Patents Assigned to DYMO
  • Publication number: 20110103871
    Abstract: A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Frank Van Coppenolle, Jimmy Dullaert, Kris Vandermeulen
  • Publication number: 20110064503
    Abstract: A printing device for printing labels having a memory for storing one or more character sets, each character set including at least a principle character and an additional character which is associated with the principle character; a user input having character selection keys for selecting a character set to define an image to be printed by the printing device; and a controller for accessing characters from the memory to be displayed and printed which correspond to characters selected at the user input means; wherein actuation of a character selection key selects the principle character in the selected character set and maintaining activation of the character selection key for a predetermined time period selects the associated additional character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Dirk Van Britsom, Jos Vleurinck
  • Publication number: 20110048884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology of improving mechanism that drives a pilot clutch for operating a main clutch, in a power transmission system for a vehicle changing power transmission state by electric control in which an input shaft and an output shaft coaxially disposed in a main housing is configured such that power is connected/disconnected by the main clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: DYMOS INC.
    Inventors: Yongkee KIM, Heecheon JEONG, Manbok LEE
  • Patent number: 7857531
    Abstract: A printing device for printing labels comprising: a memory for storing one or more character sets, each character set including at least a principle character and an additional character which is associated with the principle character; user input means having character selection keys for selecting a character set to define an image to be printed by the printing device; and a controller for accessing characters from the memory to be displayed and printed which correspond to characters selected at the user input means; wherein actuation of a character selection key selects the principle character in the selected character set and maintaining activation of the character selection key for a predetermined time period selects the associated additional character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Dymo
    Inventors: Dirk Van Britsom, Jos Vleurinck
  • Publication number: 20100308629
    Abstract: An active headrest apparatus for a vehicle seat. A contact area in which the upper body of a person who is seated in a car in the event of a rear-end collision of the car is moved backward due to an inertial force and contacts a back plate can be increased, and a distance at which a headrest is moved and rises can be increased so that the function of an active headrest can be more faithfully performed and neck injury of the person who is seated in the car can be prevented to the maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: JONG-YOON LEE, SANG-NAM PARK, IN-HO LEE, JIN-YOUNG NAM, DO-HYUNG KIM
  • Publication number: 20100272492
    Abstract: A label printer cassette including a supply of print medium a housing configured to house said print medium. The housing has first and second surfaces and a least one side extending between said first and second surface. A cover is provided on one of the sides movable along the length of that one side between a first position in which the print medium is exposed for printing and a second position in which the print medium is protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Dirk Van Britsom, Stefaan Van Den Broecke, Kris Vandermeulen, Peter Van Pottelberghe
  • Publication number: 20100162907
    Abstract: A tape printer for providing an image on a tape medium, the tape printer permitting inputting an image; providing the image on the tape medium; obtaining input image information; and using the input image information to provide an audible output in dependence on the input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Barry Mak, Rolance Tse
  • Publication number: 20100133857
    Abstract: An apparatus for locking a table of a seat back to selectively secure the table in multiple stages, may include a base, a shaft coupled to the base and the table, an actuating arm fastened to the shaft and rotatable with the shaft, the actuating arm having actuating gear teeth, a locking arm rotatably provided on the base, wherein the locking arm includes locking gear teeth and the locking gear teeth is selectively engaged with the actuating gear teeth by the actuating arm such that when the actuating arm is rotated in a forward direction, the actuating gear teeth is engaged with the locking gear teeth or pass over the locking gear teeth according to rotational degree of the actuating arm, and a locking arm holding unit co-axially coupled with the actuating arm to the base and selectively activated by the actuating arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Dymos Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Ho KIM, Hyun Ko, Chae Hoon Ma, Sung Ah Kim, Seung Hyock Tak, Jong Kweon Pyun, Jin Ho Seo
  • Publication number: 20100127540
    Abstract: An actuator of an active headrest apparatus for a vehicle, which is operably connected to a headrest assembly and selectively allows a headrest of the headrest assembly to pop out forwards when a vehicle collision occurs, may include a housing installed on a seatback frame and formed with a guide groove, an operating plate elastically supported over the housing, an operating bracket arranged between the housing and the operating plate and having a guide projection slidably inserted into the guide groove of the housing, and an operating wire unit connecting the operating bracket with the headrest assembly, wherein the operating wire unit includes an operating wire and an operating wire retainer to slidably receive the operating wire therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dymos Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Do Park, Hak Gyun Kim, Dong Woo Jeong, Gil Ju Kim, Bong Ku Kim, Jun Yeol Heo, Jong Kweon Pyun, Sang Nam Park, Jong Yun Lee, In Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20100119280
