Patent ID: 11912017
Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A print system comprising:
a housing defining a bay dimensioned to receive a print consumable, the print consumable comprising:
a rotatable core extending along a core axis between a first core end and a second core end;
a roll of dispensable print substrate dispensably secured to the core about the core axis; and
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag secured to the core adjacent the first core end or the second core end and configured to rotate about the core axis, wherein the RFID tag comprises an RFID antenna coupled to an RFID chip, and wherein the RFID chip comprises a print counter, a stock-keeping unit (SKU) code, and a consumable authentication code; and
wherein the print counter and the SKU code are password-protected, and wherein the consumable authentication code is not modifiable;

a holder configured to secure the print consumable about a rotation axis aligned with the core axis;
a print head configured to print a pattern on the print substrate;
a trace antenna configured to read the RFID tag, wherein the trace antenna extends in a direction transverse to the rotation axis;
a transceiver coupled to the trace antenna; and
a controller coupled to the transceiver,
wherein the controller is configured to receive a signal from the transceiver indicative of one or more of the print counter, the SKU code, and the consumable authentication code received from the RFID antenna.