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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Johnson, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
Abstract
A credit or smart card reader for processing bent, bowed, or warped credit or smart cards. A standard reader has an insertion slot for inserting a card to be read and processed. A normal, undamaged card is inserted into a slot provided in the insertion slot. The normal card travels along a processing path contacting a supporting card ramp. A bent, bowed, or warped credit or smart card, however, misses the supporting card ramp and is confiscated. A deflection guide in accordance with this invention is provided for redirecting the deformed card into the processing path.