    Abstract: A label printer includes a cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening, and side walls. A cover member is provided on the cassette-receiving bay, movable between open and closed positions. One of the print head and the platen roll being operatively connected to the cover member such that the print head and the platen roll are in the inoperative position when the cover member is open. An ejector mechanism is provided, including an ejector element movable in a direction towards the base by a cassette and biased in a direction towards the top opening for ejecting the cassette. The print head and the platen roll can be prevented from being moved into the operative position when the cover member is closed and no cassette is inserted in the cassette-receiving bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventor: Kris Vandermeulen
  • Publication number: 20100119284
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus including a tape accommodation area for accommodating a supply of image receiving tape; a cutting arrangement; an outlet arranged adjacent said cutting arrangement, the outlet having a first part downstream of the cutting arrangement with a size such that a user is able to access an area adjacent the cutting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventor: Kris Vandermeulen
  • Patent number: 7679788
    Abstract: A tape printer for providing an image on a tape medium, the tape printer permitting inputting an image; providing the image on said tape medium; obtaining input image information; and using the input image information to provide an audible output in dependence on the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Dymo, N.V.
    Inventors: Barry Mak, Rolance Tse
  • Patent number: 7677657
    Abstract: An active headrest assembly for a vehicle includes a headrest supported by a seat back frame. An active plate is connected to the headrest and has guide slots defined therein. Guide pins are inserted through the guide slots to slide along the guide slots. A lumbar unit has a support wire secured to the guide pins and is rotatably connected to the lower end of the seat back frame. A returning unit elastically connects the active plate and the lumbar unit with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp., Dymos Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Do Park, Dong Woo Jeong, Joo Yeong Yu
  • Publication number: 20100027070
    Abstract: A label printer having a plurality of input devices for inputting information to said label printer where a first input device can be a keyboard, and a second input device can be a connectable external controlling entity; a supply of image receiving medium such as a tape; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; and a printer controller for controlling the label printer, so that when the label printer is connected the label printer can be operated in a stand alone mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via said first input device, or an external control mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via the connecting device, such that for a predetermined period of time after use in one of the said stand alone mode and the said external control mode, any information input via the input device not in use can not operate the label printer, but after the predetermined period of time information can be input to operate the label printer via either the first in
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: Jos VLEURINCK, Dirk WINNE, Edward Philip DUFFY
  • Patent number: 7616338
    Abstract: A label printer having a plurality of input devices for inputting information to said label printer where a first input device can be a keyboard, and a second input device can be a connectable external controlling entity; a supply of image receiving medium such as a tape; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; and a printer controller for controlling the label printer, so that when the label printer is connected the label printer can be operated in a stand alone mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via said first input device, or an external control mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via the connecting device, such that for a predetermined period of time after use in one of the said stand alone mode and the said external control mode, any information input via the input device not in use can not operate the label printer, but after the predetermined period of time information can be input to operate the label printer via either the first in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: DYMO
    Inventors: Jos Vleurinck, Dirke Winne, Edward Philip Duffy
  • Publication number: 20090190987
    Abstract: A supply for a label printer comprising of an image receiving medium for receiving an image and tags for receiving digital information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Dymo
    Inventors: Jos Vleurinck, Dirk Van Britsom, Elke De Munck, Tom De Fruytier, Arnaud De Vicq, Arnout Van Der Hallen, Quentin Plaetvoet
  • Publication number: 20090184989
    Abstract: A controller arranged to provide print data to a print apparatus, said print data comprising an image to be printed on a disc, said image being such that at least one print parameter is determinable from said image when printed on said disc; receive said at least one print parameter; and control a subsequent printing operation on a disc based on said received at least one print parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: DYMO
    Inventors: David Block, David Allen, Karen Evans, Frank Van Coppenolle
  • Patent number: D631908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dymo
    Inventors: Jullien Thaler, Sebastien Leridon, Marie Kellou
  • Patent number: D631909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dymo
    Inventors: Jean Francois Blanc, Florian Gounaud, Jullien Thaler
  • Patent number: D632329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Dymo
    Inventors: Jullien Thaler, Sebastien Leridon, Marie Kellou