Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Paulson
Arthur J. Paulson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11850869Abstract: A printing mechanism of a plastic card retransfer printer includes a platen roller with a homing mechanism attached thereto that automatically returns the platen roller to the same home position at the end of each printing pass. The homing mechanism ensures that the portion of the retransfer film being printed on travels over the same surfaces of the platen roller in each print pass. Therefore, any variations in the surface of the platen roller will manifest themselves at the same locations on the resulting printing on the retransfer film.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Arthur J. Paulson, Robert J. MacDonald, Ivan Lopez Espinosa
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Publication number: 20220194094Abstract: A printing mechanism of a plastic card retransfer printer includes a platen roller with a homing mechanism attached thereto that automatically returns the platen roller to the same home position at the end of each printing pass. The homing mechanism ensures that the portion of the retransfer film being printed on travels over the same surfaces of the platen roller in each print pass. Therefore, any variations in the surface of the platen roller will manifest themselves at the same locations on the resulting printing on the retransfer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Arthur J. Paulson, Robert J. MacDonald, Ivan Lopez Espinosa
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Patent number: 10384883Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize a card reorienting mechanism are described. Generally, the card reorienting mechanism can transport and rotate a card without substantially contacting one of the principal surfaces of the card. The use of the card reorienting mechanism permits reorienting of the card without substantially contacting the principal surface of the card after the operation has been performed on the principal surface of the card. The card reorienting mechanism of the present disclosure can be useful where rotation of the card without contacting the principal surfaces of the card is desired moments after ink is applied to one of the principal surfaces of the card. In addition, substantially the entire principle surface is accessible for processing operations while the card is on the reorienting mechanism, such as for laser personalization or for image capture.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Entrust Datacard CorporationInventors: Patrick C. Cronin, Mark J. Sobania, Arthur J. Paulson, Rajesh Kalachand Juriasingani
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Patent number: 10195883Abstract: A ribbon supply includes a supply spool and a ribbon material wound onto the supply spool. A tack down bond prevents unwinding of the ribbon material from the supply spool. A leader film extends from the tack down bond, with the leader film having a length that is sufficient to allow installation of the ribbon supply and connection of the leader film to a take-up spool without detaching the tack down bond.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick C. Cronin, Arthur J. Paulson, James A. Kalthoff
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Patent number: 9931874Abstract: A mounting of a ribbon supply on a re-useable cartridge is described where the mounting is designed so that the supply friction, supply and control of the ribbon supply are substantially independent of the cartridge. When the supply rolls are initially mounted on the cartridge, the supply rolls are frictionally engaged with the cartridge to reduce the tendency for the supply rolls to rotate or move prior to being loaded into the printer, which would loosen the ribbon material by unwinding, thereby reducing slack in the ribbon material. When the cartridge is loaded into a card personalization machine, features on the card personalization machine automatically reduce the frictional engagement between the supply rolls and the cartridge, permitting the supply rolls to rotate substantially freely relative to the cartridge so that the supply friction, supply and control are substantially independent of the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Arthur J. Paulson, James A. Kalthoff, Alexander K. Zaborowski, Bryan D. Hoeve
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Publication number: 20170203596Abstract: A ribbon supply includes a supply spool and a ribbon material wound onto the supply spool. A tack down bond prevents unwinding of the ribbon material from the supply spool. A leader film extends from the tack down bond, with the leader film having a length that is sufficient to allow installation of the ribbon supply and connection of the leader film to a take-up spool without detaching the tack down bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Patrick C. CRONIN, Arthur J. PAULSON, James A. KALTHOFF
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Publication number: 20170136795Abstract: A mounting of a ribbon supply on a re-useable cartridge is described where the mounting is designed so that the supply friction, supply and control of the ribbon supply are substantially independent of the cartridge. When the supply rolls are initially mounted on the cartridge, the supply rolls are frictionally engaged with the cartridge to reduce the tendency for the supply rolls to rotate or move prior to being loaded into the printer, which would loosen the ribbon material by unwinding, thereby reducing slack in the ribbon material. When the cartridge is loaded into a card personalization machine, features on the card personalization machine automatically reduce the frictional engagement between the supply rolls and the cartridge, permitting the supply rolls to rotate substantially freely relative to the cartridge so that the supply friction, supply and control are substantially independent of the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Arthur J. PAULSON, James A. KALTHOFF, Alexander K. ZABOROWSKI, Bryan D. HOEVE
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Publication number: 20120037295Abstract: A sheet material with index openings for use with a card printer. The sheet material comprises a substrate layer and registered elements that alternate with the index openings. The registered elements can be, for example, card-sized patches of laminating material or holograms. The index openings are used to achieve proper alignment of the registered elements to the cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Arthur J. Paulson, David J. Alvig, Matthew D. PeKarna
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Patent number: 7434728Abstract: A desktop card processor having increased card processing capabilities without increasing the horizontal footprint of the card processor. The card processor utilizes multiple card processing levels stacked in vertically separated levels to minimize the horizontal footprint of the card processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Arthur J. Paulson, Mark J. Sobania, David E. Wickstrom, David A. Pierson
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Patent number: 5411339Abstract: A thermal printing device having a print mechanism which includes a platen roller assembly in combination with a movable print head assembly. Further aspects of the present invention include a switch mechanism and a tape supply cartridge with switch activation/deactivation members for automatically facilitating adjustment of print parameters to match tape supply upon insertion of the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1993Date of Patent: May 2, 1995Assignee: Kroy, Inc.Inventors: Casey K. Bahrabadi, Arthur J. Paulson
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Patent number: D522566Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Eric C. Stender, Faith J. Rekowski, Arthur J. Paulson, Michael A. Morrison, Charles A. Angell, Brian Clemens
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Patent number: D487479Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Arthur J Paulson, Faith Jewel Rekowski, Brian Clemens, Brett Ryan Johnson, Jennifer Dianne Astwood, Charles Austen Angell