Joseph S Kuzniarek

6474885, Nov 5, 2002

Apr 5, 2001

09/826643

Joseph S. Kuzniarek - Hilton NY
Mark A. Bayer - Webster NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41J 1302

400624, 400621, 83156, 83167

For a printer system ( ) having a thermal printhead or an inkjet printhead for printing images on receiver media, such as sheets of paper ( ), a pick roller ( ) for drawing at least on sheet of paper ( ), and a cutter assembly ( ) for trimming the printed paper ( ) to size, a roller system ( ), to help remove chad ( ) and trimmed media in thermal printer ( ), which is known to cause paper jams and interfere with printing, is disclosed. The roller system ( ) comprises a paper tray ( ) configured to hold a supply of paper ( ), or other flexible media. The roller system ( ) further comprises a roller ( ) and a tray cover ( ). Roller ( ), which is located in contact with the supply of paper ( ), is configured to operate in connection with the actions of the pick roller ( ). Tray cover ( ) is positioned over the paper tray ( ) and includes an aperture adapted to receive roller ( ). Roller ( ) rotates intermittently during the operation of the pick roller ( ) and moves chad ( ) toward a holding area ( ).

55858350, Dec 17, 1996

Mar 17, 1993

8/032952

James A. Whritenor - Mendon NY
Joseph S. Kuzniarek - Hilton NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41J 1303
B41J 13036

347218

A thermal printer has a platen roller and a moveable print head. A paper guide is positioned for guiding a sheet receiver media to an entrance between the platen and the print head when the print head is in the nonprinting position. A capstan pinch roller is movable relative to a capstan roller to grip the dye receiver therebetween. The capstan roller meters the receiver in a forward direction along the paper guide prior to metering the receiver in a reverse direction not along the paper guide and again in the forward direction not along the paper guide. The receiver media travels along two different transport paths.