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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380713 | Positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices The invention is directed to a positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices. A system in accordance with an embodiment includes: a movable outer sleeve for surrounding a portion of the portable storage device, wherein the movable outer sleeve is con... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7334731 | Positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices The invention is directed to a positive evidence-of-use feature for portable storage devices. A method for providing positive evidence-of-use for a portable storage device, includes: surrounding a portion of the portable storage device with a movable outer sleeve, w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7306155 | Image sensor assembly for optical reader According to the invention, a multilayered image sensor is back mounted to a plate. In that the scheme takes advantage of a high controllability of a mounting plate's thickness, the mounting scheme provides a tight control of holding forces with which an image senso... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7195160 | Mini card reader systems and methods A card reader system includes a sensor to sense the presence of a scoring of a card at a specified card location. A read head is employed to read a magnetic stripe disposed on the card. Also, a circuit is coupled to both a sensor and the read head. The circuit is co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7104807 | Apparatus for an improved peripheral electronic interconnect device A plug for coupling with an industry-standard EXPRESSCARD™ receptacle is described. The plug includes a plurality of plug-side metal contacts disposed on a bottom substrate. The plurality of plug-side metal contacts is configured to electrically couple with recept... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6959864 | Card reader The invention relates to the design of card readers for cards equipped with memory. Such cards, and also the data stored in the memory of such cards, are generally utilized to produce and/or maintain operating states of technical devices. It is also known that the u... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952950 | System and method for automatic identification of a detachable component of an instrument A system and method for automatic identification of a detachable component of an instrument is disclosed. The detachable component includes a machine-readable device that contains information associated with the detachable component. The machine-readable device can ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6536674 | Process for manufacturing a contactless smart card with an antenna support made of fibrous material The present invention relates to a contactless smart card manufacturing process and more specifically to a manufacturing process for a contactless smart card for which the antenna is on a fibrous material such as paper. This process includes a manufacturi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6478228 | Card mounted with circuit chip and circuit chip module A highly rigid ceramic frame (38) is embedded in a layer of a core member (34). An IC chip (42) is held inside (38a) via an elastic member (40). IC chip 42 arranged inside (38a) will not be greatly deformed even when a strong bending, torsional, or pressi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6253996 | Medium handling apparatus A medium handling apparatus for conveying a continuous elongated ticket sheet formed of a plurality of tickets extending along a length of the ticket sheet. Each of the tickets has a given width extending transverse to the length of the ticket sheet and i... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5883372 | Smart card system with slide contact protection A card system prevents contacts of a smart card from being scratched by contact members of a card reader to prevent the smart card from malfunctioning. The smart card system includes a smart card having contacts and a perforation hole therein, a card read... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5675135 | Electronic franking machine having improved security capabilities An electronic franking machine has a data reader for reading data stored in a microcircuit fitted in a chip card and includes a receptacle with respect to which are disposed a predetermined location and a punching mechanism.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5625593 | Memory card circuit with separate buffer chips A conventional memory card circuit has a construction where an input terminal and an output terminal of storage means are directly connected with a terminal unit. In consequence, the conventional memory card circuit has a disadvantage that the stored cont... | 04/29/1997 |
| 4692601 | Identification card including switching means for built-in battery An identification card such as an IC card includes a built-in type battery, a central processing unit, a RAM, an FET switch and a latch circuit. An IC card production, the RAM is not energized by the battery when the FET switch is turned off in conjunctio... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4525713 | Electronic tag identification system A plurality of differently coded component tags are attached to a plurality of components maintained in a storage location. The component tag codes are stored in a master tag which can be interrogated by a coded interrogation signal to identify the tagged... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4413176 | Portable tape reader Disclosed is a portable tape reader characterized in that a lid provided with a handle is integrally formed on the upper portion of a body provided with a reading head, the body is contained in a container box so that the body can be drawn out upwardly, a... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4393302 | Apparatus and method for reading punched cards The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for reading punched cards and, more particularly, to such apparatus, and method for reading gravity-fed punched cards. This apparatus comprises a reference perforation sensor located upstream of t... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4304991 | Indicia sensor apparatus Indicia sensor apparatus which provides for a ready, low cost, electrical sensing of an indicia, supported on a readily interchangeable membrane, and provided as a coded pattern of aperture through the membrane. An elastomer electrode element, such as a c... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4142674 | Recognition and identification key having adaptable resonant frequency and methods of adapting same A recognition and identification key comprising a substrate formed from an electrically insulating material, a first sheet of conductive material formed on a first surface of the substrate in a looping pattern so as to provide an inductive element, and a ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 3983365 | Tape readers A perforated tape reading mechanism provides a programmable timing function. A drum rotatable by a synchronous motor carries the tape, and is supplied with a ratchet mechanism which permits the drum to rotate by said motor over a partial rotation and then... | 09/28/1976 |
