DataCard Corporation
142Patents
26Active
142Granted
46Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 2, 1976 → Jul 24, 2012 · 24 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5204669A | Automatic station identification where function modules automatically initialize | Physics | 374 | Expired |
| US4825054A | Method and apparatus for parallel integrated circuit card initialization and embossing | Physics | 321 | Expired |
| US5266781A | Modular card processing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 227 | Expired |
| US6628808B1 | Apparatus and method for verifying a scanned image | Physics | 208 | Expired |
| US4675746A | System for forming picture, alphanumeric and micrographic images on the surface of a plastic card | Performing Operations; Transporting | 183 | Expired |
| US4874935A | Smart card apparatus and method of programming same | Physics | 157 | Expired |
| US5617528A | Method and apparatus for interactively creating a card which includes video and cardholder information | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US6902107B2 | Card personalization system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 77 | Expired |
| US4384196A | Apparatus and system for preparing data cards and mailer forms and for attaching data cards to respectively associated mailer forms | Performing Operations; Transporting | 74 | Expired |
| US5451037A | Modular card processing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 67 | Expired |
| US6783067B2 | Passport production system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 54 | Expired |
| US7398972B2 | Plastic card reorienting mechanism and interchangeable input hopper | Performing Operations; Transporting | 53 | Expired |
| US7434728B2 | Desktop card processor | Physics | 51 | Expired |
| US4420819A | System for processing and storing transaction data and for transmitting the transaction data to a remote host computer | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5037216A | System and method for producing data bearing cards | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US5378884A | Personalization station for programming integrated circuit cards | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US4555610A | Laser machining system | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US4519600A | Card feeding, transfer and output apparatus for an automatic embossing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US5025399A | Method and apparatus for personalizing plastic cards | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US7147165B2 | Adapting element for programmable electronic holders | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US6963351B2 | Radio frequency identification tags on consumable items used in printers and related equipment | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US5239926A | Card printer apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US6695205B1 | Integrated circuit card programming modules, systems and methods | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5588763A | System and method for cleaning and producing data bearing cards | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6245382A | Method for making protective film | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.