For Typing Or Forming Continuous Or Discontinuous Line (e.g., By "liner") Patents (Class 400/16)
  • Patent number: 5469373
    Abstract: The present invention provides an output apparatus comprising plural analyzation units for analyzing data having different code systems, and a system for identifying which of the plural analysis units is best fitted for a given body of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Kashiwazaki, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 5108203
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print wheel having a vertical lien character, a minus symbol character, and an underline symbol character. A first control moves a carriage on which the print wheel is mounted at one of two pitches and a second control advances a printing paper for receiving printing at one of two pitches in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriage. Respective keys select the vertical line character and underline character for printing and the printing and paper-advancing pitches. One key signals repeat actuation of either the key selecting the vertical line character or the underline character and a memory stores actuation of the key for selecting the vertical line character. Printing of a vertical line character and advancement of paper is achieved by a control in response to actuation of the repeat signaling key, if the memory stores actuation of the vertical character key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ueda, Yasuaki Yamada, Toshiaki Ozawa, Hiroharu Nakajima, Hiroatsu Kondo
  • Patent number: 4244657
    Abstract: A font of alphabetical letters is disclosed herein which is to be employed for the printing of cursive writing script. The font is characterized by the fact that all of the letters are formed to combine with sets or subsets of individual letters of the font. The combination is by connecting each letter at the front or rear with a ligature in which it is indistinguishable that the letters are separately formed in the font. The method of printing is disclosed by which a letter of the font may be selected to indistinguishably connect in ligature with the preceding and following letters so that the printed cursive script is acceptable in appearance, and equal in form to cursive writing examples that represent the accepted standards of correct penmanship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: Zaner-Bloser, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Wasylyk