Patents
US 11390410 B2: Indicator assembly for media processing devices
- Granted
- 2022-07-19
- Filed
- 2020-11-05 application 17089889
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A printer includes: a body defining a media enclosure configured to receive a media supply; an indicator assembly supported by an outer wall of the body, the indicator assembly including a plurality of substantially contiguous illumination surfaces illuminated by respective ones of a set of lights supported within the body; a controller supported by the body, the controller configured to: (i) obtain an operational status of the printer, (ii) retrieve, from a mapping repository, a set of notification control parameters corresponding to the operational status, and (iii) control the set of lights according to the notification control parameters.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220719.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1,077 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hassan Malone | Swansea, MA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Edward Anthony Hackett | Kingston upon Thames, GB | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Raymond E. Maynard | Westerly, RI | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael F. St. Germain | West Warwick, RI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael C. Wondolowski | Carpinteria, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel V. Carroll | Port Barrington, IL | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ozgur Ozserin | London, GB | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Roger Morley-Smith | Westlington, GB | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hannah Marie Legg | Erith, GB | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roger Edward Guinee | Arlington Heights, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ellen Thomas | London, GB | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65C | Labelling or tagging machines, apparatus, or processes | B65C9/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J29/46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01H | Electric switches; relays; selectors; emergency protective devices | H01H13/023 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2021-03-31 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 55986/354 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-11-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARROLL, DANIEL V. signed 2020-10-23 WONDOLOWSKI, MICHAEL C. signed 2020-10-23 MAYNARD, RAYMOND E. signed 2020-10-24 ST.GERMAIN, MICHAEL F. signed 2020-10-25 GUINEE, ROGER EDWARD signed 2020-10-27 HACKETT, EDWARD ANTHONY signed 2020-10-27 MALONE, MORGAN HASSAN signed 2020-10-27 MORLEY-SMITH, JAMES ROGER signed 2020-10-27 LEGG, HANNAH MARIE signed 2020-11-02 OZSERIN, OZGUR signed 2020-11-02 THOMAS, ELLEN signed 2020-11-03 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 54284/113 | 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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