Patents by Inventor Richard W. Wendt

Richard W. Wendt 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).

  • CARD PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100264212
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: DATACARD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Anders Sells, Richard W. Wendt, Dean Raymond Nichols, Brian Paul Johnson
  • Card personalization system and method for the same
    Patent number: 7753279
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Anders Sells, Richard W. Wendt, Dean Raymond Nichols, Brian Paul Johnson
  • CARD PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20080179813
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Anders Sells, Richard W. Wendt, Dean Raymond Nichols, Brian Paul Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for personalizing plastic cards
    Patent number: 5025399
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing graphics images on plastic cards comprises a computer, a graphics printer connected to the computer, and control means executing on the computer for supplying graphic images to said graphics printer. The control means parse commands from an input data stream by identifying a delimiter preceding each command. The control means create images to be printed on the plastic card in response to the commands. The control means combine the images into a composite image and supply the composite image to the graphics printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Wendt, Brian Johnson