Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,661,004 · App. 06/728,980
Ribbon feed tension mechanism
Inventors:
Steven L. Applegate, James A. Craft
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 28, 1987
Filed: Apr 30, 1985
Inventors
Steven L. Applegate
James A. Craft
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation
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