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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Ichimi Masuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Ichimi Masuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printer that uses roll paper as the printing medium and has a manual feed button and an automatic paper cutter detects if the manual feed button was operated. If the manual feed button was operated, the paper is advanced a prescribed length, and the paper is cut by the automatic paper cutter after advancing the paper stops.