Patent · US Expired

Picker carriage for grasping a card

US5614707A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Filing dateOct 20, 1994
Grant dateMar 25, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K17/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated card programming device for programming an integrated circuit card. The integrated circuit card programming device has a base, a card input platform, and a transport. The transport is operably connected to the base and rotatably mounted about a rotational axis. The transport includes a transport arm radially disposed about the rotational axis. A card picker carriage is mounted on the transport arm. The card picker carriage has two picker arms. One or more personalization stations for programming an integrated circuit card are radially disposed about the transport. The personalization stations can program the cards to the French or ISO standards and are rotatable 180.degree..

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