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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2005
Jon A. Gates, Honey Creek, IA (US);
Fred C. Casto, Omaha, NE (US);
Jeffrey G. Nowlin, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Timothy J. Walpus, Omaha, NE (US);
Corey Dean Tunink, La Vista, NE (US);
Jon A. Gates, Honey Creek, IA (US);
Fred C. Casto, Omaha, NE (US);
Jeffrey G. Nowlin, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Timothy J. Walpus, Omaha, NE (US);
Corey Dean Tunink, La Vista, NE (US);
First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and method are provided for affixing attachments, such as double-sided adhesive slips, to credit cards and other presentation instruments. Exemplary systems include a conveyor configured to transport the article along an article processing path, and an attachment assembly. The attachment assembly may include an advance motor configured to advance an attachment web along a web path, a peeler disposed along the web path and configured to separate an anchor portion of the attachment away from the attachment web, and a positioner disposed along the web path and configured to adjust the position of the web path relative to the article processing path, such that the anchor portion of the attachment is contacted with the article when the positioner moves the web path within sufficient proximity of the article processing path.