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Desktop card printer with indent printing apparatus and method of printing

US7866904B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

37References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DataCard Corporation · US

Inventors

Lyle Bungert · Lakeville, US
David Alvig · Shakopee, US
Peter Schuller · Elko, US
Bryan Hoeve · Farmington, US
Jerry L. Steinbach · Champlin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2007
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 3, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J32/02
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An indent printing apparatus that is capable of indent printing on both sides of a document. A desktop card printer that uses the indent printing apparatus, a method of personalizing a document in the printer, and a ribbon cartridge used with the indent printing apparatus are also disclosed. The indent printing apparatus has first and second indenting mechanisms and uses first and second indent printing ribbon cartridges to enable indent printing on both side surfaces of the document.

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