Leader film on a ribbon supply roll

    公开(公告)号:US10195883B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15411066

    申请日:2017-01-20

    IPC分类号: B41J33/00

    摘要: A ribbon supply includes a supply spool and a ribbon material wound onto the supply spool. A tack down bond prevents unwinding of the ribbon material from the supply spool. A leader film extends from the tack down bond, with the leader film having a length that is sufficient to allow installation of the ribbon supply and connection of the leader film to a take-up spool without detaching the tack down bond.

    Out-of sequence retransfer printing

    公开(公告)号:US10421291B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15985879

    申请日:2018-05-22

    发明人: Patrick C. Cronin

    摘要: Systems and methods for performing retransfer printing on substrates such as plastic card-shaped substrates. Printing is first performed in at least first and second separate transfer areas on the retransfer film. The retransfer film is then advanced to a retransfer station where the printed transfer areas are transferred to the substrate in a sequence that differs from the sequence in which the printed transfer areas were printed.

    Modular print engines and modular print engine components

    公开(公告)号:US10268932B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15872395

    申请日:2018-01-16

    IPC分类号: B41J13/12 G06K15/02

    摘要: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.

    Modular print engines and modular print engine components

    公开(公告)号:US09904876B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US15094462

    申请日:2016-04-08

    IPC分类号: B41J13/12 G06K15/02

    CPC分类号: G06K15/021 B41J13/12

    摘要: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.

    Obscuring residual images on print ribbons

    公开(公告)号:US10744806B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US16429898

    申请日:2019-06-03

    IPC分类号: B41M5/025

    摘要: Techniques are described for obscuring residual images on print ribbons that have been used to print on plastic cards in order to prevent access to sensitive or personalized data appearing in the residual images. An image is printed on a retransfer film using the print ribbon, thereby creating a residual image of the printed image on the print ribbon. The retransfer film is then used to obscure some or all of the residual image on the print ribbon by transferring ink from the section of the print ribbon containing the residual image onto the retransfer film. In some embodiments, obscuring the residual image on the print ribbon occurs before the printed image on the retransfer film is transferred to the plastic card.

    Array of card mechanisms
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    公开(公告)号:US10699509B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15616184

    申请日:2017-06-07

    摘要: A card mechanism used in an array with other card mechanisms. Each card mechanism handles plastic cards that are to be personalized and provided to end users. The plastic cards can be cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other plastic cards that are personalized. The card mechanism(s) can supply cards to be personalized in one or more other card mechanisms and/or in a card personalization machine used with the card mechanism(s) in which case the card mechanism(s) is configured as a card input hopper, collect cards that have been personalized in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card output hopper, and/or perform one or more personalization operations on the cards in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card personalization mechanism.

    Front and back printing on security document substrates

    公开(公告)号:US09962951B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-08

    申请号:US15291573

    申请日:2016-10-12

    发明人: Patrick C. Cronin

    摘要: Techniques are described for printing on front and back surfaces of security document substrates in a manner that conserves use of print ribbon, thereby extending the life of the print ribbon. In general, the printer controller knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what has been printed on the front or first surface of the security document substrate. The printer control also knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what is to be printed on the back or second surface of the security document substrate. When the back surface of the substrate is to be printed, the printer controller determines, for a particular color, whether any of the printing on the back surface would overlap with the printing on the front surface. For locations where there would be no overlap, the printer can reuse the section of print ribbon that was used to print on the front surface to print on the back surface.