ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,611, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to BIZERBA SE & Co. KG (Balingen, Germany).

"Roll holder for a label roll, and label printer" was invented by Johann Wehrmann (Balingen, Germany) and Ralf Clement (Balingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll holder is for a label roll of linerless labels wound in a crosswise manner. The roll holder has: a horizontally arranged spindle, which is held by a stand on at least one side, and a rotatable roll mount, which is oriented in parallel with the spindle, and which is mounted on the spindle. The roll mount is mounted on the spindle in a linearly displaceable manner using at least one ...