Patents Assigned to BanTec, Inc.
  • Ribbon saving control mechanism
    Patent number: 5181788
    Abstract: A ribbon control mechanism for a serial encoding device is provided to conserve the usage of single-strike ribbon consumed during printing. The mechanism includes a ribbon transport mechanism and means for signaling the transport mechanism to reverse the ribbon between documents to position the ribbon for printing in unspent ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: BanTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Norman, Jr., James R. Ingram, Jr., Joel Y. Lin