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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Nisa A. Khan, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Gene A. Hofer, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Mohannad Abdo, Clifton, NJ (US);
Frederick Robert Grabiner, Delray Beach, FL (US);
John Olson, Dayton, NJ (US);
Steven J. Vandercar, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A media processing device includes: a media processing head; a ribbon transport assembly configured to transport ribbon along a ribbon path between a ribbon dispenser and the media processing head; a graphite applicator disposed along the ribbon path, the graphite applicator configured to apply a combination of graphite and graphene to an active side of the ribbon via frictional engagement with the ribbon; and a media transport assembly configured to transport media from a media supply to the media processing head for transfer of at least a portion of the combination of graphite and graphene from the active side of the ribbon onto the media via application of at least one of heat and pressure at the media processing head.