Patents
US 11701908 B2: Media processing devices for applying printable conductive elements
- Granted
- 2023-07-18
- Filed
- 2021-04-06 application 17223765
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A media processing device includes: a media processing head; a ribbon transport assembly configured to transport ribbon along a ribbon path between a ribbon dispenser and the media processing head; a graphite applicator disposed along the ribbon path, the graphite applicator configured to apply a combination of graphite and graphene to an active side of the ribbon via frictional engagement with the ribbon; and a media transport assembly configured to transport media from a media supply to the media processing head for transfer of at least a portion of the combination of graphite and graphene from the active side of the ribbon onto the media via application of at least one of heat and pressure at the media processing head.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230718.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisa A. Khan | Buffalo Grove, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gene A. Hofer | Lake Zurich, IL | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mohannad Abdo | Clifton, NJ | 51 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Frederick Robert Grabiner | Delray Beach, FL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Olson | Not reported | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven J. Vandercar | Rolling Meadows, IL | 5 | 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 | B41J35/04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ABDO, MOHANNAD signed 2021-04-05 GRABINER, FREDERICK ROBERT signed 2021-04-05 HOFER, GENE A. signed 2021-04-05 KHAN, NISA A. signed 2021-04-05 OLSON, JOHN signed 2021-04-05 VANDERCAR, STEVEN J. signed 2021-04-05 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 58143/139 | 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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