Patents by Inventor Patrick C. Cronin
Patrick C. Cronin 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: 11759995Abstract: A heated indenter is provided for indenting a personalized document to create a security impression thereon. The personalized document includes but is not limited to, identification cards, driver's licenses, credit and debit cards, and the like. The security impression can provide a visible or tactile security feature that can be recognized by one with little or no training. The security impression causes a laminate layer of the document to tear or disfigure when attempting to remove the laminate layer from a substrate of the document.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventors: Rajesh K. Juriasingani, Donald J. Galles, Patrick C. Cronin, Alexander K. Zaborowski
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Patent number: 10828885Abstract: A printing process that reduces the amount of flash that occurs when printing to a surface of a plastic card. The printing can occur by a retransfer printing process. The printing process includes generating an image canvas that has rounded corners instead of the conventional right angle corners. The use of rounded corners on the image canvas reduces the amount of printing in the image canvas at the corners compared to an image canvas that has right angle corners, thereby reducing the amount of printing that is present that could form flash at the corners of the card surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Entrust CorporationInventor: Patrick C. Cronin
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Patent number: 10744806Abstract: Techniques are described for obscuring residual images on print ribbons that have been used to print on plastic cards in order to prevent access to sensitive or personalized data appearing in the residual images. An image is printed on a retransfer film using the print ribbon, thereby creating a residual image of the printed image on the print ribbon. The retransfer film is then used to obscure some or all of the residual image on the print ribbon by transferring ink from the section of the print ribbon containing the residual image onto the retransfer film. In some embodiments, obscuring the residual image on the print ribbon occurs before the printed image on the retransfer film is transferred to the plastic card.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Entrust Datacard CorporationInventors: John Knaack, Rajesh K. Juriasingani, Patrick C. Cronin
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Publication number: 20200207011Abstract: A heated indenter is provided for indenting a personalized document to create a security impression thereon. The personalized document includes but is not limited to, identification cards, driver's licenses, credit and debit cards, and the like. The security impression can provide a visible or tactile security feature that can be recognized by one with little or no training. The security impression causes a laminate layer of the document to tear or disfigure when attempting to remove the laminate layer from a substrate of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Rajesh K. JURIASINGANI, Donald J. GALLES, Patrick C. CRONIN, Alexander K. ZABOROWSKI
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Patent number: 10699509Abstract: A card mechanism used in an array with other card mechanisms. Each card mechanism handles plastic cards that are to be personalized and provided to end users. The plastic cards can be cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other plastic cards that are personalized. The card mechanism(s) can supply cards to be personalized in one or more other card mechanisms and/or in a card personalization machine used with the card mechanism(s) in which case the card mechanism(s) is configured as a card input hopper, collect cards that have been personalized in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card output hopper, and/or perform one or more personalization operations on the cards in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card personalization mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Alexander K. Zaborowski, David E. Wickstrom, Patrick C. Cronin, Rajesh K. Juriasingani
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Patent number: 10625464Abstract: A heated indenter is provided for indenting a personalized document to create a security impression thereon. The personalized document includes but is not limited to, identification cards, driver's licenses, credit and debit cards, and the like. The security impression can provide a visible or tactile security feature that can be recognized by one with little or no training. The security impression causes a laminate layer of the document to tear or disfigure when attempting to remove the laminate layer from a substrate of the document.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: Rajesh K. Juriasingani, Donald J. Galles, Patrick C. Cronin, Alexander K. Zaborowski
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Publication number: 20190366750Abstract: Techniques are described for obscuring residual images on print ribbons that have been used to print on plastic cards in order to prevent access to sensitive or personalized data appearing in the residual images. An image is printed on a retransfer film using the print ribbon, thereby creating a residual image of the printed image on the print ribbon. The retransfer film is then used to obscure some or all of the residual image on the print ribbon by transferring ink from the section of the print ribbon containing the residual image onto the retransfer film. In some embodiments, obscuring the residual image on the print ribbon occurs before the printed image on the retransfer film is transferred to the plastic card.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John KNAACK, Rajesh K. JURIASINGANI, Patrick C. CRONIN
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Patent number: 10421291Abstract: Systems and methods for performing retransfer printing on substrates such as plastic card-shaped substrates. Printing is first performed in at least first and second separate transfer areas on the retransfer film. The retransfer film is then advanced to a retransfer station where the printed transfer areas are transferred to the substrate in a sequence that differs from the sequence in which the printed transfer areas were printed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventor: Patrick C. Cronin
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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: 10268932Abstract: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Entrust Datacard CorporationInventors: David Alvig, Arthur Joseph Paulson, Patrick C. Cronin, Mark James Sobania
