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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311263 | Method and apparatus for handling cards In an apparatus and a method for handling cards, wherein the cards comprise a memory element that may be read out in a contactless manner via a transponder, and pass through a plurality of handling stations, a card and a card carrier are initially brought together a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284270 | IC card and card certification method An IC card comprising: a core layer comprising therein an electronic element having a memory medium; an image receptive layer recording at least either text information or image information; and an optical variation element layer comprising an optical variation elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7233690 | Method and system for fraud detection A method of detecting fraud involving a check being cashed includes reading electronic information from an ID; reading visible information from a face of the ID; determining if the electronic information from the ID matches the visible information from the ID; and i... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225978 | Transaction forms and method for making Transaction form systems and methods that include secure customer slips for use with traditional manual credit card imprinting techniques are provided. A transaction form system can include a cardholder slip, an accepter slip, and a duplication arrangement. The dupl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210583 | Card reading systems and methods A card reader includes a receiving arrangement configured to sequentially receive cards from an upstream process and position the cards to be read. It also includes a first reader configured to read card information from cards a first time and a second reader config... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7048182 | Method and apparatus for providing a card carrier for bringing together with a card In a method and an apparatus for providing a card carrier for bringing it together with a card, the card is initially provided, and card data are acquired from it. On the basis of this card data, a card-carrier blank having a first identification mark is provided. O... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028896 | Transaction card fabrication control system and method A system and method for producing transaction cards, such as gift cards and identification cards, ensures that duplicate and missing cards are eliminated from a group of cards. Cards may also be provided in an ordered sequence. Each transaction card may include one ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6961442 | Watermarking a carrier on which an image will be placed or projected A carrier is watermarked and then an image is printed or displayed on this carrier. A watermark can then be read from the image. If the image is printed on the carrier, the watermark can be read from the printed image or from any copy of the printed image. If the wa... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6467687 | Embossed card package production system with verification system and method An embossed card package production system with a computer controller (12) for accessing embossed card information in a card data memory (40) and embosser (20) for embossing a card (30) with the stored embossed information and an embossed card verificatio... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6402717 | Front-loading medical injector and syringe for use therewith A front-loading syringe which comprises a movable plunger for injecting liquid contrast media, is rotatably mountable on a front wall of an injector housing with an interference fit and in sealed relationship with respect thereto, with or without a pressu... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6234845 | IC card connector with a mechanism for preventing erroneous insertion of an IC card An IC card connector capable of handling an IC card having embossed data rows with a simple and small-size structure of high mechanical strength is provided. The IC card connector includes a connector body for accommodating an IC card having a contact arr... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5997502 | Front loading medical injector and syringe for use therewith A front-loading syringe which comprises a movable plunger for injecting liquid contrast media, is rotatably mountable on a front wall of an injector housing with an interference fit and in sealed relationship with respect thereto, with or without a pressu... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5898160 | System for reminding a user to remove a credit card from a credit card machine A system for reminding a user to remove a credit card from a credit card machine is provided. Such system includes a credit card machine for recording information stored on a credit card. Further provided is a mechanism for producing sound upon the actuat... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5814800 | Device for detecting the use of false cards by reading embossed characters A card reader (for example, a swipe card reader for reading bank or security cards) is disclosed which comprises a detector for detecting surface features of the card such as embossed characters. In this way, a security check for false cards is implemente... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5602378 | Detection by a scanner of radiation from the scanner reflected from a bar code The invention relates to a method for the detection of imprint markings (6) made into an object, especially for reading a bar code, the markings (6, 6a) of which are formed into a second level (8) which differs from the surface level (4) of the object, th... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5569898 | Selective card entry gate with ridged profile A card entry gate has a slot defining several ridges extending longitudinally from the upper and lower surfaces of the slot. A data-bearing card, with an encoded strip and embossed portions, fits between the ridges of the slot when inserted lengthwise in ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5559315 | Embossed card reader A low cost, compact embossed card reader for reading embossed characters on credit or debit cards and for integration into a combined magnetic character/magnetic stripe terminal. A low-profile housing forms a card path and provides a surface for mounting ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5432327 | Embossed card reader with floating read head A low cost, compact embossed card reader for reading embossed characters on credit or debit cards and for integration into a combined magnetic character/magnetic stripe terminal. A low-profile housing defines a card path and provides a surface for mountin... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5404000 | Embossed character reader for data card terminal A data card terminal, such as a credit card transaction terminal, is disclosed. The terminal includes a transaction terminal comprising an embossed character reader and magnetic stripe reader, with a separate signature capture printer. The transaction ter... