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US 10,022,884 B1Granted
Systems and methods for alignment techniques for magnetic cards and devices
AssigneeDynamics Inc.
InventorBruce S. Cloutier
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Abstract
Cards may be populated with components and alignment cues. A fully populated card may then be laminated using either of a clear (e.g., transparent) laminate or an obscure (e.g., opaque) laminate. Visual and/or non-visual alignment cues within a card may be utilized to align a trimming and/or singulation device to the card. The card may be singulated and/or trimmed with the aligned singulation and/or trimming device to position one or more components of the card.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- populating a card with at least one alignment cue and a plurality of components to form a populated card, wherein one of said plurality of components includes a dynamic magnetic stripe communications device;
- laminating said populated card to form a laminated card;
- aligning a trimming device to said at least one alignment cue;
- and
- trimming said laminated card with said aligned trimming device to position said dynamic magnetic stripe communications device within a distance from a side of said card,
- wherein said laminating of said populated card includes laminating such that a portion of said trimmed card includes said at least one alignment cue.
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A method, comprising:
- populating a card assembly with a plurality of components and at least one alignment cue to form a populated card assembly, wherein one of said plurality of components includes a dynamic magnetic stripe communications device;
- laminating said populated card assembly with a laminate layer including at least one laminate material;
- aligning a trimming device to said at least one alignment cue;
- and
- trimming said laminate layer with said aligned trimming device to form a trimmed laminate layer,
- wherein said dynamic magnetic stripe communications device is positioned at a target distance from a side of said trimmed laminate layer, and
- said laminating of said populated card assembly includes laminating such that a portion of said populated card assembly includes said at least one alignment cue.
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