US 12,227,002 B2
Electronic tag mounts for printer media supply rolls
Miroslav Vuckovic, Skokie, IL (US); and Annika Matas Alonzo, Northridge, CA (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,807.
Prior Publication US 2024/0066897 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 15/044 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tag mount for a media supply roll having a hollow cylindrical core, the tag mount comprising:
a tag mount body including:
(i) an inner wall configured to face the core, the inner wall having a retaining element to engage with the core and affix the tag mount body to the core,
(ii) an outer wall opposite the inner wall, and
(iii) a carrier surface, distinct from the retaining element, the carrier surface defined on one of the inner wall and the outer wall;
an antenna affixed to the carrier surface; and
an integrated circuit coupled with the antenna and configured to store an attribute corresponding to the media supply roll.