Kenneth J Hallock

US Patent:

7290949, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Oct 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/248543

Inventors:

Scott D Phillips - Kent WA, US
Joel C Brown - Renton WA, US
Craig J Cornelius - Woodinville WA, US
Kenneth R Hallock - Buckley WA, US
Daniel A Durland - Seattle WA, US
Gary A Gesellchen - Seattle WA, US
Christopher J Bakken - Auburn WA, US

Assignee:

TallyGenicom LP - Kent WA

International Classification:

B41J 11/20

US Classification:

400 56, 400 55, 347 8

Abstract:

Methods for setting the print gap in a printer are disclosed. The printer has an eccentric platen wherein rotation of the platen changes the print gap distance. A driver controls the eccentric platen rotation, and a sensor may be used to determine the position of the motor and platen. The configuration of an eccentric platen and a driver having a position sensor enables measuring the thickness of a form at one or more locations to create a representative thickness profile of the form, which may be saved to the printer's computer memory and repeated when printing similar forms in the future, thus obviating the need to measure the thickness of every individual form.

US Patent:

20050175387, Aug 11, 2005

Filed:

Feb 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/775389

Inventors:

Christopher Bakken - Auburn WA, US
Craig Cornelius - Woodinville WA, US
Gary Gesellchen - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth Hallock - Buckley WA, US
Michael O'Leary - Seattle WA, US
Scott Phillips - Kent WA, US

International Classification:

B41J011/50

US Classification:

400605000

Abstract:

A printer () for printing upon a continuous web of print receivable media () is provided. The printer includes a print head () having a media drive assembly side and a media drive assembly for moving the media across the print head. The media drive assembly is disposed only on the media drive assembly side of the print head. The printer further includes a platen () disposed adjacent the print head and a controller () coupled to the print head, the media drive assembly, and the platen. The controller controls the printer during continuous printing and single sheet printing. During continuous printing, the media is moved in a downstream direction past the print head. During single sheet printing, the media is moved past the print head in an upstream direction one sheet at a time. Further, the printer may perform single sheet pull printing or single sheet push printing.