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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:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernie L. Woosley, Greensburg, PA (US);
Doug Jackson, Alison, PA (US);
Kiichi Sugasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhisa Orihara, Tokyo, JP;
John A. Pomfret, East Lyme, CT (US);
Assignee:
Sony Chemicals Corporation of America, Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/500 ;
Abstract
An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in the core, with the indication member including a support and a plurality of tabs. In at least one embodiment the indication member is a monolithically formed single-piece member, while in another embodiment the indication member is a multi-component member.