Patent ID: 9649874
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B41F,B44B,H04N

Claim:
1. A stamping machine configured for stamping with a stamping head onto an article, the stamping machine including: a camera; a computer system; wherein the computer system includes a display, wherein the computer system is configured to capture from the camera an image of the article prior to the stamping and presents the image on the display, wherein a user selects a symbol using the computer system prior to the stamping onto the article, wherein the user using the computer system positions said selected symbol as a displayed symbol superimposed on said image of the article; a plurality of dies in relief on an external surface of the stamping head, wherein the dies are individually locatable to oppose the article to be stamped when at least one symbol is selected by the user which corresponds to at least one of said dies, wherein the stamping head is mountable on at least one rotational axis; and a heating element disposed within the stamping head, wherein the heating element is rotatable within the stamping head around the at least one rotational axis, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the stamping head to a previously determined operating temperature prior to and during the stamping.