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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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Publication number: 20180370220Abstract: A printing process that reduces the amount of flash that occurs when printing to a surface of a plastic card. The printing can occur by a retransfer printing process. The printing process includes generating an image canvas that has rounded corners instead of the conventional right angle corners. The use of rounded corners on the image canvas reduces the amount of printing in the image canvas at the corners compared to an image canvas that has right angle corners, thereby reducing the amount of printing that is present that could form flash at the corners of the card surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventor: Patrick C. CRONIN
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Publication number: 20180333963Abstract: Systems and methods for performing retransfer printing on substrates such as plastic card-shaped substrates. Printing is first performed in at least first and second separate transfer areas on the retransfer film. The retransfer film is then advanced to a retransfer station where the printed transfer areas are transferred to the substrate in a sequence that differs from the sequence in which the printed transfer areas were printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventor: Patrick C. CRONIN
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Publication number: 20180144217Abstract: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: David ALVIG, Arthur Joseph PAULSON, Patrick C. CRONIN, Mark James SOBANIA
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Patent number: 9962951Abstract: Techniques are described for printing on front and back surfaces of security document substrates in a manner that conserves use of print ribbon, thereby extending the life of the print ribbon. In general, the printer controller knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what has been printed on the front or first surface of the security document substrate. The printer control also knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what is to be printed on the back or second surface of the security document substrate. When the back surface of the substrate is to be printed, the printer controller determines, for a particular color, whether any of the printing on the back surface would overlap with the printing on the front surface. For locations where there would be no overlap, the printer can reuse the section of print ribbon that was used to print on the front surface to print on the back surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventor: Patrick C. Cronin
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Patent number: 9904876Abstract: Modular print engines and print engine components that are usable in desktop card printers for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other personalized plastic cards. The modular nature of the print engines and print engine components permit alteration in the specific functionality of the desktop card printers depending upon, for example, the personalization requirements of the plastic cards and intended applications of the desktop card printers. In addition, the modular print engine components can be completely tested prior to installation into the modular print engines to ensure that the modular print engine components are working correctly prior to installation. Furthermore, the modular print engine components add flexibility to the desktop card printers as upgraded functionality and features can be introduced by developing new modular components.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATIONInventors: David Alvig, Arthur Joseph Paulson, Patrick C. Cronin, Mark James Sobania
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Publication number: 20170358166Abstract: A card mechanism used in an array with other card mechanisms. Each card mechanism handles plastic cards that are to be personalized and provided to end users. The plastic cards can be cards such as financial cards including credit and debit cards, identification cards, driver's licenses, and other plastic cards that are personalized. The card mechanism(s) can supply cards to be personalized in one or more other card mechanisms and/or in a card personalization machine used with the card mechanism(s) in which case the card mechanism(s) is configured as a card input hopper, collect cards that have been personalized in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card output hopper, and/or perform one or more personalization operations on the cards in which case the card mechanism is configured as a card personalization mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Alexander K. ZABOROWSKI, David E. WICKSTROM, Patrick C. CRONIN, Rajesh K. JURIASINGANI
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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: 20170106665Abstract: Techniques are described for printing on front and back surfaces of security document substrates in a manner that conserves use of print ribbon, thereby extending the life of the print ribbon. In general, the printer controller knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what has been printed on the front or first surface of the security document substrate. The printer control also knows the content, as well as locations and colors, of what is to be printed on the back or second surface of the security document substrate. When the back surface of the substrate is to be printed, the printer controller determines, for a particular color, whether any of the printing on the back surface would overlap with the printing on the front surface. For locations where there would be no overlap, the printer can reuse the section of print ribbon that was used to print on the front surface to print on the back surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Patrick C. CRONIN
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Publication number: 20160350903Abstract: Methods and systems are described that can be used to produce an electronic image of a surface of a security document, such as a surface of a card or a page of a passport, that is being processed in a security document printer. A camera within the printer is used to capture a plurality of electronic image segments of the surface of the security document while the document is within the printer. Conventional image stitching techniques can then be used to stitch the electronic image segments together to create the electronic image of the surface of the security document. Alternatively, the image segments can be analyzed without image stitching the image segments together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventor: Patrick C. CRONIN