Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Moreira
Joseph D. Moreira 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).
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Publication number: 20230236780Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Gene A. Hofer, Michael T. Cranston, Duanfeng He
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Patent number: 11645022Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Gene A. Hofer, Michael T. Cranston, Duanfeng He
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Publication number: 20230121601Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
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Patent number: 11565896Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
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Patent number: 10792940Abstract: An example of the claim method includes, in response to detecting a rejected media unit, directing a media feed path towards a reject area. The method includes depositing the rejected media unit into the reject area. The reject area is defined by a cassette surface on a body of the ribbon cassette. The ribbon cassette is unable to be removed from the media processing device until the rejected media unit is removed from the cassette surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun
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Patent number: 10639914Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing having an opening providing access to a cassette removably supported within the housing; a media unit holder configured to receive a rejected media unit driven between the opening and a body of the cassette along a media reject path; the media unit holder including: a deck having a support surface between a body of the cassette and the opening, the support surface facing the opening; the deck configured to receive the rejected media unit on the support surface for removal of the rejected media unit via the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: ZIH Corp.Inventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun
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Publication number: 20190329998Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
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Patent number: 10377591Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper supporting media units (e.g. cards), and a biasing assembly biasing the cards toward a hopper outlet; an input roller for accepting a single card at a hopper slot inlet; a pick roller at the outlet for dispensing a card from the hopper to a media processing path; a motor having an output shaft; a primary drivetrain segment connecting the output shaft with the pick roller; an auxiliary output selector connected to the primary drivetrain segment and switchable between first and second output configurations; first and second auxiliary drivetrain segments connecting the output selector, respectively, with the input roller and a release member for disengaging the biasing assembly; and a selector input movable to switch the output selector between the first output configuration, coupling the primary and first auxiliary drivetrain segments, and the second output configuration, coupling the primary and second auxiliary drivetrain segments.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
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Publication number: 20190118561Abstract: An example of the claim method includes, in response to detecting a rejected media unit, directing a media feed path towards a reject area. The method includes depositing the rejected media unit into the reject area. The reject area is defined by a cassette surface on a body of the ribbon cassette. The ribbon cassette is unable to be removed from the media processing device until the rejected media unit is removed from the cassette surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun
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Patent number: 10189288Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing having an opening providing access to a cassette removably supported within the housing; a media unit holder configured to receive a rejected media unit driven between the opening and a body of the cassette along a media reject path; the media unit holder including: a deck having a support surface between a body of the cassette and the opening, the support surface facing the opening; the deck configured to receive the rejected media unit on the support surface for removal of the rejected media unit via the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: ZIH Corp.Inventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun
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Publication number: 20190010001Abstract: A media processing device includes: a hopper supporting media units (e.g. cards), and a biasing assembly biasing the cards toward a hopper outlet; an input roller for accepting a single card at a hopper slot inlet; a pick roller at the outlet for dispensing a card from the hopper to a media processing path; a motor having an output shaft; a primary drivetrain segment connecting the output shaft with the pick roller; an auxiliary output selector connected to the primary drivetrain segment and switchable between first and second output configurations; first and second auxiliary drivetrain segments connecting the output selector, respectively, with the input roller and a release member for disengaging the biasing assembly; and a selector input movable to switch the output selector between the first output configuration, coupling the primary and first auxiliary drivetrain segments, and the second output configuration, coupling the primary and second auxiliary drivetrain segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
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Publication number: 20190009583Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing having an opening providing access to a cassette removably supported within the housing; a media unit holder configured to receive a rejected media unit driven between the opening and a body of the cassette along a media reject path; the media unit holder including: a deck having a support surface between a body of the cassette and the opening, the support surface facing the opening; the deck configured to receive the rejected media unit on the support surface for removal of the rejected media unit via the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Joseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun