Patents Represented by Attorney Charles D. Felsman, Bradley, Vaden Gunter & Dillon, LLP Gunter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6036382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanism for transporting a printing ribbon past the print head of a printer using a rocking beam mechanism the rocking beam being driven by a drive means. The invention also provides a printer, notably a thermal printer, incorporating such a transport mechanism and a method for operating the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Willett International Limited
    Inventor: Alan Peter Middleton