Patent ID: 11858254
Assignee: ENTRUST CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. A method of retransfer printing on a surface of a plastic card in a plastic card processing machine having a card travel path along which the plastic card is transported, a retransfer printing station with a print side and a retransfer side having a retransfer film, comprising:
performing a retransfer printing operation in the retransfer printing station, the retransfer printing operation includes printing an image on a portion of the retransfer film, applying the portion of the retransfer film with the printed image to the surface of the plastic card and thereafter stripping the retransfer film from the surface of the plastic card;
after applying the portion of the retransfer film with the printed image to the surface of the plastic card and prior to stripping the retransfer film from the surface of the plastic card, directing a flow of air toward the surface of the plastic card from a cooling fan located above the card travel path.