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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:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
May. 10, 1999
Darren W. Haas, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Robert E. Francis, Richfield, MN (US);
Gary B. Fulmer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas J. Reynolds-Kotz, Burnsville, MN (US);
Brent D. Lien, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John P. Skoglund, Savage, MN (US);
Matthew K. Dunham, Eagan, MN (US);
Gary M. Klinefelter, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Fargo Electronics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A printer for printing information on images on a substrate such as an identification card in multiple colors has an intermediate transfer film or web on which a reverse image is printed. The printer has a lamination station where the image is transferred to a substrate, such as an identification card. The intermediate transfer film or web is moved back and forth, the intermediate transfer film or web has slack occurring in it between the printing station and the lamination station. The slack is taken up with spring loaded rollers to permit operation of the printer head and the lamination station at the same time. Additionally, the printer is made into modules that are movable for easy access to interior components and to expose film or web paths that permits installing both the print film or web and the intermediate transfer film or web without threading it through enclosed openings.