公开(公告)号：US10675806B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15178811

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION

Inventor： Milo B. Squires ,  Benjamin H. Sannel ,  Jon Wawra

IPC: G06K13/00 ,  B29C53/18 ,  G06K13/02 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B32B37/06 ,  B65H29/70 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B29L17/00

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for reducing bowing effects on a substrate while the substrate is being transported, for example in an elevator mechanism, from a first travel path to a second travel path, where the first travel path is offset from the second travel path so that the first travel path is not collinear with the second travel path. The substrate can be any substrate that is bowed and for which one wishes to eliminate or reduce the bow. One specific substrate that can benefit from the techniques described herein are personalized documents such as plastic cards including but not limited to financial (e.g. credit and debit) cards, drivers' licenses, national identification cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, employee badges, and other plastic cards which bear personalized data unique to the card holder and/or which bear other card or document information.

公开(公告)号：US10603917B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US16118971

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Entrust Datacard Corporation

Inventor： Milo B. Squires ,  Kyle Johnson ,  Eugene T. Tennis

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B41M5/00

Abstract: A card processing system includes a drop-on-demand card printing system that has at least one drop-on-demand print head with a nozzle plate. An automated cleaning mechanism is provided in the drop-on-demand card printing system that is configured to clean the nozzle plate without the cleaning mechanism physically contacting the nozzle plate. Since the nozzle plate is not physically contacted by the cleaning mechanism, damage to the nozzle plate during cleaning is avoided thereby avoiding degrading the resulting print quality of the print head.