US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on Sept. 30 for "Inductive cover state sensors for media processing devices" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,797, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Inductive cover state sensors for media processing devices" was invented by Patrick J. Hegarty (Dedham, Mass.), Stephen A. Carello (Johnston, R.I.) and Devan J. Lippman (Cumberland, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A media processing device includes: a body defining a media supply chamber and carrying a print head; a cover carrying a platen roller, the cover having an open position enabling access to the chamber, and a closed position enclosing the chamber, and cooperating with the body to define a media path extending from the chamber, betwe...