Patents
US 10201982 B2: Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features
- Granted
- 2019-02-12
- Filed
- 2018-02-08 application 15891778
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An example disclosed printer includes a base; a lid hingedly attached to the base movable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position in which the lid is at least partially separated from the base; a cavity defined between the lid and the base, wherein the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position; a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity that is pivotably attached to at least one of the lid or the base wherein the ribbon positioning assembly is configured to move between a printing position when the lid is in the closed position, and an accessible position when the lid is in the open position, wherein the ribbon positioning assembly comprises a ribbon tensioning mechanism.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190212.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal Wong | Singapore, SG | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Petrica Dorinel Balcan | Thousand Oaks, CA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shu-Hsun Chiang | Hsinchu, TW | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kuan-Ying Lu | Taichung, TW | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chia-Wen Chang | Hsinchu, TW | 22 | 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 | B41J2/325 | 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 |
| 2019-01-16 | Merger Merger | ZIH CORP. signed 2018-12-20 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 48470/848 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-06-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALCAN, PETRICA D. signed 2013-12-09 WONG, RANDAL signed 2013-12-09 CHANG, CHIA-WEN signed 2013-12-12 CHIANG, SHU-HSUN signed 2013-12-12 LU, KUAN-YING signed 2013-12-12 | ZIH CORP. LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 46190/484 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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