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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Entrust Datacard Corporation, Shakopee, MN (US);
Inventor:
Brian Beech, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
Entrust Datacard Corporation, Shakopee, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B42D 25/318 (2014.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); B42D 25/23 (2014.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B42D 25/309 (2014.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01); G06K 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 13/12 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0064 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01); B41M 7/0081 (2013.01); B42D 25/23 (2014.10); B42D 25/309 (2014.10); B42D 25/318 (2014.10); B42D 25/328 (2014.10); G06K 1/20 (2013.01); G06K 19/06187 (2013.01); G06K 19/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal transfer print ribbon having radiation curable ink thereon is used to print on a surface of a plastic card. The use of radiation curable thermal transfer printing to print on the card surface increases the durability of the printing compared to regular (i.e. non-radiation cured) thermal transfer printing once the radiation curable ink is cured. As a result, a protective laminate or coating need not be applied to the card surface to protect the printing.