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Magnetically encodable card having magnetic pigment uniformly dispersed in plastic

US5698839A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateApr 7, 1995
Grant dateDec 16, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/06196
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetically encodable card made of a solid plastic material having uniformly dispersed magnetic particles throughout the plastic material. The card is preferably formed of two major faces with connecting edges. Data can be recorded on one or both of the major faces, and can also be recorded on one or more of the card edges.

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