Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
Brooke, Michael S. (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Combined
C283S081000, C156S384000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06854819
ABSTRACT:
The present invention concerns the field time/date labelling of products or packaging for products, such as those having a limited life before perishing. According to the present invention there is provided a device for dispensing labels marked with time information relating to a time-dependent characteristic of a product, which device comprises: clock means for generating current time information; time adjustment means for logging an adjustment time period and adding the period to the current time information thereby to generate future time information; user responsive actuation means for sampling current time information and the calculated future time information; label marking means for marking sampled time information onto the labels; and a label dispensing mechanism for dispensing marked labels from the device, wherein in the actuation means is adapted to permit device operation at least two user-selectable modes, the first mode providing a label marked with the current time information and not the future, and the second mode providing a label marked with future time information, and optionally the current time information.
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Lenthall Mark
Waldorf Rainey
Brooke Michael S.
St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC
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