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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. 21, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew Gabor, Alamo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4001572 ; 4001442 ; 400166 ; 400389 ; 400392 ; 101 9348 ;
Abstract
An improved serial impact printer designed to substantially reduce impact noise generation during the printing operation. The printer includes a print tip exhibiting high effective mass relatively movable with respect to a deformable platen, with a print element, a marking ribbon and an image receptor sheet interposed between the print tip and the platen which are urged together during a controlled contact period of extended length.