Patents by Inventor Jon WAWRA
Jon WAWRA 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: 11938719Abstract: A drop-on-demand plastic card printer includes a tray disposed underneath the plastic card during drop-on-demand printing to catch any overspray that may occur during printing on the plastic card. The tray may be disposable so that the tray is intended to be removed and disposed of. An ink absorbent pad can be disposed in the tray to absorb the oversprayed ink. The ink absorbent pad can be disposed of along with the tray or disposed of separately from the tray.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Alex Zaborowski, Randy Jordan, Jon Wawra, Tim Flitsch, Cory Wooldridge, Daniel Sarkinen
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Patent number: 11858257Abstract: A DOD print station has at least one DOD print head that applies radiation curable material, to a surface of an identification document. A curing station is adjacent to the DOD print station. The curing station includes at least one radiation emitting device, for example a UV light emitting device, that cures the radiation curable material applied to the surface. The curing station is configured to prevent stray radiation emitted from the radiation emitting device from impinging on the DOD print head(s) and prevent exposure to the operator of the DOD print station.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Matt Odden, Cory Wooldridge, Andrew Luu, Daniel Sarkinen, Jon Wawra, Randy Jordan, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Brett McDonough, Tim Flitsch
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Publication number: 20230088510Abstract: A drop-on-demand plastic card printer includes a tray disposed underneath the plastic card during drop-on-demand printing to catch any overspray that may occur during printing on the plastic card. The tray may be disposable so that the tray is intended to be removed and disposed of. An ink absorbent pad can be disposed in the tray to absorb the oversprayed ink. The ink absorbent pad can be disposed of along with the tray or disposed of separately from the tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Alex Zaborowski, Randy Jordan, Jon Wawra, Tim Flitsch, Cory Wooldridge, Daniel Sarkinen
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Publication number: 20230015294Abstract: A DOD print station has at least one DOD print head that applies radiation curable material, to a surface of an identification document. A curing station is adjacent to the DOD print station. The curing station includes at least one radiation emitting device, for example a UV light emitting device, that cures the radiation curable material applied to the surface. The curing station is configured to prevent stray radiation emitted from the radiation emitting device from impinging on the DOD print head(s) and prevent exposure to the operator of the DOD print station.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Matt Odden, Cory Wooldridge, Andrew Luu, Daniel Sarkinen, Jon Wawra, Randy Jordan, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Brett McDonough, Tim Flitsch
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Patent number: 11541675Abstract: A drop-on-demand plastic card printer includes a tray disposed underneath the plastic card during drop-on-demand printing to catch any overspray that may occur during printing on the plastic card. The tray may be disposable so that the tray is intended to be removed and disposed of. An ink absorbent pad can be disposed in the tray to absorb the oversprayed ink. The ink absorbent pad can be disposed of along with the tray or disposed of separately from the tray.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: ENTRUST CORPORATIONInventors: Alex Zaborowski, Randy Jordan, Jon Wawra, Tim Flitsch, Cory Wooldridge, Daniel Sarkinen
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Publication number: 20220314674Abstract: A plastic card personalization system with a drop-on-demand plastic card print station that prints radiation curable material, a plasma treatment station, and a radiation curing station. By using a combination of controlling plasma treatment conditions on the surface of the plastic card prior to DOD printing together with controlling the dwell time of the printed material applied to the plastic card prior to full curing of the printed material, a surprising and unexpected improvement of the adhesion of the printed material to the plastic card is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Andrew Luu, Jon Wawra, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Utpal Vaidya
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Patent number: 11440239Abstract: Techniques are described herein for reducing bowing effects on a substrate while the substrate is being transported, for example in an elevator mechanism, from a first travel path to a second travel path, where the first travel path is offset from the second travel path so that the first travel path is not collinear with the second travel path. The substrate can be any substrate that is bowed and for which one wishes to eliminate or reduce the bow. One specific substrate that can benefit from the techniques described herein are personalized documents such as plastic cards including but not limited to financial (e.g. credit and debit) cards, drivers' licenses, national identification cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, employee badges, and other plastic cards which bear personalized data unique to the card holder and/or which bear other card or document information.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Milo B. Squires, Benjamin H. Sannel, Jon Wawra
