IP Library Granted Patent US 12,240,228
Granted Patent B2
US 12,240,228 · App. 17/646,631 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Print media conveyance method and apparatus thereof

Inventors: Sze Ping Ching (Singapore, SG); Suraini Binte Saptu (Singapore, SG); Phek Thong Lee (Singapore, SG); Cheng Khoon Ng (Singapore, SG); Deenadayalan Durairaju (Singapore, SG); Florante Sumalinog Go (Singapore, SG); David Pratama Djayaputra (Singapore, SG); Eng Hing Lim (Singapore, SG); Rajan Narayanaswami (Singapore, SG); Yong Xing Shu (Singapore, SG)
Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,240,228
App. No.
17/646,631
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure relate generally to a printing apparatus and, more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods for printing utilizing laser print head and reactive media.

Claims (22)

1. A method comprising:

actuating, by a processor, a first roller and a second roller to cause traversal of print media along a first direction, wherein the first roller is positioned upstream of the second roller along the first direction;

causing, by the processor, the first roller to stop rotating at a first time instant;

determining a time period based on one or more print media characteristics and a print media traversal speed; and

causing, by the processor, the second roller to stop rotating at a second time instant, wherein the second time instant is chronologically later than the first time instant, wherein the second time instant is determined based on the time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a print head to print content on the print media in response to stopping the rotation of the second roller.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first roller is positioned upstream of the print head, and wherein the second roller is positioned downstream of the print head.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing a traversal of the first roller and the second roller along a second direction, wherein the traversal of the first roller and the second roller along the second direction causes the first roller and the second roller to be spaced apart from the print media.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more print media characteristics comprises at least one of a type of the print media, or a thickness of the print media.

6. A printing apparatus comprising:

a print head assembly comprising at least a bottom chassis portion configured to receive a print media,

a frame movably positioned above the bottom chassis portion along a vertical axis of the printing apparatus, and

at least one biasing member coupled to the bottom chassis portion, wherein the at least one biasing member is configured to exert a force to move the frame between a first position and a second position, wherein the frame, in the first position, is spaced apart from the bottom chassis portion and wherein the frame, in the second position, presses the print media against the bottom chassis portion.

7. A printing apparatus comprising:

a first roller;

a second roller positioned downstream of the first roller along a first direction, wherein the first roller and the second roller facilitate traversal of print media in the first direction;

a processor communicatively coupled to the first roller and the second roller; wherein the processor is configured to:

actuate the first roller and the second roller to cause traversal of the print media in the first direction,

cause the first roller to stop rotating at a first time instant;

determine a time period based on one or more print media characteristics and a print media traversal speed; and

cause the second roller to stop rotating at a second time instant, wherein the second time instant is chronologically later than the first time instant, wherein the second time instant is determined based on the time period.

8. The printing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein each of the first roller and the second roller comprises a biasing member and a roller, wherein the biasing member is coupled to the roller, wherein the biasing member is configured to apply a biasing force on the roller, along a second direction, causing the roller to abut the print media.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2025
From: DURAIRAJU, DEENADAYALAN
To: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070006/0576 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2025
From: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATION
To: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070006/0581 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: D'ARMANCOURT, SEBASTIEN MICHEL MARIE JOSEPH; LANSANGAN, HARRY NICHOLAS MAKABALI; CELINDER, THOMAS AXEL JONAS; LIM, ENG HING; DJAYAPUTRA, DAVID PRATAMA; GO, FLORANTE SUMALINOG; ZHANG, WENWEI; NELSON, BRIAN H.; GOOD, TIMOTHY ALLEN; DAVIES, NORMAN; CHANEY, DAVID E.; SOH, TECK SIONG; LIM, HENG YEW; NG, CHENG KHOON; OUNG, KAR BOON; LEE, PHEK THONG; WANG, ZHIWEI; LAU, FONG YIN; ZHENG, HAO; ARDIFF, HENRY G.; GUNTIPALLI, GIRI BABU; ALLAKA, PRAVEEN; LAI, ZYN MING; CHAO, JANG WEI; SAPTU, SURAINI BINTE; CHING, SZE PING; GUTIERREZ, JOSE SANCHEZ; LIM, CHIN CHEAN; NARAYANASWAMI, RAJAN; SUH, YONG XING
To: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058640/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: D'ARMANCOURT, SEBASTIEN MICHEL MARIE JOSEPH; LANSANGAN, HARRY NICHOLAS MAKABALI; CELINDER, THOMAS AXEL JONAS; LIM, ENG HING; DJAYAPUTRA, DAVID PRATAMA; GO, FLORANTE SUMALINOG; ZHANG, WENWEI; NELSON, BRIAN H.; GOOD, TIMOTHY ALLEN; DAVIES, NORMAN; CHANEY, DAVID E.; SOH, TECK SIONG; LIM, HENG YEW; NG, CHENG KHOON; OUNG, KAR BOON; LEE, PHEK THONG; WANG, ZHIWEI; LAU, FONG YIN; ZHENG, HAO; ARDIFF, HENRY G.; GUNTIPALLI, GIRI BABU; ALLAKA, PRAVEEN; LAI, ZYN MING; CHAO, JANG WEI; SAPTU, SURAINI BINTE; CHING, SZE PING; GUTIERREZ, JOSE SANCHEZ; LIM, CHIN CHEAN; NARAYANASWAMI, RAJAN; SHU, YONG XING
To: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058523/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202111046460 · Oct 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63201659 · May 7, 2021
Provisional Application 63145865 · Feb 4, 2021
Provisional Application 63133685 · Jan 4, 2021
Related Publication 20220212483A1 · Jul 7, 2022
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