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公开(公告)号:US10178267B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-08
申请号:US15358722
申请日:2016-11-22
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Marco Freudenberger
IPC: H04N1/32 , G06K15/02 , G06K15/12 , G06T3/00 , B42D25/23 , B42D25/24 , B42D25/30 , B42D25/41 , B42D25/435 , B41M3/14
Abstract: A technique is described by which a warped security feature is created on a substrate using a hybrid vector/bitmap process. The print element follows a series of curved vector lines during printing to form the security feature, instead of the straight line-by-line process used with a bitmap image. The method of producing the warped security feature, the warped security feature, and the substrate containing the warped security feature are considered to be unique and inventive.
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公开(公告)号:US10112433B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-30
申请号:US15349489
申请日:2016-11-11
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Dennis J. Warwick
IPC: G06K19/02 , B42D25/425 , B42D25/21 , B42D25/309 , B42D25/41 , B41M3/14 , B41M5/28
Abstract: A security document and method of manufacturing the security document are disclosed. The security document includes a substrate including a laser reactive material and data. The security document also includes an optically variable tactile security feature formed in the laser reactive material, the optically variable tactile security feature including a non-tactile portion and a tactile portion. When viewed at a first viewing angle, the optically variable tactile security feature appears to be a first color, and at a second viewing angle different from the first viewing angle, the optically variable tactile security feature appears to be a second color.
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公开(公告)号:US20180285045A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-04
申请号:US15941960
申请日:2018-03-30
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Christophe BIEHLMANN , Vishal ARORA
IPC: G06F3/12
Abstract: System and methods for printing a multi-media document from an image file are provided. The method includes a printing device receiving a data holding image file. A processor of the printing device parses and extracts document data for printing the multi-media document from the data holding image file. The processor processes the document data to receive instruction data for one or more printing operation components of the printing device. The method also includes sending the instruction data to one or more printer operation components of the printing device. Also, the method includes each of the one or more printer operation components performing a printer operation onto a multi-media document.
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公开(公告)号:US20180257416A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15915291
申请日:2018-03-08
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Cory Wooldridge , Norbert Kill , Lex Prenevost , Brendan Hinnenkamp , Jon WAWRA , Thomas Wagener
Abstract: A single plasma nozzle of a plasma treatment station is used to treat the card surface prior to performing drop-on-demand printing on the card surface. The single plasma nozzle has a plasma discharge width that is less than the width of the card. The card and the plasma nozzle are moved relative to one another using a two direction control scheme during plasma treatment in order to be able to plasma treat a desired area of the card surface. The card and the plasma nozzle may also be moveable toward or away from one another to change the distance therebetween.
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公开(公告)号:US20180240007A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-23
申请号:US15958842
申请日:2018-04-20
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Brian BEECH , Thomas J. WAGENER , Timothy J. FLITSCH
CPC classification number: G06K19/10 , B41J3/4073 , B41J3/60 , B41J13/12 , G06K13/07 , G06K13/077
Abstract: Card processing mechanisms and methods whereby after a card has been processed on one surface thereof at a card processing station such as, but not limited to, a card printing mechanism, the card can be recirculated back upstream of the card processing station along a return card travel path that is separate from the primary card travel path through the card processing station where the card can then be reintroduced back into the primary card travel path and transported through the card processing station a second time. As the card is being returned along the return card travel path, the card can be flipped over so that when the card is transported back through the card processing station, the opposite surface of the card can be processed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180215184A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-02
申请号:US15882457
申请日:2018-01-29
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Brian BEECH
CPC classification number: B41M5/38242 , B41M3/006 , B41M3/14 , B41M5/26 , B42D25/40
Abstract: A plastic card is printed on by transferring an adhesive to a surface of the plastic card from a thermal transfer ribbon using a thermal printhead. A donor material is then applied over the transferred adhesive to adhere the donor material to the card surface with portions of the card surface not containing the transferred adhesive not being covered by the donor material. The techniques described herein permit the addition of high value features, such as three dimensional features, matte finishes, metallic or metallic appearing features, optical structures, and the like, to the surfaces of plastic cards. In addition, the techniques described herein can be integrated into existing card processing systems, such as central issuance card processing systems, that use thermal printing technology.
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公开(公告)号:US20180117904A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15801974
申请日:2017-11-02
Applicant: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION
Inventor: Alexander K. ZABOROWSKI , Craig BERRY , Rajesh K. JURIASINGANI
IPC: B41F16/00
Abstract: Retransfer printing methods and systems are described where a variable stripping process is utilized while stripping all or a portion of the retransfer film (also known as intermediate transfer media) from the surface of a substrate. The variable stripping process includes stripping the retransfer film from different sections of the substrate surface while applying different tensions to the retransfer film and/or at different transport speeds of the retransfer film and the substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US09727781B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-08
申请号:US14068407
申请日:2013-10-31
Applicant: DATACARD CORPORATION
Inventor: Cory Wooldridge
CPC classification number: G06K9/00463 , G06K9/2036 , G07D7/00 , H04N1/00
Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for directly reading and verifying characters on a personalized document, are provided. A surface of the personalized document is illuminated independently or simultaneously by first and second light sources. The first light source has a ring shape, surrounds the personalized document in 360 degree, and transmits a grazing incident light to illuminate the surface of the personalized document. An incident light from the second light source is reflected by a beam splitter and illuminates the surface of the personalized document in a direction generally perpendicular to the surface. Light reflected from the surface of the personalized document in a direction generally perpendicular to the surface thereof is collected by a camera.
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公开(公告)号:US20170203596A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-20
申请号:US15411066
申请日:2017-01-20
Applicant: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION
Inventor: Patrick C. CRONIN , Arthur J. PAULSON , James A. KALTHOFF
IPC: B41J33/00
CPC classification number: B41J33/003 , B41J33/00 , B41J33/006
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20170200074A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-13
申请号:US15395309
申请日:2016-12-30
Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation
Inventor: Brian BEECH , Thomas J. WAGENER , Timothy J. FLITSCH
CPC classification number: G06K19/10 , B41J3/4073 , B41J3/60 , B41J13/12 , G06K13/07 , G06K13/077
Abstract: Card processing mechanisms and methods whereby after a card has been processed on one surface thereof at a card processing station such as, but not limited to, a card printing mechanism, the card can be recirculated back upstream of the card processing station along a return card travel path that is separate from the primary card travel path through the card processing station where the card can then be reintroduced back into the primary card travel path and transported through the card processing station a second time. As the card is being returned along the return card travel path, the card can be flipped over so that when the card is transported back through the card processing station, the opposite surface of the card can be processed.
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