Patents Represented by Law Firm Strook & Stroock & Lavan LLP
  • Printer
    Patent number: 5850235
    Abstract: An ink jet printer including a feed roller for feeding paper to a print area where print is effected by an ink jet head, a transparent roller to transport the paper which rotates at a peripheral speed faster than a feed roller, and an ink shielding portion positioned between the paper the print area and the ink jet head. The ink jet printer may also include a shaft which supports starwheels at the ends thereof, the central portion thereof being urged toward a plurality of paper discharge rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Saito, Tsuyoshi Tomii, Seiichi Hirano, Kenichi Miyazaki