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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Michel Tollhupp, Beaune, FR;
Inventor:
Michel Tollhupp, Beaune, FR;
Assignee:
Gaming Partners International, Savigny les Beaune, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/00 (2006.01); B41D 7/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Holding arrangement for a chip which includes a support having a first end for supporting the chip. A vacuum chamber is arranged in the support. An annular seal is arranged at the first end. A vacuum source evacuates the chamber. A method of holding a chip in the holding arrangement includes placing the chip into the holding arrangement, pad printing the chip, and removing the chip from the holding arrangement.