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Amano Cincinnati, Inc.

Scott Forest

Albert Van Grouw, Iii

Armando Lopez

A ribbon shield for a time clock may be provided which may be placed within a printing chamber along with a printing mechanism. The ribbon shield may also incorporate a light source (e.g., electroluminescent lamp) to illuminate the printing chamber and an inserted time card to aid an employee in aligning a time slot of the time card to a printing mechanism target area.

Illuminated ribbon shield

A tape ribbon cartridge and method are provided for regulating printer operation of a printer operative to transmit a download signal. The cartridge includes a housing, an ink ribbon, and a data communication component. The ink ribbon is disposed within the housing. The data communication component is disposed upon the housing and includes operational information being representative of at least one attribute of the ink ribbon. The data communication component is operative to receive the download signal and to provide the operational information to the printer in response thereto. The operational information is receivable by the printer and is utilizable to determine the printer operation.

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Hope, NJ, United States of America

Scott Forest