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Patent US8061913 - Machine having a card processing assembly - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA machine having a card processing assembly. The card processing assembly has a card drive and a heating device. The heating device is operable to cause a human-readable symbol to be viewable on a data card....http://www.google.com/patents/US8061913?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8061913 - Machine having a card processing assemblyAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8061913 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/678,837Publication dateNov 22, 2011Filing dateFeb 26, 2007Priority dateSep 2, 2003Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2564801A1, CA2564801C, CA2668313A1, CA2668313C, CA2790800A1, US7192208, US8210759, US8500349, US20050058482, US20070134042, US20110233273, US20110243631, US20120302325, WO2005021275A2, WO2005021275A3Publication number11678837, 678837, US 8061913 B2, US 8061913B2, US-B2-8061913, US8061913 B2, US8061913B2InventorsEric Meyerhofer, Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco CrivelliOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (248), Non-Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (1), Classifications (20), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMachine having a card processing assembly
US 8061913 B2Abstract
68. The machine of claim 60, which includes a card cleaning device operatively coupled to the at least one processor. Description
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