Inventor
HARRIS RICHARD HUNTER
US50 patents
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IBM
49 patentsUS6247645B1Jun 19, 2001
Optical reader with combined housing and light pipe
IBM164 citations98
US6889585B1May 10, 2005
Cutter blade position detection mechanism and method of reporting cutter malfunction
IBM104 citations96
US5771152AJun 23, 1998
Computer system with a tilt adjustment mechanism
IBM96 citations96
US6296405B1Oct 2, 2001
Duplex check printer using a print mechanism pivoted between document paths
IBM51 citations94
US6231249B1May 15, 2001
Duplex printer using a ribbon shifting mechanism
IBM21 citations93
US4118611AOct 3, 1978
Buckling spring torsional snap actuator
IBM35 citations93
US4095066AJun 13, 1978
Hinged flyplate actuator
IBM52 citations93
US7118026B2Oct 10, 2006
Apparatus, method, and system for positively identifying an item
IBM78 citations92
US6684743B1Feb 3, 2004
Staggered gear for bi-directional operation
IBM21 citations92
US6408727B1Jun 25, 2002
Paper cutter using a blade lifting mechanism
IBM33 citations92
US6182550B1Feb 6, 2001
Staggered gear for bi-directional operation
IBM34 citations92
US6017161AJan 25, 2000
Check flipper for point of sale printer and method therefor
IBM18 citations92
US5865547AFeb 2, 1999
Check flipper for point of sale printer and method therefor
IBM23 citations92
US6447182B2Sep 10, 2002
Duplex check printer using a print mechanism pivoted between document paths
IBM42 citations91
US6734582B2May 11, 2004
Linear actuator using a rotating motor
IBM20 citations90
US6654068B1Nov 25, 2003
Brake mechanism for controlling the tilt of a computer display
IBM34 citations90
US7986420B2Jul 26, 2011
Sensing paper jam, out-of-paper, and cover open in a printer
IBM8 citations84
US6966714B2Nov 22, 2005
Duplex check printer having a separately driven document inverting loop
IBM16 citations84
US6619545B2Sep 16, 2003
Kiosk having a people presence detector to determine if a kiosk item is to be presented to a customer
IBM16 citations84
US6102590AAug 15, 2000
Cover-platen opening mechanism
IBM15 citations82
US6536696B2Mar 25, 2003
Printer having a paper supply roll rotatably mounted by a pair of bearing members
IBM18 citations80
US6879065B2Apr 12, 2005
Linear actuator
IBM17 citations78
US6446308B1Sep 10, 2002
Tilt hinge
IBM9 citations74
US6398360B1Jun 4, 2002
Thermal printer using a split rotary platen to print on different widths of paper
IBM13 citations74
US6341860B1Jan 29, 2002
Duplex document printer mechanism
IBM11 citations74
US6299365B1Oct 9, 2001
Duplex check printer using a check bending rotor
IBM11 citations74
US6257779B1Jul 10, 2001
Cover-platen opening mechanism
IBM5 citations74
US6257781B1Jul 10, 2001
Apparatus for tensioning a drive belt and for absorbing end-of-travel shock
IBM10 citations74
US6174096B1Jan 16, 2001
Printing apparatus
IBM9 citations74
US6116797ASep 12, 2000
Two way wrap spring clutch gear
IBM12 citations74
US6095007AAug 1, 2000
Staggered gear for bi-directional operation
IBM13 citations74
US5993095ANov 30, 1999
Mechanical transmission
IBM7 citations74
US5971640AOct 26, 1999
Method for cutting paper in a printer using a gear with a friction pad
IBM11 citations73
US5893670AApr 13, 1999
Gear with teeth of decreasing height for a printer
IBM7 citations73
US6019532AFeb 1, 2000
Printer having a paper out/cover open sensor and method therefor
IBM7 citations70
US5823696AOct 20, 1998
Printer having a paper out/cover open sensor and method therefor
IBM8 citations70
US5642948AJul 1, 1997
Biaxial printer for portrait and landscape printing
IBM15 citations69
US7914219B2Mar 29, 2011
Apparatus and method for moving a cover
IBM3 citations63
US6250823B1Jun 26, 2001
Cover-platen opening mechanism
IBM4 citations63
US6070706AJun 6, 2000
Double acting roller/ball clutch gear
IBM4 citations63
US7516818B2Apr 14, 2009
Item accumulation area divider for a checkout counter
IBM4 citations62
US6648225B2Nov 18, 2003
Optical reader with combined housing and light pipe
IBM4 citations62
US5813781ASep 29, 1998
Document feed roller opener and method therefor
IBM2 citations62
US7976231B2Jul 12, 2011
Method and apparatus for adjusting a gap in a printer
IBM2 citations58
US6634296B2Oct 21, 2003
Printer document presenter apparatus and method
IBM0 citations52
US6502780B2Jan 7, 2003
Apparatus providing a point of sale printer with a large paper supply roll having controlled acceleration and deceleration
IBM1 citations51
US7905670B2Mar 15, 2011
Method and apparatus for exposing printable media in a printer
IBM0 citations47
US8040100B2Oct 18, 2011
Automatically determining optimal pulse duration for a stepper motor
IBM0 citations42
US6674455B2Jan 6, 2004
Apparatus and method for printing two colors in a single pass using thermally sensitive direct and transfer media
IBM0 citations42