Patents by Inventor James A. Jones, II

James A. Jones, II has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bi-level cartridge with dual drives for endless ribbon
    Patent number: 4650354
    Abstract: Bi-level cartridge for an endless printer ribbon has superposed upper and lower compartments with a ribbon stuffing feed means located in each compartment. The ribbon is guided so that it travels once through each of the compartments for each pass that it makes past a printing station. The feed means for each compartment are coaxial and keyed together so they can be driven by the printer's drive member. To facilitate threading and stuffing of the cartridge, an idler roller portion for one of the feed means is selectively movable into or out of biased engagement with its driven roller portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Frye Copysystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kedar M. Morarka, James A. Jones, II