Input handling for media processing devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11565896
APP PUB NO 20190329998A1
SERIAL NO

16507581

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A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION3 OVERLOOK POINT LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chow, Steve Ting Kei Monterey Park, US 13 21
Helma, Thomas R Wakefield, US 8 18
Maynard, Raymond E Westerly, US 18 54
Moreira, Joseph D Barrington, US 7 7
Rosales, Angel B Port Hueneme, US 13 21

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