Patents by Inventor Milo B. Squires
Milo B. Squires 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: 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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Patent number: 11077665Abstract: A card processing system includes a drop-on-demand card printing system that has at least one drop-on-demand print head with a nozzle plate. An automated cleaning mechanism is provided in the drop-on-demand card printing system that is configured to clean the nozzle plate without the cleaning mechanism physically contacting the nozzle plate. Since the nozzle plate is not physically contacted by the cleaning mechanism, damage to the nozzle plate during cleaning is avoided thereby avoiding degrading the resulting print quality of the print head.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Milo B. Squires, Kyle Johnson, Eugene T. Tennis
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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: 20200180315Abstract: A card processing system includes a drop-on-demand card printing system that has at least one drop-on-demand print head with a nozzle plate. An automated cleaning mechanism is provided in the drop-on-demand card printing system that is configured to clean the nozzle plate without the cleaning mechanism physically contacting the nozzle plate. Since the nozzle plate is not physically contacted by the cleaning mechanism, damage to the nozzle plate during cleaning is avoided thereby avoiding degrading the resulting print quality of the print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Milo B. SQUIRES, Kyle JOHNSON, Eugene T. TENNIS
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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: 10603917Abstract: A card processing system includes a drop-on-demand card printing system that has at least one drop-on-demand print head with a nozzle plate. An automated cleaning mechanism is provided in the drop-on-demand card printing system that is configured to clean the nozzle plate without the cleaning mechanism physically contacting the nozzle plate. Since the nozzle plate is not physically contacted by the cleaning mechanism, damage to the nozzle plate during cleaning is avoided thereby avoiding degrading the resulting print quality of the print head.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Milo B. Squires, Kyle Johnson, Eugene T. Tennis
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Publication number: 20190061356Abstract: A card processing system includes a drop-on-demand card printing system that has at least one drop-on-demand print head with a nozzle plate. An automated cleaning mechanism is provided in the drop-on-demand card printing system that is configured to clean the nozzle plate without the cleaning mechanism physically contacting the nozzle plate. Since the nozzle plate is not physically contacted by the cleaning mechanism, damage to the nozzle plate during cleaning is avoided thereby avoiding degrading the resulting print quality of the print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Milo B. SQUIRES, Kyle JOHNSON, Eugene T. TENNIS
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Publication number: 20160361863Abstract: 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: June 10, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Milo B. SQUIRES, Benjamin H. SANNEL, Jon WAWRA
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Patent number: 9248680Abstract: Methods and devices are described for securely destroying used ribbon from a document personalization machine in order to render any information retained on the used ribbon as unreadable. In one embodiment, the method includes tapering the used ribbon into a used ribbon strand by feeding the used ribbon through a tapering mechanism. The method also includes heating the used ribbon strand to fuse the used ribbon strand into a used ribbon string thereby rendering any data retained on the used ribbon unreadable.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy J. Flitsch, Richard C. Nubson, James M. Jordan, Milo B. Squires, Jeanette E. Jordan
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Publication number: 20130032587Abstract: Methods and devices are described for securely destroying used ribbon from a document personalization machine in order to render any information retained on the used ribbon as unreadable. In one embodiment, the method includes tapering the used ribbon into a used ribbon strand by feeding the used ribbon through a tapering mechanism. The method also includes heating the used ribbon strand to fuse the used ribbon strand into a used ribbon string thereby rendering any data retained on the used ribbon unreadable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy J. Flitsch, Richard C. Nubson, Milo B. Squires, Jeanette E. Jordan
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Patent number: 8079105Abstract: A cleaning mechanism for cleaning one or both side surfaces of a plastic card substrate prior to a processing operation occurring on the cleaned side surface. The cleaning mechanism is designed so that two cleaning rollers, one cleaning roller on a first cleaning station and one cleaning roller on a second cleaning station, are simultaneously cleaned by a single cleaning tape assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Milo B. Squires, Timothy J. Flitsch
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Patent number: 7458515Abstract: A system and method for personalizing cards and other secure identification documents. The card personalization system and method provide improved data integrity, system reliability, and system performance. Improvements to card handling and processing within the modules, improved card transfer between modules, improvements to control of the modules, and other improvements are set forth, all of which contribute, individually and collectively, to achieving these goals.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventor: Milo B. Squires
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Patent number: 7441970Abstract: Identity document processing equipment with a mechanism designed to maintain tension in a ribbon used in a processing operation in the processing equipment. The tension maintaining mechanism is separate from the supply roll and the take-up roll for the ribbon, eliminating the need for clutches or brakes attached to the supply or take-up rolls to achieve tensioning. Since the tension maintaining mechanism is separate from the supply roll and the take-up roll, the inertia of the supply roll or the take-up roll does not affect the tension on the ribbon during use of the processing equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Milo B Squires, Dennis J. Warwick, Richard C. Nubson
