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US 2020/0348376 A1Published application
Magnetic Card Reader With Tunnel Magnetoresistance Sensor
AssigneeBanks and Acquirers International Holding
InventorsAlain SOUBIRANE, André CARABELLI, Thierry MARSAUD, Alain COUSSIEU, Stéphane PAVAGEAU
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Abstract
A magnetic card reader comprising a groove for shifting of a magnetic card and a magnetic read head mounted on a first printed-circuit board so as to enable reading of a magnetic stripe of the magnetic card. The magnetic read head has a tunnel magnetoresistance sensor called a TMR magnetic sensor positioned in a recess of a side wall of the groove.
Claims15
A magnetic card reader comprising:
- a groove configured to enable shifting of a magnetic card in the groove;
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- a magnetic read head mounted on a first printed-circuit board so as to enable reading of a magnetic stripe of the magnetic card, wherein said magnetic read head comprises a tunnel magnetoresistance sensor called a TMR magnetic sensor positioned in a recess of a side wall of said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.