Patents Assigned to Brady Worldwide
  • Method and apparatus for maintaining ribbon tension
    Patent number: 6142686
    Abstract: A bidirectional hand held label printer with a novel labeling media and ink ribbon drive mechanism. A delay is introduced in the labeling media and ink ribbon drive mechanism to pretension the ribbon prior to feeding labeling media and ribbon past the print head. When the drive motor reverses direction, the drive roller stalls momentarily while the take up ribbon drive spindle tensions the ribbon in the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide
    Inventors: Robert L. Schanke, Brent A. Bandholz
  • Method and apparatus for maintaining ribbon tension
    Patent number: 5951177
    Abstract: A bidirectional hand held label printer with a novel labeling media and ink ribbon drive mechanism. A delay is introduced in the labeling media and ink ribbon drive mechanism to pretension the ribbon prior to feeding labeling media and ribbon past the print head. When the drive motor reverses direction, the drive roller stalls momentarily while the take up ribbon drive spindle tensions the ribbon in the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide
    Inventors: Robert L. Schanke, Brent A. Bandholz