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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. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pascal Billebaud, Orleans, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Systemes, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/900 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a memory card of the type comprising a card body (,) having an integrated circuit (,) embedded in one face thereof, with said face carrying a conductor pattern (,) made up of a plurality of conductive areas (,) and of associated conductive tracks (,). According to the invention, a reinforcing element (,) implemented in the form of a closed ring is disposed in the thickness of the card body (,), in register with the zone occupied by the integrated circuit (,) so as to stiffen locally the zone of the card which carries the integrated circuit.