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EP 1095585 A3 20030827 - Envelope for chip cards

Title (en)

Envelope for chip cards

Title (de)

Kartenhülle für Chipkarten

Title (fr)

Enveloppe pour cartes à puce

Publication

EP 1095585 A3 20030827 (DE)

Application

EP 00118984 A 20000901

Priority

DE 19952122 A 19991029

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1095585A2] Guide devices (16,17) inside a card pocket guide a chip card (1) to form a slot for taking the chip card and are so structured that they have no mechanical contact with integrated memory and/or evaluatory devices (2,3).

IPC 1-7

A45C 11/18; G06K 19/077

IPC 8 full level

A45C 11/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45C 11/182 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0677257 A1 19951018 - SCHUELER WOLFGANG [DE]
[XY] DE 3607779 A1 19861009 - LANGENBACH KLAUS
[Y] FR 2716093 A1 19950818 - DICERTO FRANCOIS [FR]
[X] WO 9839990 A1 19980917 - OHLSON KURT L [SE]
[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 11 30 September 1999 (1999-09-30)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1095585 A2 20010502; EP 1095585 A3 20030827; DE 19952122 A1 20010510

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00118984 A 20000901; DE 19952122 A 19991029