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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Dish Network L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jimmy A. Pollard, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Zachary S. Morrison, Greer, SC (US);
Aldo Alvidrez, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06K 5/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); G06K 19/04 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01); B08B 1/04 (2006.01); B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B08B 1/002 (2013.01); B08B 1/02 (2013.01); B08B 1/04 (2013.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); G06K 7/1439 (2013.01); G06K 19/042 (2013.01); G06K 19/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various arrangements are presented for cleaning and sorting transaction cards. A transaction card may be dispensed from an intake magazine that houses a plurality of smartcards. The transaction card may be moved along a cleaning assembly. After cleaning the transaction card, the transaction card may be sorted and output into an output magazine. A card sensor may be used to determine when a next transaction card should be dispensed.