Patent · US Expired

Bar code printing

US5262804A · kind A · utility

39Cited by

6References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH · DE

Inventors

Robert M. Petigrew · Foxton, GB
Alan J. Harry · Royston, GB
Paul R. Nailor · Islington, GB
Fred Adelmann · Besigheim, DE
Peter Franzen · Hirschhorn, DE
Juergen Schoon · Besigheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 1991
Grant date	Nov 16, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06K1/12
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device suitable for printing bar codes is disclosed, this device comprising a housing, means for holding a label supply roll, printing means for applying indicia to a label, means for supplying data to determine the nature of the indicia printed on the label, and means for supplying electrical energy to operate the device, characterised in that said print unit is an ink jet printer.

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