User card having selected variable data

Details User card having selected variable data User card having selected variable data

1996-04-04

1998-07-28

Hecker, Stuart N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Thermal marking apparatus or processes

347221, 428195, 503227, B41J 320, B41M 520

Patent

active

057868360

ABSTRACT:
An improved wallet card is provided having thereon selected variable data, such as unique bar code information. Due to the construction of the card, the variable data may be imprinted directly thereon in a substantially scratch-proof and smear-proof manner, using a standard thermal transfer printer. The construction thus eliminates the need to use separate bar code labels or lamination to protect the variable data. The card is preferably constructed having multiple layers, including a vinyl substrate layer and a polyester top layer. When the top layer is transparent, a preselected background pattern may be printed directly on the substrate layer. Preferably, the card will have an overall thickness of approximately eleven (11) mils.

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A bulletin for Print-A-Tag product, published 1994 by Identatronics, Inc., 425 Lively Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (with attached product specimen).
A bulletin for Print-A-Badge product, published 1992 by Identatronics, Inc., 425 Lively Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (with attached product specimen).

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