Desktop plastic card printer with removably installable smart card cartridge
US11607897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D25/22
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A desktop plastic card printer that is configured to allow installation of a smart card cartridge within an interior space of the printer housing through an opening, for example an opening in a side wall, in the printer housing. Both the mechanical installation and electrical installation of the smart card cartridge occurs via the opening. This allows the desktop plastic card printer to be quickly and easily retrofitted to have the ability to electronically read data from and/or electronically program data on an integrated circuit chip of a plastic card. The retrofitting can take place without using any mechanical tools and without having to remove the entire, or a substantial portion of, the printer housing.
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