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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2011
Mustafa Top, Foster City, CA (US);
Edward Kurtek, Fremont, CA (US);
Johan Ras, Foster City, CA (US);
Dung Huynh, Campbell, CA (US);
Stan Weitz, Glenside, PA (US);
Chris Stanley Nelson, Foster City, CA (US);
Mustafa Top, Foster City, CA (US);
Edward Kurtek, Fremont, CA (US);
Johan Ras, Foster City, CA (US);
Dung Huynh, Campbell, CA (US);
Stan Weitz, Glenside, PA (US);
Chris Stanley Nelson, Foster City, CA (US);
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of performing electrostatic discharge testing on a transaction card are disclosed. A transaction card may be placed on an insulated surface. A grounding probe may be placed at a first location on the transaction card. A discharge probe may be charged to a known voltage level. The discharge probe may then be discharged at a second location on the transaction card. A discharge wave shape may be recorded from the ground probe, and one of a pass condition and a fail condition may be assigned based on at least the value of the known voltage level as compared to a reference voltage level. The first location and the second location may each be selected from a plurality of areas on the transaction card.