ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,727, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Media supply with self-locking media core for media processing devices" was invented by Richard J. Preliasco (North Kingstown, R.I.), Raymond E. Maynard (Westerly, R.I.), David F. Beck (Exeter, R.I.), Anthony Ross Helberg (Attleboro, Mass.) and Matthew D. Corvese (Cranston, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A supply of printable media including a self-locking core. A web of printable media is wound about the self-locking core. The media including a printable surface on first side and an adhesive on a second side. The self-locking core includes a...