Lamination of patch films on personalized cards through heat transfer
US7638012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1707
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method for laminating personalized cards, which includes a frame that supports a supply spindle for delivering a patch film disposed on a web to a personalized card. The frame supports a platen structure for affixing a portion of the patch film to a portion of one side of the personalized card when the supply spindle delivers the patch film to the personalized card. The frame supports a take-up spindle for receiving the web after the patch film has been delivered to the personalized card. The frame supports a lamination assembly for laminating the entire patch film to the entire side of the personalized card after the personalized card has had the patch partially affixed thereto.
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