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Gregory Panebianco Phones & Addresses

  • Dennisport, MA
  • North Kingstown, RI

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Us Patents

Portable Printer With Spindle Members For Rotationally Mounting Media Rolls Of Different Core Diameters

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US Patent:
6874958, Apr 5, 2005
Filed:
Feb 20, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/783102
Inventors:
Gregory P. Panebianco - Warwick RI, US
David F. Beck - Exeter RI, US
Gregory J. Klein - Newport RI, US
Assignee:
ZIH Corp. - Hamilton
International Classification:
B65H075/00
US Classification:
400243, 400242, 2423581, 2425974
Abstract:
A portable printer is provided having a housing with a compartment for a roll of media and two spindle members coupled to roll positioning mechanism in the compartment. Each spindle member has tow sides with different diameter conical surfaces and is reversibly mountable in the printer to select such conical surface having a diameter for engaging the core diameter of a roll mounted between the spindle members. Each of the spindle members is reversible in the printer to enable presentation of two different diameter conical surfaces for engaging two different diameter roll cores in the printer. The conical surfaces can also reshape the ends of a crushed roll core from a oval to a circular cross-sectional shape when the spindle members are urged towards each other by the roll positioning mechanism into the ends of the roll core, thereby providing for proper rotational mounting of such roll in the printer.

Docking Station And Associated Method For Docking A Portable Printer

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US Patent:
20060024107, Feb 2, 2006
Filed:
Jul 29, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/901637
Inventors:
Roy Lyman - Coventry RI, US
Gregory Panebianco - E. Greenwich RI, US
Stephen Petersen - Lincoln RI, US
International Classification:
B41J 3/36
US Classification:
400088000
Abstract:
The present invention provides a docking station and an associated method for docking a portable printer. The portable printer has a printhead, media drive, and media support externally configured to be latched onto the docking station, and the docking station is adapted for convenient one-hand docking and undocking of the portable printer. The docking station includes a base member having a first surface configured to receive the portable printer, and a latching mechanism including a manually operable actuator and coupled thereto one or more latches adapted to automatically engage and securely dock the portable printer on the first surface of the base member when the printer is positioned on the first surface. The actuator is capable of actuating the latch to unlatch a latched printer and to bias the printer upwardly for removal of the printer from the station.
Gregory R Panebianco from Dennisport, MADeceased Get Report