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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:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James J. Johnson, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/300 ;
Abstract
A credit or smart card reader for processing bent, bowed, extremely warped, or cut credit, or smart cards. A standard reader has an insertion deck for inserting a card to be read and processed. The card to be read is inserted into a slot provided in the insertion deck. The card will travel along a processing path contacting an extended supporting card ramp. The bent, bowed, extremely warped, or cut credit or smart card will contact the extended supporting card ramp, allowing for its processing.