Patents by Inventor Jos Vleurinck
Jos Vleurinck 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).
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Patent number: 7857531Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: DymoInventors: Dirk Van Britsom, Jos Vleurinck
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Publication number: 20100040399Abstract: A tape printing apparatus including an input, a display, a processor arranged to control the display in response to an input received by the input, the display being controlled to have a first area providing text information to assist a user to create a label, and a second area displaying an image to be printed on said label.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: SANFORD L.P.Inventors: Peter Van Pottelberghe, Jimmy Dullaert, Jos Vleurinck
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Publication number: 20100027070Abstract: 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 inType: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: DYMOInventors: Jos VLEURINCK, Dirk WINNE, Edward Philip DUFFY
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Patent number: 7616338Abstract: 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 inType: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: DYMOInventors: Jos Vleurinck, Dirke Winne, Edward Philip Duffy
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Publication number: 20090190987Abstract: A supply for a label printer comprising of an image receiving medium for receiving an image and tags for receiving digital information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: DymoInventors: Jos Vleurinck, Dirk Van Britsom, Elke De Munck, Tom De Fruytier, Arnaud De Vicq, Arnout Van Der Hallen, Quentin Plaetvoet
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Patent number: 7563044Abstract: A printing apparatus having a first zone for receiving a supply of image receiving tape and a second zone for receiving a supply of thermal transfer ribbon, means for identifying the nature of the image receiving tape and the thermal transfer ribbon located in the first and second zones, and means for implementing a compatibility check to determine whether said image receiving tape and said thermal transfer ribbon are compatible, and to generate an incompatibility indication if the the compatibility check fails.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: DymoInventors: Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck, Geert Heyse
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Publication number: 20080111877Abstract: A direct thermal printing material having at least one planar layer containing thermally activatable materials, wherein said planar layer forms an image upon application of laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2005Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: DYMOInventors: Geert Heyse, Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck, Geert V. Aerde
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Publication number: 20070098473Abstract: A label printer for printing on a direct thermal tape in a plurality of colours, said label printer comprising at least one print head for printing an image on said tape in said plurality of colours and an interface for selecting at least one background colour and at least one text colour.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Geert Heyse, Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck
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Publication number: 20060238600Abstract: A printing apparatus using a consumable providing at least one of an image receiving tape, the consumable carrying a tag holding parameter information identifying the width of the tape and status information including the amount of tape remaining in the consumable, the printing apparatus comprising: printing means for printing an image; a tag reader arranged to receive said information from the tag via a contactless link in the form of electromagnetic waves; and a processor arranged to (i) receive said information and to control operation of the printing apparatus in dependence thereon including selecting a printing operation based on the identified width, and (ii) update the status information based on usage of the tape via the contactless link.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: ESSELTE Industriepark-Noord 30, B-9100Inventors: Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck, Geert Heyse
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Publication number: 20060165461Abstract: A printing apparatus having a first zone for receiving a supply of image receiving tape and a second zone for receiving a supply of thermal transfer ribbon, means for identifying the nature of the image receiving tape and the thermal transfer ribbon located in the first and second zones, and means for implementing a compatibility check to determine whether said image receiving tape and said thermal transfer ribbon are compatible, and to generate an incompatibility indication if the the compatibility check fails.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck, Geart Heyse
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Publication number: 20060146081Abstract: A printing apparatus using a consumable associated with an identifier the apparatus comprising, printing means for printing an image onto an image receiving substrate reading means for reading the identifier: storage means for holding a list of any previously used identifiers associated with empty consumables, and a processor arranged to compare the identifier read by the reading means with the list of any previously used identifiers and to generate an invalid indication if there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: EsselteInventors: Kris Vandermeulen, Jos Vleurinck, Geert Heyse
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Publication number: 20060093422Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: EsselteInventors: Dirk Van Britsom, Jos Vleurinck
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Publication number: 20050078995Abstract: This present invention relates to a label printer having receiving means which is arranged to receive a removable memory, said removable memory comprising information for a plurality of labels, said information comprising date to be printed by said label printer and information relating to said label, and means for retrieving said information from said removable memory when present.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Mario Bever, Jos Vleurinck
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Publication number: 20040036915Abstract: 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 inType: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Jos Vleurinck, Dirk Winne, Edward Philip Duffy