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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:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1997
Edward D Bringhurst, Federal Way, WA (US);
David G Starr, Renton, WA (US);
Tally Printer Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Abstract
An integrally-formed print element for providing finer dots than previously possible with an impact printer. The dots produced permit the printing of Chinese, Amharic, Devanagari, and like characters, in sizes as small as standard newsprint, and print in books and periodicals, without significant distortion of the characters. The print element has an axis of symmetry and includes in order a cylindrical base with a longitudinal axis corresponding to the axis of symmetry of the print element; a frusto-conical-shaped impact element support with its largest diameter end extending from one end of the cylindrical base; and a cylindrical impact element located on and extending integrally from the other end of the frusto-conical-shaped support. The overall size of the print element is preferably such that it is attachable to standard impact printer hammer tips.