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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duncan McCannel, Eagan, MN (US);
Daniel A. Eke, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Taylor Corporation, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/702 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus for making a magnetically readable card. The apparatus includes a mechanism for providing a polymeric extrudable substrate material and one or more magnetic strips. The substrate is extruded in an extruder. The apparatus also includes a mechanism wherein the magnetic strips are aligned and coextruded with the polymeric substrate in the extruder to form a continuous length of magnetic strips and polymeric material.