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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);

Inventors:

Graham Marshall, Shoreham, NY (US);

Konstantinos Tsiopanos, Selden, NY (US);

Thomas R. Helma, Wakefield, RI (US);

Noel R. Bankston, Flushing, NY (US);

Assignee:

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 1/06 (2006.01); B65H 7/06 (2006.01); G06K 1/12 (2006.01); B41J 11/58 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B65H 43/06 (2006.01); B65H 31/24 (2006.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01); B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B65H 43/04 (2006.01); G06K 13/14 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/58 (2013.01); B41J 13/12 (2013.01); B65H 1/06 (2013.01); B65H 3/063 (2013.01); B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 31/24 (2013.01); B65H 31/30 (2013.01); B65H 43/04 (2013.01); B65H 43/06 (2013.01); G06K 1/121 (2013.01); G06K 13/14 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2402/41 (2013.01); B65H 2402/46 (2013.01); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1421 (2013.01); B65H 2405/1124 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11152 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3321 (2013.01); B65H 2601/271 (2013.01); B65H 2601/325 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1914 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example disclosed output hopper includes a cavity to receive media units from an output of a media processing device, the cavity to cause the media units to form a stack in a first direction; a first door pivotably movable between a closed position and an open position, the first door to retain the media units in the cavity when in the closed position, wherein the first door is configured to pivot on a first axis substantially parallel to the first direction; wherein: the first door includes a first cutout at a first top edge of the first door; and the first cutout allow the media units to spill over the first and second top edges when a capacity of the cavity is exceeded.


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