Patent · US Expired

Frameless IC card and housing therefor

US5548483A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 1995
Grant dateAug 20, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/946
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved IC card construction eliminates the need for a frame thereby increasing the space available within the IC card and the available substrate or PCB surface area making possible the use of additional integrated circuits or other electronic components. The frameless IC card of the invention includes a housing comprising top and bottom covers having interconnected longitudinal side margins providing a rigid IC card housing structure.

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