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Data storage apparatus for portable label printer

CA 1290859 C · Owner: Ohta, Masataka · Inventors: Ohta, Masataka; Watanabe, Isao

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A data storage device for use with a portable label printer is comprised of a battery-operated hand-held unit having a memory for storing therein the data that is to be imprinted on labels. Only function keys are provided, the data entry keys being deliberately omitted to simplify the device. The function keys enable an operator to selectively access and retrieve the stored data and to output that data to a portable label printer. The storage device enables use of simpler label printers which need not include a storage memory or a keyboard facility for inputting data manually, Moreover, being relatively inexpensive the data storage device may be widely distributed throughout the various …

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  • Granted October 15, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 15, 2008.
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FiledOctober 19, 1987
GrantedOctober 15, 1991
Term endedOctober 15, 2008
Patent numberCA 1290859 C
Classification (IPC)G06F3/12 +1 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedOct 19, 1987Patent grantedOct 15, 1991Term endedOct 15, 2008

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