公开(公告)号：US20180236793A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15957129

申请日：2018-04-19

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Richard J. Preliasco ,  Roy P. Lyman ,  David F. Beck ,  Craig A. Horrocks ,  Patrick J. Hegarty

IPC: B41J15/04 ,  B41J29/54 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J3/36 ,  B41J17/02 ,  B41J29/393 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J29/02

CPC classification number: B41J15/04 ,  B41J3/36 ,  B41J3/4075 ,  B41J15/042 ,  B41J17/02 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J29/393 ,  B41J29/54

Abstract: An example thermal printhead apparatus includes a top end; a bottom end located opposite the top end; an electrical interface positioned proximate to the bottom end; a first distal end; a second distal end located opposite the first distal end; a printing face defined by the top end, the bottom end, the first distal end and the second distal end, the printing face includes a thermal element; a mounting face that is opposite the printing face, the mounting face defined by the top end, the bottom end, the first distal end and the second distal end, the mounting face including at least two mounting components, comprising: one or more holes configured to mount the printhead apparatus to a printer; and one or more grooves configured to mount the printhead apparatus to a printer, the one or more grooves extending substantially parallel to the top end and the bottom end.

公开(公告)号：US10052895B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15347564

申请日：2016-11-09

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Richard J. Preliasco ,  Roy P. Lyman

IPC: B41J29/13 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B65H16/06 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J3/36

CPC classification number: B41J29/13 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J3/36 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B41J15/042 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B65H16/06

Abstract: An example disclosed media processing device includes a housing defining a media receiving area configured to receive the media; a first media support arm extending from the housing proximate the media receiving area for engaging a first end of the media, wherein the first media support arm is biased to slidably translate along the housing to provide a holding force to the first side of the media, wherein the first media support arm includes a first locking element; a media cover configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the media cover including a second locking element, wherein the first locking element of the first media support arm is configured to engage the second locking element of the media cover when the media cover is in the closed position.

公开(公告)号：US10035365B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15170489

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Clive Hohberger ,  David Womack ,  Bruce N. Alleshouse ,  James Clark ,  Wolfgang Strobel

IPC: G09F3/00 ,  B41J13/26 ,  B41M5/34 ,  B41M5/323 ,  B41M5/48 ,  G09F3/02

CPC classification number: B41J13/26 ,  B41M5/323 ,  B41M5/34 ,  B41M5/48 ,  B41M2205/04 ,  G09F3/0291 ,  G09F3/0294 ,  G09F3/0297 ,  G09F2003/0201 ,  G09F2003/0202 ,  G09F2003/0211 ,  G09F2003/0257

Abstract: An example disclosed media processing device includes an image processing unit; a first optical registration sensor; and a second optical registration sensor spaced apart from the first optical registration sensor along a first axis by a first distance associated with a gap between media units on a web.

公开(公告)号：USD822594S1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US29560976

申请日：2016-04-12

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Designer： Matthew D. Corvese

公开(公告)号：US20180162141A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15891778

申请日：2018-02-08

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Randal Wong ,  Petrica D. Balcan ,  Shu-Hsun Chiang ,  Kuan-Ying Lu ,  Chia-Wen Chang

IPC: B41J2/325

CPC classification number: B41J2/325 ,  B41J15/042 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J32/00 ,  B41J33/003 ,  B41J35/28

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.

公开(公告)号：US09994043B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15489335

申请日：2017-04-17

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Boris Y. Tsirline ,  Mao Tian ,  Karl Torchalski

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04B5/02 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  B41J3/407 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K17/00

CPC classification number: B41J3/407 ,  G06K7/10297 ,  G06K17/0009 ,  G06K17/0025 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H04B5/0062 ,  H04B5/0068 ,  H04B5/02

Abstract: An example media processing device includes a coupler configured to transmit wireless signals to an encoding area, the coupler to transmit the wireless signals via a plurality of radiating elements; a controller to control which set of the radiating elements is to transmit the wireless signals; and a processor to adapt the coupler to a transponder configuration by: encoding a first transponder of the transponder configuration using the first set of the radiating elements to transmit the wireless signals; executing a first encoding evaluation on the encoded first transponder; encoding a second transponder of the transponder configuration using the second set of the radiating elements to transmit the wireless signals; executing a second encoding evaluation on the encoded second transponder; and selecting, based on the first and second encoding evaluations, the first set or the second set as a preferred radiating set for the transponder configuration.

公开(公告)号：US09983303B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US14329459

申请日：2014-07-11

Applicant: ZIH Corp.

Inventor： David S. Wisherd ,  Robert W. Boyd

IPC: G01S13/06 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/75

CPC classification number: G01S13/878 ,  G01S13/75

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing timing-based distance measurement to a passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag using one or more wideband RF signals synchronized with the standard narrowband RF signal. In some embodiments, the narrowband RF signal activates a passive RFID tag creating a backscatter reflection target which returns a modulated narrowband signal and a wideband signal from the passive RFID tag. The one or more wideband receivers determine time-of-flight and/or time-of-arrival measurements for the returned wideband signal. A location measurement is then calculated for the passive RFID tag using the tag data, the known location of the wideband transceivers, and the time-of-flight/time-of-arrival data.

公开(公告)号：US20180063811A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15803713

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Edward A. Richley ,  Belinda Turner ,  Chang Wang ,  Aitan Ameti

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L7/033 ,  G01S5/02

CPC classification number: H04W64/006 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/0221 ,  H04L7/0331 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: A disclosed example apparatus receives a tag transmission signal from a tag at a receiver, wherein the tag transmission signal comprises a series of pulses; determines a coarse estimate of a time-of-arrival (TOA) of the tag transmission signal based on a detection of a pulse of the series of pulses in an adjustable coarse timing window, wherein the coarse estimate is based on a plurality of coarse timing windows; determines a fine estimate of the TOA based on a detection of the pulse in at least one of a parallel set of fine timing windows; and determines a sub-window resolution of the TOA based on at least one detection transition between consecutive fine receiver windows of at least one of a plurality of pulses and a weighted average of the TOA for each pulse of the series of pulses.

公开(公告)号：US09895917B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15273363

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: ZIH Corp.

Inventor： Matthew D. Corvese ,  Roy P. Lyman ,  Gregory J. Klein ,  Patrick J. Hegarty ,  Michael L. Lamontagne ,  Raymond J. LeBlanc ,  David F. Beck

IPC: B41J29/02 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04W76/04

CPC classification number: B41J29/02 ,  B41J3/36 ,  B41J29/393 ,  G06F3/1225 ,  G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  H02J7/0021 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H04W76/20 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. An example disclosed printer includes circuitry that includes: a processor; connector circuitry; and input/output circuitry; a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed; a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed; and a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed.

公开(公告)号：US20170356978A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15668899

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： James J. O'Hagan ,  Rodrigo G. Alonso ,  Michael A. Wohl

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/021 ,  G01S5/0205 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: An example for processing location information received from a radio frequency (RF) location tag includes determining a first location of a first RF location tag associated with an asset; determining at least one second location of at least one second RF location tag associated with the asset; determining, using a processor, that the first location is not a valid location based at least in part on a comparison of the first location with the at least one second location using a spatial association model associated with the asset; and identifying the first location as erroneous in response to determining that the first location is not a valid location.