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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duncan McCannel, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Taylor Corporation, North Mankato, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 1/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 1/906 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for rapidly producing encoded, ink-jet printed cards. The method includes providing an encodable and printable card and providing an electronic database with stored data. The method also includes encoding and printing the card by concurrently transferring electronically data from the database to an encoder and to a printer. The data printed on the card is verified for accuracy with a verification mechanism.