Patents by Inventor Larry Knobel

Larry Knobel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Jam resistant printer bezel
    Patent number: 7275483
    Abstract: An anti-jam bezel is provided for dispensing a flexible substrate from an output slot. A guideway is provided for receiving the flexible substrate from a transport and guiding the flexible substrate into the output slot. The guideway may extend from the output slot to the transport to provide a substrate receiving opening. The bezel body is adapted for mounting with the substrate receiving opening adjacent the transport such that the guideway catches a leading edge of the substrate after the substrate exits the transport and guides the leading edge into the output slot. In the event the output slot is blocked, the guideway is adapted to guide at least a portion of the substrate into the substrate receiving opening so that at least the portion of the substrate loops into the substrate receiving opening, thereby preventing a jam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel
  • Jam resistant printer bezel
    Patent number: 6904843
    Abstract: An anti-jam bezel is provided for dispensing a flexible substrate from an output slot. The output slot has a front portion for outputting the flexible substrate and a rear portion for receiving the flexible substrate from a transport. A guideway diverges away from the rear portion of the output slot toward the transport to provide a substrate receiving opening. When in use, the bezel body is mounted adjacent the transport with a cavity between the transport and the rear portion of the output slot. The guideway is adapted to catch a leading edge of the substrate exiting the transport, and guide the leading edge to the output slot. In the event the output slot is blocked, the guideway will guide at least a portion of the substrate into the cavity, thereby preventing a jam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel
  • Jam resistant printer bezel
    Publication number: 20040258450
    Abstract: An anti-jam bezel is provided for dispensing a flexible substrate from an output slot. A guideway is provided for receiving the flexible substrate from a transport and guiding the flexible substrate into the output slot. The guideway may extend from the output slot to the transport to provide a substrate receiving opening. The bezel body is adapted for mounting with the substrate receiving opening adjacent the transport such that the guideway catches a leading edge of the substrate after the substrate exits the transport and guides the leading edge into the output slot. In the event the output slot is blocked, the guideway is adapted to guide at least a portion of the substrate into the substrate receiving opening so that at least the portion of the substrate loops into the substrate receiving opening, thereby preventing a jam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel
  • Jam resistant printer bezel
    Publication number: 20040184861
    Abstract: An anti-jam bezel is provided for dispensing a flexible substrate from an output slot. The output slot has a front portion for outputting the flexible substrate and a rear portion for receiving the flexible substrate from a transport. A guideway diverges away from the rear portion of the output slot toward the transport to provide a substrate receiving opening. When in use, the bezel body is mounted adjacent the transport with a cavity between the transport and the rear portion of the output slot. The guideway is adapted to catch a leading edge of the substrate exiting the transport, and guide the leading edge to the output slot. In the event the output slot is blocked, the guideway will guide at least a portion of the substrate into the cavity, thereby preventing a jam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel
  • External bezel for tickets and vouchers
    Patent number: D488512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel
  • Internal bezel for tickets and vouchers
    Patent number: D490473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry Knobel