A method and an apparatus for bringing together and joining plastic cards and printed card carriers
CA 2212436 C · Owner: Bowe Systec Ag · Inventors: Weinmann, Karlheinz; Watzek, Thomas; Schmid, Eduard
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A method of bringing together and joining plastic cards which are provided with an identification mark and printed, card carriers associated with the respective plastic cards comprises the steps of: providing the plastic card; detecting the identification mark of the plastic card; associating a print job number with the plastic card; reading a data base by means of the identification mark; printing on the card carrier data read from the data base as well as the print job number; detecting the print job number of the card carrier prior to joining the card carrier to the plastic card; determining whether the print job number of the plastic card, which is about to be joined to the card …
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- Filed February 14, 1996 and granted May 2, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 14, 2016.
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