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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1992
Richard C Nubson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David A Adkins, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Dale E Hallstrom, Crystal, MN (US);
Christopher B Johnson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Ronald L Sattler, Bloomington, MN (US);
David E Wickstrom, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
DataCard Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A printer apparatus including a print head assembly and a transport belt for transporting a workpiece such as a plastic card through the printer apparatus. The transport belt includes a surface self-adhering to a surface of the plastic card. In a preferred embodiment, the printer apparatus includes a print head which is moved across a surface of the card while printing on the card. The printer apparatus includes a print head controller for interfacing between at least one microprocessor and at least one continuous tone print head, the number of print intensities either fixed or selected by the microprocessor.