Patents
US 10035365 B2: Direct thermal media and registration sensor system and method for use in a color thermal printer
- Granted
- 2018-07-31
- Filed
- 2016-06-01 application 15170489
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An example disclosed media processing device includes an image processing unit; a first optical registration sensor; and a second optical registration sensor spaced apart from the first optical registration sensor along a first axis by a first distance associated with a gap between media units on a web.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180731.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIH Corp. 204 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Hohberger | Highland Park, IL | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Womack | McHenry, IL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bruce N. Alleshouse | Wilmette, IL | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Clark | Naperville, IL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wolfgang Strobel | Tolland, CT | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41M | Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes; colour printing, | B41M5/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J13/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09F | Displaying; advertising; signs; labels or name-plates; seals | G09F3/0291 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest - 364 - day | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2021-02-25 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL LASER BAND, LLC LINCOLNSHIRE, IL TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 56036/590 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-09-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 LASER BAND, LLC signed 2020-09-01 TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 53841/212 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-03 | Security interest Security interest Notice of transfer of security interest in patents | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2019-07-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 49675/49 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-03-29 | Merger Merger | ZIH CORP. signed 2018-12-20 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 48884/618 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-10-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZIH CORP. signed 2017-09-07 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 44616/736 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-06-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLESHOUSE, BRUCE signed 2010-02-01 CLARK, JAMES signed 2010-02-01 HOHBERGER, CLIVE signed 2010-02-01 STROBEL, WOLFGANG signed 2010-02-09 WOMACK, DAVID signed 2010-03-06 | ZIH CORP. LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 38787/127 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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