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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Timothy J. Flitsch, Lakeville, MN (US);
Richard C. Nubson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James M. Jordan, Eagan, MN (US);
Milo B. Squires, Chaska, MN (US);
Jeanette E. Jordan, Eagan, MN (US);
Timothy J. Flitsch, Lakeville, MN (US);
Richard C. Nubson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James M. Jordan, Eagan, MN (US);
Milo B. Squires, Chaska, MN (US);
ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION, Shakopee, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are described for securely destroying used ribbon from a document personalization machine in order to render any information retained on the used ribbon as unreadable. In one embodiment, the method includes tapering the used ribbon into a used ribbon strand by feeding the used ribbon through a tapering mechanism. The method also includes heating the used ribbon strand to fuse the used ribbon strand into a used ribbon string thereby rendering any data retained on the used ribbon unreadable.