Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,196,687 · App. 07/421,777
Card reader having locking mechanism
Inventors:
Kiyotaka Sugino, Teruyoshi Yufu, Masayuki Ishii
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 23, 1993
Filed: Oct 16, 1989
Inventors
Kiyotaka Sugino
Teruyoshi Yufu
Masayuki Ishii
Assignee (at issue)
Omron Tateisi Electronics
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