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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Entrust Datacard Corporation, Shakopee, MN (US);
Inventors:
Patrick C. Cronin, Shakopee, MN (US);
Arthur J. Paulson, Shakopee, MN (US);
James A. Kalthoff, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION, Shakopee, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 33/003 (2013.01); B41J 33/00 (2013.01); B41J 33/006 (2013.01);
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.