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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC	VIRGINIA VIRGINIA

International Classification(s)

• B65G:TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYERS FOR L....
• B65C:LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCE....
• A24F:SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES
• A24C:MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
• A61M:DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE B....

• 2015 Application Filing Year
• B65G Class
• 1502 Applications Filed
• 1240 Patents Issued To-Date
• 82.56 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Cadieux, Edmond J	Mechanicsville, US	30	1085
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 1085
Garthaffner, Martin	Chesterfield, US	17	524
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 524
Smith, Barry S	Richmond, US	164	6833
# of filed Patents : 164 Total Citations : 6833

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• 15 Citation Count
• B65G Class

• 96.25 % this patent is cited more than
• 7 Age

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
May 08, 2018	US,9963260,B2   US9963260B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
October 15, 2015	US,20150291301,A1   US20150291301A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 9409428

Recording apparatus

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A printer includes a carriage which includes an ink jet recording head and is movable in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction, a gear group which transmits power of a motor to a sheet transporter, a transporter drive motor which transmits power to the gear group, and a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage. At least a portion of the carriage drive motor and at least a portion of the gear group are at the same position as each other in a movement direction (x direction) of the carriage.

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