Patent ID: 6966714

Claim:
A duplex check printer, comprising: a first document path including an internal end; at least one first document driving member engaging a check in said first document path to drive said check in a forward direction toward said internal end and in a reverse direction, opposite said forward direction; a first motor moving said at least one first document driving member in a first direction to move said check in said forward direction along said first document path and in a second direction to move said check in said reverse direction along said first document path; a print head disposed adjacent a first side of said first document path; a second document path, extending from said internal end of said first document path, the second document path being a complete loop to invert a check driven around said second document path in a preferred direction; at least one second document driving member engaging said check in said second document path to drive said document path to drive said check in said preferred direction; and a second motor driving said at least one second document driving member to move said check around said loop in said second document path in said preferred direction, wherein said first motor and said second motor are separately controlled.