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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P. Cummins, Bloomington, MN (US);
Darren W. Haas, Hopkins, MN (US);
Erick Hagstrom, Hamel, MN (US);
Matthew K. Dunham, Eagan, MN (US);
Bradley A. Paulson, Northfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fargo Electronics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/00 ; B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/00 ; B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
Information is printed onto an identification card using an ink jet printer. The ink jet printer includes a tray which moves the card in a first direction and a print head which moves relative to the card in a second direction. An ink receiving surface may be deposited onto the card prior to ink jet printing. A magnetic recording head is optionally included in the printer whereby information may be magnetically recorded onto the card.