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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:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas John Bowman, Orwell, GB;
Charles Robert Sims, Fowlmere, GB;
Martin Henry Turff, Wokingham, GB;
Assignees:
Esselte Dymo N.V., St. Niklaas, BE;
Technology Partnership PLC, Hertfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400621 ; 4001961 ; 400613 ; 400208 ; 83865 ;
Abstract
A cutting system for a printing device comprises a cutting blade (58) which has a cutting surface wherein there is defined a notch (58a). The cutting system also has an anvil (60) on which a printing medium such as heat shrink material is supported during cutting. The cutting surface of the blade (58) cuts through the printing medium leaving an uncut area at the notch (58a).