Darrell D Johnson

US Patent:

48381586, Jun 13, 1989

Filed:

Apr 25, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/186037

Inventors:

Steven F. Marshall - Menomonee Falls WI
Richard E. Haden - Nashville TN
Darrell R. Johnson - Nashville TN

Assignee:

United Health, Inc. - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

B41K 142

US Classification:

101105

Abstract:

An apparatus for marking an article has a frame within which a printing carriage is rotatably mounted. The carriage has two fulcrum assemblies which slide in channels on the frame. A drive mechanism moves the carriage from a marking position to a position where ink is applied to selected printing characters on the carriage. The carriage is moved to a third position where the fulcrum assemblies are released from the channels to rotate the carriage to facilitate changing the printing characters.

US Patent:

44708645, Sep 11, 1984

Filed:

Sep 1, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/528872

Inventors:

Richard E. Haden - Nashville TN
Darrell R. Johnson - Madison TN

Assignee:

Tennessee Imports - Nashville TN

International Classification:

B44C 704
B32B 3100
B41F 108

US Classification:

156384

Abstract:

A pneumatic labelling apparatus including a portable base frame having a unitary handle member, in which the base frame includes a magazine for supporting a roll of separable label carrying web material, a web entraining device guiding the web from the magazine past a dispensing station, where each label is separated from the backing web, and then about a web feeding device. The web feeding device is sequentially actuable by a ratchet and pawl mechanism in which the pawl is reciprocably mounted upon a movable frame member within the base frame and operatively connected to the piston rod of a fluid-actuated cylinder within the handle member. The piston rod is actuated by a trigger and a control valve in a fluid circuit connected to the fluid-actuated cylinder.