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Patent number: 7342597Abstract: Improvements relating to identification tags on consumable supply items used in identity document production equipment. The use of identification tags on the consumable supply items allows the document production equipment to recognize the consumable supply items that are loaded into each piece of equipment. The equipment can then initiate a variety of activities that are based on the loaded supply item. The activities are designed to enhance the operation of the equipment for the equipment operator and to provide added value to those customers who utilize consumable supply items that are recognized by the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Milo B. Squires, Roger D. McCumber, Jeffrey A. Davie, Arthur Paulson, Bill Myntti, Luc G. Debleeckere
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Patent number: 6963351Abstract: Improvements relating to identification tags on consumable supply items used in identity document production equipment. The use of identification tags on the consumable supply items allows the document production equipment to recognize the consumable supply items that are loaded into each piece of equipment. The equipment can then initiate a variety of activities that are based on the loaded supply item. The activities are designed to enhance the operation of the equipment for the equipment operator and to provide added value to those customers who utilize consumable supply items that are recognized by the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Milo B. Squires, Roger D. McCumber, Paul M. Kienitz, Jeffrey A. Davie, Arthur Paulson, Bill Myntti, Luc G Debleeckere
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Patent number: 6726144Abstract: Core and spindle technology for use with ribbon materials. The invention has use in many environments in which a ribbon or sheet material is wound onto a core, for example in printers and related equipment used to produce data bearing identity documents. The core and spindle are constructed to prevent the core from locking on the spindle as a result of the core contracting as ribbon material is wound onto the core. The core and spindle permits contraction of the core without squeezing or binding the core to the spindle, so that the core can easily be removed from the spindle once the ribbon is wound onto the core.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventor: Milo B. Squires
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Publication number: 20030128269Abstract: Improvements relating to identification tags on consumable supply items used in identity document production equipment. The use of identification tags on the consumable supply items allows the document production equipment to recognize the consumable supply items that are loaded into each piece of equipment. The equipment can then initiate a variety of activities that are based on the loaded supply item. The activities are designed to enhance the operation of the equipment for the equipment operator and to provide added value to those customers who utilize consumable supply items that are recognized by the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Milo B. Squires, Roger D. McCumber, Paul M. Kienitz, Jeffery A. Davie, Arthur Paulson, Bill Myntti, Luc G. Debleeckere
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Publication number: 20030127555Abstract: Core and spindle technology for use with ribbon materials. The invention has use in many environments in which a ribbon or sheet material is wound onto a core, for example in printers and related equipment used to produce data bearing identity documents. The core and spindle are constructed to prevent the core from locking on the spindle as a result of the core contracting as ribbon material is wound onto the core. The core and spindle permits contraction of the core without squeezing or binding the core to the spindle, so that the core can easily be removed from the spindle once the ribbon is wound onto the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Milo B. Squires
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Patent number: 5588763Abstract: A magnetically encoded plastic card production system is provided which includes a supply mechanism for supplying a series of blank plastic cards. An encoder is operatively coupled to the supply mechanism which encodes a magnetic strip on each card. A separating mechanism is operatively coupled following the encoder which has a roller surface for adhesively attracting loose particles from a surface of each card. A design placing mechanism is operatively coupled immediately following the separating mechanism which places a graphic design on each card. In this arrangement, the loose particles are separated from each card subsequent to encoding the magnetic strip on each card and prior to placing the graphic design on each card. A collecting mechanism is operatively coupled to the design placing mechanism which collects each card after each card has passed through the encoder, separating mechanism, and design placing mechanism. A method for producing magnetically encoded plastic cards is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1994Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Datacard CorporationInventors: Richard C. Nubson, Glenn R. Carney, Luc DeBleeckere, Ronald B. Howes, Milo B. Squires, David E. Wickstrom, Dennis J. Warwick, Benjamin H. Sannel, Gretchen J. Moeller, Paul R. Caron, Harold D. Schofield
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Patent number: 5401111Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for removing particulate matter from one or more surfaces of a workpiece, such as a credit card blank, prior to printing a graphic design thereon. The apparatus includes a pair of cleaning rollers which engage both sides of the card, the cleaning rollers having an adhesive coating for removing loose particulate matter from the surfaces of the card. The apparatus also includes a stripper system for stripping collected particulate matter away from the cleaning rollers after a predetermined number of cards have been cleaned.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: DataCard CorporationInventors: Richard C. Nubson, Glenn R. Carney, Luc DeBleeckere, Ronald B. Howes, Milo B. Squires, David E. Wickstrom, Dennis J. Warwick, Benjamin H. Sannel, Gretchen J. Moeller, Paul R. Caron, Harold D. Schofield