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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Boris Tsirline, Glenview, IL (US);
Steven R. Kovanko, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Tom Zwier, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Karl Torchalski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Boris Tsirline, Glenview, IL (US);
Steven R. Kovanko, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Tom Zwier, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Karl Torchalski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
ZIH Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus, such as a printer, that includes a media modification component, such as a printhead, and an opposing member, such as a platen. The opposing member opposes the media modification component and is configured to manipulate media for modification by the media modification component. An RFID interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler, such as an antenna, can be associated with the opposing member, for example, by disposing the electromagnetic coupler within a bore defined by the opposing member. In some embodiments, the interrogator and the media modification component can be in communication with a control system that can be configured to correlate a media modification operation of the media modification component with either or both of a signal emitted by or received by the electromagnetic coupler.