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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Daniel F. Donato, Johnsburg, IL (US);
Dwight D. Dipert, Barrington, IL (US);
Kenneth V. Naegele, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Ashok K. Charles, Lombard, IL (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes: obtaining, at a controller of a device, a delay setting corresponding to an effector head configured to engage with the device, the effector head having (i) an array of effector elements, (ii) a first switch assembly controllable to deliver power to a first subset of the effector elements, and (iii) a second switch assembly configured to deliver power to a second subset of the effector elements; at the controller, activating the array of effector elements by: controlling the first switch assembly to deliver power to the first subset during a first time period, and controlling the second switch assembly to deliver power to the second subset during a second time period, the second time period shifted relative to the first time period according to the delay setting.