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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:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadashi Shimotoso, Kasuga, JP;
Yuzo Kawano, Ogori, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399377 ;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes, a first body including a reader for reading an information on a first workpiece, and a printer for printing an image on a second workpiece, and a second body swingable relative to the first body on a swing axis over the reader to cover and uncover the reader, wherein the printing apparatus further includes a workpiece transfer path for moving therein the second workpiece with the printed image from the printer to the second body.