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Publication number: 20210379917Abstract: A multi-pass drop-on-demand (DOD) card printing mechanism that performs multi-pass DOD printing on a surface of a plastic card whereby the plastic card is transported past one or more DOD print heads multiple times for DOD printing on the card surface with each pass past the DOD print head(s). In a first printing pass, at least one material is applied to a surface of the plastic card using at least one DOD print head. In a second printing pass that occurs after the first printing pass, at least one additional material is applied to the surface of the plastic card in the card processing system using at least one DOD print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Brett McDonough, Kevin Bontrager, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Cory Wooldridge, Daniel Sarkinen, Jon Wawra
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Patent number: 11072169Abstract: Maintenance routines that can be used to maintain the operability of one or more DOD print heads in a card processing system. The maintenance routines can include, but are not limited to: a cover routine where a cover or cap is selectively and automatically located over the print head(s) to protect the print head(s); a shake pulse routine that energizes the nozzles of the print head(s) without causing an ejection of ink; a spit routine where the nozzles of the print head(s) are energized to eject one or more drops of ink; and a purge routine where the nozzles are not electrically energized but the pressure holding the ink in the nozzles of the print head(s) is reversed to push ink out of the nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ENTRUST CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Bontrager, Daniel Sarkinen, Cory D. Wooldridge, Jon Wawra, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Andrew Luu, Brian O'Dell, Kyle Johnson, Randy Jordan
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Patent number: 10828920Abstract: Systems and methods where a delay time between a first card processing mechanism, such as a drop-on-demand printer that prints with UV curable ink, and a second card processing mechanism, such as a UV curing station, can be altered to adjust the travel time of the card from the first card processing mechanism to the second card processing mechanism. First and second card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism. Each of the first and second card buffers is independently logically controlled to permit independent control of the transport time of a card through each card buffer. Alternatively, a single card buffer or more than two card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Cory D. Wooldridge, Timothy J. Flitsch, Jon Wawra
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Patent number: 10800194Abstract: A single plasma nozzle of a plasma treatment station is used to treat the card surface prior to performing drop-on-demand printing on the card surface. The single plasma nozzle has a plasma discharge width that is less than the width of the card. The card and the plasma nozzle are moved relative to one another using a two direction control scheme during plasma treatment in order to be able to plasma treat a desired area of the card surface. The card and the plasma nozzle may also be moveable toward or away from one another to change the distance therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Cory Wooldridge, Norbert Kill, Lex Prenevost, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Jon Wawra, Thomas Wagener
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Publication number: 20200307265Abstract: A drop-on-demand plastic card printer includes a tray disposed underneath the plastic card during drop-on-demand printing to catch any overspray that may occur during printing on the plastic card. The tray may be disposable so that the tray is intended to be removed and disposed of. An ink absorbent pad can be disposed in the tray to absorb the oversprayed ink. The ink absorbent pad can be disposed of along with the tray or disposed of separately from the tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Alex Zaborowski, Randy Jordan, Jon Wawra, Tim Flitsch, Cory Wooldridge, Daniel Sarkinen
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Publication number: 20200282629Abstract: Techniques are described herein for reducing bowing effects on a substrate while the substrate is being transported, for example in an elevator mechanism, from a first travel path to a second travel path, where the first travel path is offset from the second travel path so that the first travel path is not collinear with the second travel path. The substrate can be any substrate that is bowed and for which one wishes to eliminate or reduce the bow. One specific substrate that can benefit from the techniques described herein are personalized documents such as plastic cards including but not limited to financial (e.g. credit and debit) cards, drivers' licenses, national identification cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, employee badges, and other plastic cards which bear personalized data unique to the card holder and/or which bear other card or document information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Milo B. SQUIRES, Benjamin H. SANNEL, Jon WAWRA
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Publication number: 20200254791Abstract: Systems and methods where a delay time between a first card processing mechanism, such as a drop-on-demand printer that prints with UV curable ink, and a second card processing mechanism, such as a UV curing station, can be altered to adjust the travel time of the card from the first card processing mechanism to the second card processing mechanism. First and second card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism. Each of the first and second card buffers is independently logically controlled to permit independent control of the transport time of a card through each card buffer. Alternatively, a single card buffer or more than two card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Cory D. WOOLDRIDGE, Timothy J. FLITSCH, Jon WAWRA
