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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Deland, Jr, Torrance, CA (US);
Richard P Manning, Hixson, TN (US);
Assignees:
Debitek, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Magtek, Inc., Carson, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360-2 ; 360 46 ;
Abstract
A device for degaussing magnetic transducers used with magnetic stripe cards includes a degaussing unit that drives a magnetic transducer with an electrical pulse, or a gradually increasing drive frequency, to eliminate the residual magnetism of the transducer. Logic circuitry controls the device to degauss with little or no additional equipment and avoids damage to the recordings, as on low-coercivity magnetic stripe cards.