Method and apparatus for integrated circuit card
CA 2228883 A1 · Owner: Chau, Paul W. · Inventors: Chau, Paul W.; Vandenengel, Gerald W.; Copeland, Jeffrey P.
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A portable integrated circuit card reader system provides for enhanced functionality and interconnectability with external devices. A printed circuit board arrangement includes a housing having first and second parallel planar surfaces and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing including a, substrate having a thickness of about 0.020 in. (0.5mm) and including a, portion which engages an external connector through an opening in the housing. The printed circuit board is held by the housing at a first position parallel to and between the planar surfaces of the housing at the opening in, the housing, and is held at a second position different from the first position parallel to the …
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- Filed February 6, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 6, 2018.
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