Smart card with plural external contact regions

- SOLAIC (societe anonyme)
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a smart card with plural external contact regions in accordance with my design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the card shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of my design as viewed from the left side in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view as viewed from the right side in

FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a smart card with plural external contact regions in accordance with my design, the bottom plan view being the same as FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of my design as viewed from the left side in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view as viewed from the right side in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of a smart card with plural external contact regions in accordance with my design, the bottom plan view being the same as FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the card shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of my design as viewed from the left side of FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of my design as viewed from the right side of FIG. 12.

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D054610 March 1920 Evans et al.
D287253 December 16, 1986 Satake
D305886 February 6, 1990 Banjo et al.
D305887 February 6, 1990 Nishimura
4603249 July 29, 1986 Hoppe et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D375303
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 1996
Assignee: SOLAIC (societe anonyme)
Inventor: Michel Gaumet (Saint Denis En Val)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorneys: Anthony J. Casella, Gerald E. Hespos
Application Number: 0/39,507
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/117