ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,897, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Brady Worldwide Inc. (Milwaukee).
"Printer material holder system and method" was invented by Daniel Cairns (Sturtevant, Wis.), Jonathan M. Mantes (Franklin, Wis.) and Nicole Nelson (Brookfield, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material holder for use in a printer is provided. The material holder may captivate rolls of printable media (e.g., a roll of printable adhesive labels affixed to a liner) having various widths. In some instances, the material holder may comprise two flanges, a spindle having an arm and a keyhole region, and a side clip. The flanges may be positioned along the arm o...