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William D. Thorne
Also filed as: THORNE WILLIAM D · THORNE WILLIAM DUNCAN · THORNE WILLIAM GEORGE
11 granted patents·1 pending application·90 citations·filing 1974–2002
88Inventor score
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12 records- 0182US4019616ALinear motion drive apparatus for a printer carriageIBM·Filed 1976·Granted Apr 26, 1977·34 cites·1 claims
- 0269US3941231ARibbon cartridgeIBM·Filed 1974·Granted Mar 2, 1976·26 cites·1 claims
- 0354US4428284ABand and hammer dot matrix printerIBM·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 31, 1984·9 cites·2 claims
- 0441US4273040ASegmented drum bar helix printerIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 16, 1981·4 cites·7 claims
- 0538US4428285AOscillatory band and hammer dot matrix printerIBM·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 31, 1984·6 cites·1 claims
- 0636US4399748AMultiplexed hammer dot band matrix printerIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 23, 1983·3 cites·4 claims
- 0736US2004003642A1Metal bending deviceFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 0833US4579055APrinter having drive and control system for metal band holding print elementsIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 1, 1986·2 cites·1 claims
- 0931US4540296ABar band intersectional matrix printerIBM·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 10, 1985·1 cites·4 claims
- 1030US4421025ASpring mounted torsionally rigid print hammer mechanismIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Dec 20, 1983·2 cites·2 claims
- 1128US4768892AElectromagnetic hammer actuator for impact printerIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 6, 1988·2 cites·6 claims
- 1228US4546699APrinter having drive and control system for metal band holding print elementsIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 15, 1985·1 cites·3 claims
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