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Granted Patent B2
US 7,389,935 · App. 11/733,468 · Granted Jun 24, 2008

Card stripper for removing cards from card carriers

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Patent No.
US 7,389,935
App. No.
11/733,468
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelope opener configured to receive envelopes from the hopper and create an opening into each envelope. The system further includes a contents parser configured to separate a card carrier and card attached thereto from an envelope. The system also includes a card carrier alignment device configured to unfold a card carrier and align the carrier for further processing and a separation mechanism configured to receive card carriers from the alignment device and separate the card from the carrier. The system also includes a controller programmed to control operation of the system.

Claims (12)

1. A card separation mechanism comprising:

a receiving arrangement configured to receive a card carrier having a card attached thereto from an upstream process, wherein the upstream process includes an arrangement configured to separate the card carrier from an envelope and orient the carrier for further processing;

a pair of rollers; and

a separation guide;

wherein the rollers are configured for rotation in opposite directions, wherein the rollers define a receiving slot configured to receive the card carrier having the card attached thereto from the receiving arrangement, and wherein the rollers are configured to advance the card carrier and card toward the separation guide.

2. The card separation mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the separation guide comprises a wedge that is configured to penetrate a space between the card and the carrier and cause the card to move in a direction away from the carrier as the rollers advance the card and carrier toward the separation guide.

3. The card separation mechanism of claim 1 , wherein one roller is configured for adjustment with respect to the other roller in at least two directions.

4. The card separation mechanism of claim 1 , further comprising a tensioning arrangement configured to allow one roller to move with respect to the other while maintaining generally constant pressure between the two.

5. The card separation mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the tensioning arrangement comprises a spring.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the arrangement configured to separate the card carrier from an envelope and orient the carrier for further processing is further configured to separate the card carrier having a card attached thereto from inserts contained in the envelope.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the card comprises a selection from the group consisting of credit card, debit card, phone card, smart card, loyalty card, and presentation instrument.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an arrangement configured to advance the card to a card destroyer.

Assignments (8)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC); FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050090/0060 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.; FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050091/0474 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050094/0455 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DW HOLDINGS INC.; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049902/0919 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2011
From: DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025719/0590 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2010
From: DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC); FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025368/0183 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 31, 2007
From: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FUNDSXPRESS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC.; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 020045/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2007
From: SMITH, SCOTT J.; TUNINK, COREY D.; WALPUS, TIMOTHY J.; NOWLIN, JEFFREY G.; GREENE, JAY E.
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019142/0610 →