US 12,420,976 B2
Indicator assembly for media processing devices
Morgan Hassan Malone, Swansea, MA (US); Edward Anthony Hackett, Surbiton (GB); Raymond E. Maynard, Westerly, RI (US); Michael F. St. Germain, West Warwick, RI (US); Michael C. Wondolowski, Carpinteria, CA (US); Daniel V. Carroll, Port Barrington, IL (US); Ozgur Ozserin, London (GB); James Roger Morley-Smith, Oxfordshire (GB); Hannah Marie Legg, London (GB); Roger Edward Guinee, Arlington Heights, IL (US); and Ellen Thomas, London (GB)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/380,490.
Application 18/380,490 is a continuation of application No. 17/842,539, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,787,588.
Application 17/842,539 is a continuation of application No. 17/089,889, filed on Nov. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,390,410, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0043159 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65C 9/40 (2006.01)
CPC B65C 9/40 (2013.01) [B65C 9/18 (2013.01); B65C 2210/0037 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printer, comprising:
a body defining a media enclosure configured to receive a media supply;
a subsystem disposed within the housing, the subsystem configured to perform one or more printer functions;
an indicator assembly supported by an outer wall of the body, the indicator assembly including a power button and a plurality of illumination surfaces disposed about a perimeter of the power button to surround the power button, the plurality of illumination surfaces are continuously formed as a ring around the power button, the indicator assembly configured to be illuminated by lights supported within the body; and
a controller supported by the body, the controller configured to output a notification corresponding to a status of the one or more printer functions via the illumination surfaces of the indicator assembly by controlling the lights.