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US 1,074,800 · App. 29/735,163 · Granted May 13, 2025

Thermal head for a printer

Inventors: Kazuyuki Hoshi (Saitama, JP); Kazuya Shindo (Kirishima, JP)
Assignees: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA; KYOCERA Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,074,800
App. No.
29/735,163
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a thermal head for a printer as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SATO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072085/0034 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29638654 · Feb 28, 2018
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