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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Lincoln Grant, Sherborn, MA (US);
Michael Patrick Cuff, Georgetown, TX (US);
Claude Grant Folta, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Airborn, Inc., Georgetown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235492 ; 235441 ;
Abstract
A smart card reader having several advantageous grounding techniques and several techniques to insure proper electrical isolation of the electrical components of the card reader is disclosed. The smart card reader has a base and a cover. In certain techniques, a non-conductive base is grounded to a conductive, grounded cover. In another technique, a grounded base formed of a statically dissipative composite material is utilized.