Method for changing an edge of a portable card-shaped data carrier

US2018186169A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018186169-A1
Application numberUS-201615740839-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJun 29, 2016
Priority dateJun 29, 2015
Publication dateJul 5, 2018
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Abstract

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A method for changing a geometry of an edge of a portable data carrier, wherein the geometry of the edge is changed in order to work on the edge and the outer side of the data carrier proceeding from a common side, without a spatial location of the data carrier being changed.

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1 .- 5 . (canceled) 6 . A method for changing a geometry of an edge of a portable data carrier, wherein the geometry of the edge is changed in order to work on the edge and an outer side of the data carrier proceeding from a common side, without a spatial location of the data carrier being changed. 7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the edge is worked on by printing the edge by means of a printing method. 8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the edge is worked on by marking the edge by means of a laser method. 9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the geometry of the edge is changed such that it is diagonal and/or circular with regard to the outer side of the data carrier. 10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a data carrier is employed which has in its interior at least one white foil and an overlay foil as an outermost foil.

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  • Sheets, papers, or cards having edges cut away to facilitate indexing, e.g. thumb cuts on books · CPC title

  • B42D25/43Primary

    by removal of material · CPC title

  • Cutting cards · CPC title

  • Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof (printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14) · CPC title

  • Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets (B42D25/00 takes precedence; envelopes B65D27/00) · CPC title

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What does patent US2018186169A1 cover?
A method for changing a geometry of an edge of a portable data carrier, wherein the geometry of the edge is changed in order to work on the edge and the outer side of the data carrier proceeding from a common side, without a spatial location of the data carrier being changed.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Giesecke & Devrient Mobile Security Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B42D25/43. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jul 05 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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