US 11,938,719 B2
Drop-on-demand card printer with ink tray
Alex Zaborowski, Shakopee, MN (US); Randy Jordan, Shakopee, MN (US); Jon Wawra, Shakopee, MN (US); Tim Flitsch, Shakopee, MN (US); Cory Wooldridge, Shakopee, MN (US); and Daniel Sarkinen, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to Entrust Corporation, Shakopee, MN (US)
Filed by Entrust Corporation, Shakopee, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/053,877.
Application 18/053,877 is a continuation of application No. 16/832,415, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,541,675.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/825,957, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088510 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 11/58 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 11/58 (2013.01) [B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 13/12 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A card printer that prints on a card, comprising:
a drop-on-demand print station that includes at least one drop-on-demand print head, the drop-on-demand print station is configured to receive and print on the card;
a card transport that is configured to transport the card to the drop-on-demand print station and to a printing position; and
a tray mounted on the card transport and configured so that the tray is positioned under the card during printing on the card by the at least one drop-on-demand print head, the tray projects beyond edges of the card; and
the card is mounted on the card transport at a distance above the tray whereby the card is not in direct physical contact with the tray.