Marking apparatus with matrix defining locus of movement
CA 1296946 C · Owner: Telesis Technologies, Inc. · Inventors: Cyphert, David Lee; Robertson, John A.
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MARKING APPARATUS WITH MATRIX ?, LOCUS OF MOVEMENT ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, Apparatus for forming multi-character messages on the surface of solid materials which employs an array of marker pins moved by a carriage in a manner defining an undulating locus of movement. This locus traces the matrix with which character fonts are defined by pixels formed by the marker pins as discrete indentations. The carriage and head containing the marker pins are pivotally driven by a cam to provide vertical movement and by a Geneva mechanism to provide horizontal movement. Pixel positions for the matrices are established by a timing disk and control over the pins is provided employing an interrupt …
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- Granted March 10, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 10, 2009.
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