Entrust Corporation

Alex Zaborowski

Jon Wawra

Cory D Wooldridge

Randy Jordan

Daniel Sarkinen

Tim Flitsch

Matt Odden

Lyle Bungert

Cory Wooldridge

A ribbon core that is used with a consumable ribbon in a card processing system. The ribbon core can be a take-up core that takes-up used ribbon that has been used in a processing operation in the card processing system, or a supply core around which unused ribbon is wound and that is to be used in a processing operation in the card processing system. The ribbon core is configured to accommodate uneven material on the consumable ribbon.

Shape changing ribbon core

A drop-on-demand plastic card printer includes a tray disposed underneath the plastic card during drop-on-demand printing to catch any overspray that may occur during printing on the plastic card. The tray may be disposable so that the tray is intended to be removed and disposed of. An ink absorbent pad can be disposed in the tray to absorb the oversprayed ink. The ink absorbent pad can be disposed of along with the tray or disposed of separately from the tray.

Drop-on-demand card printer with ink tray

Growing community of inventors

Shakopee, MN, United States of America

Alex Zaborowski