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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Sébastien Michenet, Saint Denis de l'Hotel, FR;
Benoit Berthe, Orleans, FR;
Uwe Jaspers, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sébastien Michenet, Saint Denis de l'Hotel, FR;
Benoit Berthe, Orleans, FR;
Uwe Jaspers, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION, Shakopee, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B42D 25/41 (2014.01); B23K 26/067 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01); G07F 17/42 (2006.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.01); B41J 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 25/41 (2014.10); B23K 26/0673 (2013.01); B23K 26/0807 (2013.01); B23K 26/0838 (2013.01); B23K 26/127 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 13/12 (2013.01); B42D 25/00 (2014.10); G07F 17/42 (2013.01); B41J 2/435 (2013.01); B41J 2/442 (2013.01); B42D 2035/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of and apparatus for graphically marking a series of portable objects, such as a card, each portable object being graphically marked on a respective zone by a respective marking device, wherein the marking devices are configured to perform the same marking operation simultaneously on a plurality of portable objects.