US Patent Issued to NIDEC INSTRUMENTS on Nov. 3 for "Card reader" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,783,835, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to NIDEC INSTRUMENTS Corp. (Nagano, Japan).

"Card reader" was invented by Yukihiko Takita (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card reader for processing a card having an external connection terminal of an IC chip includes a card insertion slot, a card conveyance path in which the card inserted from the card insertion slot is conveyed, a card conveyance mechanism structured to convey the card along the card conveyance path, and a metal detecting mechanism for detecting the external connection terminal. The card conveyance mechanism includes one or more conveyance roller pairs which contac...