraoka Seikosho Co., Ltd. Bar code printer
US4434354A (en) * 1981-02-03 1984-02-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Thermal printer
US4439257A (en) * 1981-03-05 1984-03-27 Kabushiki Kaisha Sato Label printing and applying apparatus
US4386860A (en) * 1981-03-13 1983-06-07 Data Card Corporation High speed label printer
US4688051A (en) * 1983-08-15 1987-08-18 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Thermal print head driving system
GB2187583A (en) * 1984-04-03 1987-09-09 Monarch Marking Systems Inc Hand-held labelling machine
GB2175253A (en) * 1985-05-10 1986-11-26 Toshiba Kk Thermal-transfer printer
GB2192591A (en) * 1986-07-15 1988-01-20 Monarch Marking Systems Inc Printer
US4712113A (en) * 1986-07-17 1987-12-08 Ncr Canada Ltd - Ncr Canada Ltee Thermal transfer ribbon mechanism and recording method
EP0315384A2 (en) * 1987-11-02 1989-05-10 Neopost Limited Feed for thermal printing ribbon

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JPH02153769A (en) 1990-06-13
DE68914747D1 (en) 1994-05-26
EP0354815A2 (en) 1990-02-14
JP2721711B2 (en) 1998-03-04
EP0354815B1 (en) 1994-04-20

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