ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,017, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Liner-less label pre-feed system and method" was invented by William M. Connors (Lexington, Ky.), Michael W. Lawrence (Lexington, Ky.) and Donn D. Bryant (Lexington, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pre-feed system and method for a liner-less label printer includes a drive roller that is configured to peel liner-less labels from a reel and pass print stock comprising the labels to an in-line label printer at a consistent rate. An idler roller disposed in proximity to the drive roller creates a nip for pulling labels from the reel. Label stock is fed to one or more...