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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael M Richardson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Douglas A Schaffer, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Kroy Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400248 ; 4001346 ; 400208 ; 4002191 ;
Abstract
A tape supply cartridge for supplying tape and ribbon to a lettering apparatus having a mechanism for creating a lettering force and a mechanism for positioning a character to be lettered into lettering position. The cartridge includes an improved device for advancing and assuring alignment of the tape and an improved mechanism for interfacing and aligning the cartridge with respect to the lettering machine.