公开(公告)号：US10377591B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15644048

申请日：2017-07-07

Applicant: Zebra Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Raymond E. Maynard ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Joseph D. Moreira ,  Thomas R. Helma

IPC: B65H3/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/06 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B41J13/12

Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper supporting media units (e.g. cards), and a biasing assembly biasing the cards toward a hopper outlet; an input roller for accepting a single card at a hopper slot inlet; a pick roller at the outlet for dispensing a card from the hopper to a media processing path; a motor having an output shaft; a primary drivetrain segment connecting the output shaft with the pick roller; an auxiliary output selector connected to the primary drivetrain segment and switchable between first and second output configurations; first and second auxiliary drivetrain segments connecting the output selector, respectively, with the input roller and a release member for disengaging the biasing assembly; and a selector input movable to switch the output selector between the first output configuration, coupling the primary and first auxiliary drivetrain segments, and the second output configuration, coupling the primary and second auxiliary drivetrain segments.

公开(公告)号：US20230236780A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18130750

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Joseph D. Moreira ,  Gene A. Hofer ,  Michael T. Cranston ,  Duanfeng He

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1255 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1257 ,  G06F3/1204

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20230121601A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18086932

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Raymond E. Maynard ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Joseph D. Moreira ,  Thomas R. Helma

IPC: B65H3/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/06 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H43/04 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/26

Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.

公开(公告)号：US20240402961A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18807069

申请日：2024-08-16

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Joseph D. Moreira ,  Gene A. Hofer ,  Michael T. Cranston ,  Duanfeng He

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.

公开(公告)号：US12067315B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US18130750

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Joseph D. Moreira ,  Gene A. Hofer ,  Michael T. Cranston ,  Duanfeng He

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1255 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1257 ,  G06F3/1204

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240377185A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18196052

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar ,  Joseph D. Moreira

IPC: G01B11/02 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06V20/64

Abstract: A method for dimensioning a target object includes: obtaining preliminary dimensioning data representing the target object; determining, based on the preliminary dimensioning data, a shape classification for the target object; when the shape classification for the target object is cuboidal, applying a cuboidal dimensioning function to the preliminary dimensioning data to obtain object dimensions; when the shape classification for the target object is non-cuboidal: selecting a non-cuboidal dimensioning function based on a preliminary bounding box of the target object detected in the preliminary dimensioning data; applying the non-cuboidal dimensioning function to obtain the object dimensions.

公开(公告)号：US11565896B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16507581

申请日：2019-07-10

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Raymond E. Maynard ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Joseph D. Moreira ,  Thomas R. Helma

IPC: B65H1/06 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H43/04 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B41J13/12

Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.

公开(公告)号：US10792940B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16224125

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: Zebra Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Joseph D. Moreira ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Myung S. Jun

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H43/04 ,  B65H1/06 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B41J13/12

Abstract: An example of the claim method includes, in response to detecting a rejected media unit, directing a media feed path towards a reject area. The method includes depositing the rejected media unit into the reject area. The reject area is defined by a cassette surface on a body of the ribbon cassette. The ribbon cassette is unable to be removed from the media processing device until the rejected media unit is removed from the cassette surface.

公开(公告)号：US20250074726A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18951474

申请日：2024-11-18

Applicant: Zebra Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Raymond E. Maynard ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Joseph D. Moreira ,  Thomas R. Helma

IPC: B65H3/06 ,  B41J13/12 ,  B65H1/06 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H43/04

Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.

公开(公告)号：US12145815B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US18086932

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Raymond E Maynard ,  Angel B. Rosales ,  Steve Ting Kei Chow ,  Joseph D. Moreira ,  Thomas R. Helma

IPC: B65H3/06 ,  B65H1/06 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H43/04 ,  B41J13/12

Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.