Registers inventions 05/09

20090134213 - Clothes treating apparatus: A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus which includes a RFID reader capable of reading information of clothes with RF tags such that the information of the clothes may be identified via an external computer. According to the clothes treating... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090134211 - Method: The present invention relates to a method for the provision of clinical trial products in the context of clinical trials.... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20090134212 - Smart, telephone comprising such a card and method for executing a command in such a card: elements for receiving (14) commands each coming from a first or a second communications channel external to the card (1) and for transmitting the received commands to the first microprocessor, characterized in that the first microprocessor includes elements for determining (706) whether a received command has been received on the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090134215 - Check accepting cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method: A card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method is provided. The machine is operate to read a financial card bearing account indicia with a card reader of the machine. The machine enables a user to perform banking operations responsive to account indicia read from the card. Such... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090134214 - Transaction systems and methods: Disclosed are transaction system and methods.... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20090134216 - Apparatus and method of entering an authorization code into a card terminal: An authorization code is entered into a card terminal reader from a security card. The authorization code is first entered into a card and stored in a secret memory location or stored into or onto the card with a alternate element. A characteristic physical state of an element on the... Agent: Daniel E. Mcconnell The Mcconnell Law Firm

20090134217 - Credit card system and method: A credit card system is provided which has the added feature of providing additional limited use credit card numbers and/or cards. These numbers and/or cards can be used for a single or limited use transaction, thereby reducing the potential for fraudulent reuse of these numbers and/or cards. The credit card... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090134219 - Biometric assurance device and method: The invention may be embodied as an identity assurance system or method. A system according to the invention may have a biometric sensor capable of providing static biometric indications, a strap capable of positioning the sensor on an organism, and a computer in communication with the sensor. The computer may... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20090134218 - Multifunction removable cover for portable payment device: Methods and devices for conducting financial transactions are provided. Aspects and embodiments include multifunction removable covers for portable payment devices; multifunction removable covers configured as password token type portable payment devices; and multifunction removable covers configured as radio frequency shields to prevent unintended data transmission.... Agent: Visa Usa C/o Duane Morris LLP Attn: James Sze, Esq.

20090134220 - Article data processing apparatus: An article data processing apparatus is provided with a first read instructing section which instructs a wireless system reading apparatus for reading identification information items stored in RFID tags attached to articles for sale to read the identification information items, a first receiving section which receives the identification information items... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090134221 - Tunnel-type digital imaging-based system for use in automated self-checkout and cashier-assisted checkout operations in retail store environments: A tunnel-type digital imaging-based system capable of generating and projecting coplanar and/or coextensive illumination and imaging planes or zones into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The system includes a tunnel housing structure which is supported above a package conveyor in a retail environment, and employs automatic package... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., PC Soundview Plaza

20090134222 - Information reading apparatus: An information reading apparatus includes: a transfer path for transferring an information recording medium (a passport); an image sensor which is placed in a frame constructing the transfer path and optically reads information recorded in the information recording medium (the passport); and non-contact communication antennas which send and receive information... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20090134223 - Card holder-reader for wallet sized cards: The invention provides a case for holding a single card, with an opening in the front. A card can be inserted into the front opening until flush with the rear wall. Flexible tabs located on the back or sides of the case are deformed by the insertion of the card... Agent: Richard Matthews

20090134224 - Reader for reading computer-generated lithograms: A reader for reading computer-generated individualized holograms which are written into a storage medium, having a light source for generating a light beam, a recording means for acquiring image data generated by the light beam by illuminating the individualized hologram, and display means for dispalying the display data generated from... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090134225 - Image forming apparatus, image forming system, image forming method, computer-readable medium and computer data signal: An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit, an image forming unit, a determining unit, an analyzing unit and a control unit. The receiving unit receives image data. The image forming unit performs a predetermined image forming process based on the image data received by the receiving unit. The determining... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090134226 - Installation for monitoring the manual transfer of goods provided with identification carriers: The invention relates to an installation for monitoring the manual transfer of goods provided with identification carriers, by means of a reading appliance which is operated by a user and used to read the identification carrier in a non-contact manner, and an identification data memory. The reading appliance comprises a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090134227 - Spatial security features: A security feature is created by printing a patch of photoluminescent material on a substrate and printing a representation of a first barcode over the patch of photoluminescent material using a material selected to absorb radiation at one or more wavelengths that would cause the photoluminescent material to luminesce.... Agent: Charles Maney Ncr Corporation, Law Dept.

20090134229 - Manufacturing method of prducts attached with rfid label in a mold: A manufacturing method of products attached with a RFID label in a mold includes a first step of forming a thin substratum by injecting molding, pushing molding, vacuum molding, blowing molding or sword molding in a first mold, a second step of making a substratum label composed of the substratum... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090134228 - Memory cards having two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering mechanism: Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB).... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Sandisk Corporation

