US Patent Issued to Toshiba Tec on Jan. 13 for "Printing apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,999, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).

"Printing apparatus" was invented by Sadatoshi Oishi (Fuji Shizuoka, Japan) and Masakazu Kato (Numazu Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a printing apparatus includes a shaft on which an ink ribbon roll with a wireless tag can be mounted. The ink ribbon roll rotates about the shaft. An antenna for communication with the wireless tag is on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft. A wiring is on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft and connects to the antenna. A protective sleeve is provided to be between the shaft and the m...