Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Lanigan

Daniel P. Lanigan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bidirectional Printer Ribbon Supply System
    Publication number: 20230302838
    Abstract: A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel P. Lanigan
  • Bidirectional printer ribbon supply system
    Patent number: 11691448
    Abstract: A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel P. Lanigan
  • Bidirectional Printer Ribbon Supply System
    Publication number: 20220339951
    Abstract: A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel P. Lanigan
  • Bidirectional printer ribbon supply system
    Patent number: 11413893
    Abstract: A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel P. Lanigan
  • Methods and apparatus to align components of adjustable sensors comprising at least first and second aligners
    Patent number: 11046539
    Abstract: An apparatus having a first aligner rigidly connected to a first sensor component. The apparatus having a second aligner rigidly connected to a second sensor component. The apparatus having a gap positioned to receive media, wherein the first aligner is configured to attract the second aligner across the gap to align the first sensor component with the second sensor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lanigan, Karl Torchalski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALIGN COMPONENTS OF ADJUSTABLE SENSORS
    Publication number: 20210039907
    Abstract: An apparatus having a first aligner rigidly connected to a first sensor component. The apparatus having a second aligner rigidly connected to a second sensor component. The apparatus having a gap positioned to receive media, wherein the first aligner is configured to attract the second aligner across the gap to align the first sensor component with the second sensor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lanigan, Karl Torchalski
  • Bidirectional Printer Ribbon Supply System
    Publication number: 20200384787
    Abstract: A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel P. Lanigan
  • Tag housing
    Patent number: D931840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Chaumont, Robert P. Gotschewski, Alexander Mueggenborg, Edward A. Richley, Daniel P. Lanigan, Edward C. Thomas, John K. Hughes