Connecting terminal for chip cards

- Gemplus
Description

The single FIGURE is a top plan view of a connecting terminal for chip cards showing our new design.

The bottom plan view is a mirror image and the terminal shown is of no substantial thickness.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393458
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 1995
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 1998
Assignee: Gemplus (Gemenos)
Inventors: Pierre Merlin (La Ciotat), Didier Elbaz (Marseille), Stephane Ayala (Marseille)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney: Roland Plottel
Application Number: 0/47,994
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/117
International Classification: 1402;