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High-speed personalization machine

US5943238A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 1997
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/5137
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high-speed personalization machine has a portable object transfer device for transporting objects that incorporate an integrated circuit which contains at least one memory. The machine has a turning plate whose axis of rotation is inclined or parallel with respect to a transfer line and the plate is equipped with a number of connecting devices and an electronic card that is associated with each connecting device. Each electronic card is connected to a computerized management system and is arranged radially with respect to the turning plate so that the computerized personalization management system makes it possible to manage personalization of all of the cards.

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