Patent ID: 6022429
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for printing and laminating an identification card, comprising:printing onto the identification card at a print station;moving the printed identification card through a lamination system along a card travel path;transferring a web carrying a transparent laminate releasably adhered thereon between a web supply roll and a web takeup roll along a web transfer path, wherein at least a portion of the web transfer path intersects the card travel path;sensing a mark carried on the web;detecting movement of the web based upon the step of sensing the mark;applying pressure to the laminate and the printed card when the laminate and the printed card are aligned between the printed card travel path and the web travel path;heating the laminate when the laminate and the printed card are aligned between the printed card travel path and the web travel path; andadhering the laminate to the printed identification card through the steps of heating and applying pressure.