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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:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Robert W. Martell, Portland, OR (US);
Mark E. Thueson, Ogden, UT (US);
Kevin M. Parks, Portland, OR (US);
Divyatej Tummala, Beaverton, OR (US);
Daniel B. Meyer, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Timothy C. Martin, Portland, OR (US);
Robert W. Martell, Portland, OR (US);
Mark E. Thueson, Ogden, UT (US);
Kevin M. Parks, Portland, OR (US);
Divyatej Tummala, Beaverton, OR (US);
Daniel B. Meyer, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Timothy C. Martin, Portland, OR (US);
Graphic Products, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A thermal printer, when operating under battery power, has an internal or battery ground. Static electricity is typically generated during normal operation of the printer. At least one static electricity discharge member is positioned in contact with a major surface of printing substrate at a location downstream from the location at which a thermal print head transfers ink from an ink transfer ribbon to the substrate. The at least one static electricity discharge member is electrically coupled to the internal ground so as to discharge static electricity build up that can otherwise damage electronic components of the printer.