Patents
US 10160239 B2: Printer with printhead assembly, clutch assembly, and printer ribbon transport assembly
- Granted
- 2018-12-25
- Filed
- 2015-11-06 application 14934919
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A printer may include a printhead assembly, a clutch assembly, and/or a printer ribbon transport assembly. An example clutch assembly includes a first spool engagement member defining a first friction torque; a first friction member configured to frictionally engage the first spool engagement member; a second spool engagement member defining a second friction torque that is larger than the first fiction torque; and a second friction member configured to frictionally engage the second spool engagement member.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181225.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsin-Chih Chen | Baoshan, TW | 93 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Petricia Dorinel Balcan | Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Randal Wong | Camarillo, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J23/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D13/10 | 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 |
| 2015-11-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOON, JUNG ETHAN signed 2012-01-24 BALCAN, PATRICIA DORINEL signed 2012-01-25 SMOLENSKI, LAWRENCE E. signed 2012-01-25 WONG, RANDAL signed 2012-01-25 CHEN, HSIN-CHIH signed 2012-01-31 KELLEY, RICHARD ALAN signed 2012-02-07 | ZIH CORP. LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 36982/465 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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