Patent ID: 8763898
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B32B,G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A payment card merge machine, comprising: a first feeder configured to receive a first supply of paper forms and to provide a paper form from the first supply to a first track that is configured to advance the paper form; a second feeder configured to receive a second supply of foldable payment cards, the foldable payment cards configured to fold or collapse in at least one direction, and select a single foldable payment card from the second supply without the single foldable payment card being folded; a card picker configured to select the single foldable payment card from the second supply of foldable payment cards and supply the single foldable payment card to a second track, wherein the card picker comprises a cam to supply the single foldable payment card from the second supply from the second feeder to the second track; the second track that is configured to receive the single foldable payment card from the card picker and advance the single foldable payment card, without folding the single foldable payment card, to a position in which the single foldable payment card is supplied to the paper form; an applicator configured to apply an adhesive to one of (i) the paper form as the paper form is advanced along the first track or (ii) the single foldable payment card as the single foldable payment card is advanced along the second track, wherein the adhesive is a removable adhesive configured to attach the single foldable payment card to the paper form once the single foldable payment card is supplied to the paper form; and a controller that is configured to control the advancement of the first track and the second track.