US3232229A
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Ink ribbon feed and reverse mechanism
Assignee: SCM Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-23
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1984-04-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hilding A Anderson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:24
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J33/00; B41J33/14; B41J33/40; B41J33/44; B41J33/51; B41J33/514; B41J33/34; B41J9/00; B41J9/02; B41J9/10; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/18; H; H04; H04L; H04L13/00; H04L13/02; H04L13/06; H04L17/00; H04L17/16; H04L17/30; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/20; H04L25/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
IN A HIGH SPEED SERIAL PRINTER WHICH UNDERGOES A CYCLE OF OPERATION RESPONSIVE TO RECEPTION OF EACH OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DATA COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, AN INK RIBBON FEEDING AND REVERSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: TWO REELS; AN INK RIBBON PASSING BETWEEN SAID TWO REELS AND ADJACENT THE PRINT POSITIONS OF SAID PRINTER; A REEL FEED MECHANISM ADAPTED TO ALTERNATIVELY BE CONNECTED TO ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID TWO REELS; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RIBBON CONDITION ON SAID REELS TO SELECTIVELY CONNECT SAID FEED MECHANISM TO AN APPROPRIATE ONE OF SAID TWO REELS; AN ELECTRONIC POWER CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO ACTUATE SAID REEL FEED MECHANISM AND STEP FEED SAID INK RIBBON ASSEMBLY; AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO EACH CYCLE OF PRINTER OPERATION TO PROVIDE A RIBBON CONTROL PULSE; AND A DIVIDE-BY-TWO REGISTER RECEIVING SAID RIBBON CONTROL PULSES AND RESPONSIVE TO ALTERNATE CONTROL PULSES TO PROVIDE AN ACTUATION SIGNAL TO SAID POWER CIRCUIT TO TRIGGER OPERATION OF SAID ELECTRONIC POWER CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN A HIGH SPEED SERIAL PRINTER WHICH UNDERGOES A CYCLE OF OPERATION RESPONSIVE TO RECEPTION OF EACH OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DATA COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, AN INK RIBBON FEEDING AND REVERSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: TWO REELS; AN INK RIBBON PASSING BETWEEN SAID TWO REELS AND ADJACENT THE PRINT POSITIONS OF SAID PRINTER; A REEL FEED MECHANISM ADAPTED TO ALTERNATIVELY BE CONNECTED TO ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID TWO REELS; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RIBBON CONDITION ON SAID REELS TO SELECTIVELY CONNECT SAID FEED MECHANISM TO AN APPROPRIATE ONE OF SAID TWO REELS; AN ELECTRONIC POWER CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO ACTUATE SAID REEL FEED MECHANISM AND STEP FEED SAID INK RIBBON ASSEMBLY; AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO EACH CYCLE OF PRINTER OPERATION TO PROVIDE A RIBBON CONTROL PULSE; AND A DIVIDE-BY-TWO REGISTER RECEIVING SAID RIBBON CONTROL PULSES AND RESPONSIVE TO ALTERNATE CONTROL PULSES TO PROVIDE AN ACTUATION SIGNAL TO SAID POWER CIRCUIT TO TRIGGER OPERATION OF SAID ELECTRONIC POWER CIRCUIT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-31 | 1973-08-02 | 1974-02-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-31 | 1977-08-02 | 1978-02-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |