Entrust Datacard Corporation

Lex Prenevost

Thomas J Wagener

Jon Wawra

Cory D Wooldridge

Brendan Hinnenkamp

Norbert Kill

Ryan Boudreau

Cory Wooldridge

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.

Drop-on-demand identification document printing with surface pre-treatment

A method and system for programming a smart card using multiple programming protocols in a single card programming station. The card can include at least two programmable chips, with each chip being programmed using a different programming protocol. Alternatively, the card can include a single programmable chip, and the chip is programmed using at least two programming protocols. The card can also include at least two programmable chips, with each chip being programmed using at least two programming protocols.

Multi-protocol smart card programming

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Shakopee, MN, United States of America

Lex Prenevost