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Patent number: 10675806Abstract: Techniques are described herein for reducing bowing effects on a substrate while the substrate is being transported, for example in an elevator mechanism, from a first travel path to a second travel path, where the first travel path is offset from the second travel path so that the first travel path is not collinear with the second travel path. The substrate can be any substrate that is bowed and for which one wishes to eliminate or reduce the bow. One specific substrate that can benefit from the techniques described herein are personalized documents such as plastic cards including but not limited to financial (e.g. credit and debit) cards, drivers' licenses, national identification cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, employee badges, and other plastic cards which bear personalized data unique to the card holder and/or which bear other card or document information.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Milo B. Squires, Benjamin H. Sannel, Jon Wawra
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Patent number: 10668748Abstract: Systems and methods where a delay time between a first card processing mechanism, such as a drop-on-demand printer that prints with UV curable ink, and a second card processing mechanism, such as a UV curing station, can be altered to adjust the travel time of the card from the first card processing mechanism to the second card processing mechanism. First and second card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism. Each of the first and second card buffers is independently logically controlled to permit independent control of the transport time of a card through each card buffer. Alternatively, a single card buffer or more than two card buffers can be provided between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Cory D. Wooldridge, Timothy J. Flitsch, Jon Wawra
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Publication number: 20200164672Abstract: A single plasma nozzle of a plasma treatment station is used to treat the card surface prior to performing drop-on-demand printing on the card surface. The single plasma nozzle has a plasma discharge width that is less than the width of the card. The card and the plasma nozzle are moved relative to one another using a two direction control scheme during plasma treatment in order to be able to plasma treat a desired area of the card surface. The card and the plasma nozzle may also be moveable toward or away from one another to change the distance therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Cory Wooldridge, Norbert Kill, Lex Prenevost, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Jon WAWRA, Thomas Wagener
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Publication number: 20200070550Abstract: A card processing system that includes a card transport mechanism having at least first and second separate card transports that separately transport first and second cards in the card processing system. Each of the first and second card transports can be actuated between a common card pick-up location and common card discharge position. At least one card processing mechanism that can perform a card processing operation is located between the common card pick-up location and the common card discharge location, with each of the first and second card transports transporting respective cards to the card processing mechanism to perform the card processing operation and transporting the cards from the card processing mechanism after processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Cory D. WOOLDRIDGE, Timothy J. FLITSCH, Jon WAWRA
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Patent number: 10576769Abstract: A single plasma nozzle of a plasma treatment station is used to treat the card surface prior to performing drop-on-demand printing on the card surface. The single plasma nozzle has a plasma discharge width that is less than the width of the card. The card and the plasma nozzle are moved relative to one another using a two direction control scheme during plasma treatment in order to be able to plasma treat a desired area of the card surface. The card and the plasma nozzle may also be moveable toward or away from one another to change the distance therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Cory Wooldridge, Norbert Kill, Lex Prenevost, Brendan Hinnenkamp, Jon Wawra, Thomas Wagener
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Patent number: 10507677Abstract: A card processing system that includes a card transport mechanism having at least first and second separate card transports that separately transport first and second cards in the card processing system. Each of the first and second card transports can be actuated between a common card pick-up location and common card discharge position. At least one card processing mechanism that can perform a card processing operation is located between the common card pick-up location and the common card discharge location, with each of the first and second card transports transporting respective cards to the card processing mechanism to perform the card processing operation and transporting the cards from the card processing mechanism after processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Entrust Datacard CorporationInventors: Cory D. Wooldridge, Timothy J. Flitsch, Jon Wawra