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5369263 | Embossed card reader A low cost, compact embossed card reader for reading embossed characters on credit or debit cards and for integration into a combined embossed character/magnetic stripe terminal. A low-profile housing forms a card path and provides a surface for mounting ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5365586 | Method and apparatus for fingerprinting magnetic media A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the remanent noise in a magnetic medium by DC saturation of a region thereof and measurement of the remaining DC magnetization. A conventional magnetic recording transducer may be used to determine the r... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362950 | Grid for selecting data and kit incorporating the same for entering said data into a computer A grid for use to select and enter data into a computer, which comprises a planar surface on which selective elements, preferably consisting of beads, are movably mounted. Each element can be introduced onto the planar surface between a set of predetermin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5216229 | Verifiable object having incremental key An object verification system generates an incremental verification key which can be carried on the object co-extensive with the region of the associated randomly varying characteristic. The incremental key can be formed by measuring values of the charact... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5061844 | Access card provided with coded security means An access card, such as a credit card or a key card, having a card body including a plurality of hinged tabs which can be pivoted between a first position in a first plane and a second position in a second plane so that the selected pivoted ones of the ta... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5050231 | Relief image scanner A relief image scanner scans successive linear areas on an information-carrying medium such as a plastic card, illuminating each area from two different directions. The reflected light is converted to first gray-level data when the illumination is from on... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4985614 | Object verification apparatus and method Apparatus and methods of verifying objects utilize an inherent randomly varying and detectable characteristic of a recordable magnetic region affixed to the object. Detectability of the randomly varying magnetic characteristic can be enhanced by recording... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4950875 | Apparatus for processing embossed cards In an apparatus for processing embossed characters on an embossed card, a sensing head has sensing wires extending generally parallel with each other in a first direction, the tips of the sensing wires disposed at different positions along a second direct... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4947027 | System for identifying authorized use of credit cards A credit card system for providing verification of authority of a credit card bearer to use the credit card for a credit transaction. Initial authorization of card use is given to the authorized user upon selection by the user of one of a set of supplemen... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4929820 | Procedure and label for bar code marking on vulcanizable or vulcanized rubber products In that a method for bar code marking on vulcanizable or vulcanized rubber products, where the bar code of each marking varies from the preceding one, a bar code pattern (4) is given to the rubber product (2) through a source of electromagnetic radiation ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4897531 | Data identifying system A data identifying system for identifying information recorded in a recording medium comprises: a discriminable card like a credit card having a magnetic stripe; a memory medium like an optical ROM card having an accident card list in which data regarding... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4874934 | IC card which displays embossed information to prevent counterfeiting The portable memory medium of the invention has a memory, for storing the predetermined information which is embossed on its surface, and a CPU. When a read instruction is supplied from a portable memory medium handling system externally connected to the ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4845770 | Method and apparatus for processing embossed card A method and apparatus for processing an embossed card on which embossed characters are formed. The apparatus performing the method by optically reading embossed characters and producing corresponding electrical signals. The produced corresponding electri... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4812630 | Manually actuable, machine, readable menu card A menu device comprises (a) a card having a transparent section, (b) indicia on the card listing items to be selected, (c) bubbles on the card transparent section in alignment with the indicia, the bubbles having positions on the card representative of items to be ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4810861 | Information carrier and reader An information carrier (17) has formations (20,21) which are engaged by contact elements (30,32) during insertion of the carrier into a receiving member (39) the movement of the contact elements is amplified and transmitted by levers (26,33) to respective... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4801790 | Access card provided with coded security means An access card having a card body including a plurality of hinged tab members which can be pivoted between a first position in a first plane and a second position in a second plane so that the selected pivoted ones of the tab members in the second positio... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4782217 | Financial transaction terminal and card reader system adaptable thereto A single unitary terminal configuration includes a card reader for reading data contained on a credit or debit card, a communications system for accessing a central database for authorization purposes, an input/output system for inputting alphanumeric dat... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4758714 | Point-of-sale mechanism A secured point-of-sale mechanism is provided by a closable two compartment housing having (1) a secured portion which includes a printer and a plurality of signal devices for verifying that the mechanism is in a "locked" state and (2) an unsecured portio... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4628195 | Credit card security system A credit card security system includes a system to generate a security code number determined by the spatial positions of corresponding data in two different forms of encoded data on the card. The system generates the security code number each time a card... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4591707 | Printed security with hallmarks This invention relates to a security paper with a hallmark in the form of a coating applied by vacuum deposition techniques to the surface of a paper substrate. The coating is very thin and almost invisible to the naked eye even as a metal layer, although... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4562342 | Credit card provided with coded security means A credit card including a credit card body bearing the usual information representing the type of card, as well as raised encoded symbols on the card for identifying the card owner, the card having a plurality of foldable tabs with each of the tabs being ... | 12/31/1985 |
