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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Datacard Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gary Schultze, Savage, MN (US);
Dennis J. Warwick, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION, Shakopee, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/22 (2006.01); B42C 99/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/28 (2006.01); B42D 9/00 (2006.01); B42D 25/41 (2014.01); B42D 25/24 (2014.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 99/00 (2013.01); B41J 3/283 (2013.01); B41J 11/20 (2013.01); B42D 9/00 (2013.01); B42D 25/24 (2014.10); B42D 25/41 (2014.10);
Abstract
A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a spine guidance system that is configured to hold the area adjacent to the spine of an opened, multiple sheet booklet against a backing plate during processing on a page of the booklet, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The spine guidance system is configured so that it resides closely adjacent to the spine of the booklet, below the field of lasing by the laser or other processing operation, so that it does not interfere with the processing operation.