20090134230 - Wrapped container: A wrapped container of consumer products bearing one or more machine readable indicia is disclosed, wherein the machine readable indicia are applied to the wrapper. The portion of the wrapper to which the machine readable indicia are applied may be substantially transparent and the surface of the container behind the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090127326 - Enhanced virtual scan line processing: Systems and methods for decoding a barcode or other optical code include identifying one or more sub-regions of image data that contain promising data based on a first set of edge detection parameters, transferring the promising data from a first memory location to a new memory location for further processing,... Agent: Datalogic - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20090127327 - Method and apparatus for delivery tracking correlated with barcode images: A method and apparatus for tracking delivery of items by receiving an image of a barcode, where the barcode relates to the item delivery; processing the received image of the barcode; processing location information comprising information about the time and location of the item delivery; and analyzing the retrieved image... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20090127325 - Systems and methods that integrate radio frequency identification (rfid) technology with industrial controllers: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that provide electronic data (e.g., Electronic Product Code (EPC) data) obtained from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags by RFID readers and/or from servers to one or more industrial components (e.g., controllers, programmable logic controllers, modules, etc.). The systems and methods employ component... Agent: Amin Turocy & Calvin, LLP Attention: Heather Holmes

20090127328 - Biometric multi-purpose biometric terminal, payroll and work management system and related methods: A time and attendance biometric terminal communicates with a payroll system via general packet radio service (GPRS) protocol. The biometric terminal may be remotely activated and set up by entry of its serial number and an internal activation token, which are both supplied after payment information is first entered and... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090127330 - Method for controlling the production of an apparatus for making drinks: A method for controlling the production of an apparatus for making drinks which is adapted to be used with a predetermined type of product container has the steps of organising containers in a plurality of packages (90). Each of the packages (90) is associated with an electronic card (100) identifying... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090127329 - Method for making secure a transaction with a payment card, and center for authorizing implementation of said method: m

20090127334 - Method for processing settlement by voip terminal and recording medium: Provided are a method for processing settlement by a VoIP terminal having a card reader and a plurality of communication units and a recording medium thereof. In the method, a card transaction message containing card transaction data is received through a first communication medium among a plurality of communication media.... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20090127331 - Settlement system using card settlement terminal: Proposed is a settlement system and method capable of enhancing reliability. This settlement system for performing card settlement based on card information that is read from a card by a card settlement terminal or input into the card settlement terminal by external operation includes an imaging unit for taking an... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090127333 - Smartcard, telephone comprising such a card and method for executing a command in such a card: the first application (120) being capable of receiving a response to the command transmitted to the second application (220) and of aggregating (718) the response with at least one data value stored in a memory of the first microcircuit (200) in such a manner as to form an overall response... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090127332 - System for processing payment employing off-line transaction approval mode of mobile card and method thereof: Provided is a payment processing system and a method thereof employing an off-line transaction approval mode of a mobile card. Card information and off-line transaction approval information is contained in a mobile device such as a cellular phone which us used as a mobile card. A server in a card... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090127335 - Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting: Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting wherein a remote voter transmits his/her selected vote to the election authority through a data transmission network such as the Internet network by using a host computer having a card reader, the vote being transmitted after the voter has introduced an identifying smart card... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20090127338 - Article having an embedded accessible storage member, apparatus and method for using same: A portable card adapted to interact with a data processing station when the portable card and the data processing station are moved relative to each other is disclosed. The portable card includes a substrate having a predetermined shape, e.g. rectangular. An accessible embedded storage member is enclosed within said substrate.... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 2099 Gateway Place

20090127336 - Enhanced security magnetic card reader especially useful in point of sale devices: A magnetic card reader including a magnetic head, located in a non-secured region, at least one signal path including at least first and second electrical conductors extending from the magnetic head in the non-secured region to a secured region, circuitry located within the secured region and receiving at least one... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090127337 - Identification of contactless cards: A communication system includes at least one contactless card configured to transmit an encoded identifier; and a reader configured to receive the encoded identifier and compare the received encoded identifier with an encoded reference card identifier, wherein the reader requests data from the contactless card if the encoded identifier matches... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090127339 - Medication recording device: A device and method for recording medication to be introduced into a body.... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Cpa Global

20090127340 - Reflective decoders for use in decoding optically encoded images: A reflective decoding device is provided for use in decoding an encoded image comprising a latent image encoded using at least one encoding parameter. The device comprises a substrate with a reflective surface portion having a surface topography comprising a predetermined pattern of topographical features. The predetermined pattern is configured... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090127341 - Bar-code reading tool: A bar-code-reading tool. A first mirror is disposed to receive light emitted by a bar-code reader. A second mirror is disposed to receive light reflected from a bar-code label affixed to an object. The first mirror and the second mirror are arranged in a folded optical path that is disposed... Agent: Hitachi C/o Wagner Blecher LLP

20090127342 - Imaging bar code reader with illumination control system: The disclosed bar code reader includes an auto-focusing component for rapidly producing in focus images. An imaging system makes use of an aiming pattern that impinges upon the coded indicia of a target. The imaging system includes a light monitoring pixel array and a focusing lens that is fixed with... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090127343 - Scan module support and electronic device thereof: A scan module support and an electronic device thereof are disclosed. The scan module support which is used for carrying a scan module includes a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space, wherein when the scan module is fixed in the first accommodating space, the scan module radiates light... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090127344 - Identification card and the production method thereof: Disclosed is a security document (11) having at least one paper ply (4) that is covered on both sides with a transparent plastic layer (2, 13). Disclosed is also a jacket made of transparent synthetic material, which can be used to produce said security document (11). Substantial increase in security,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090127345 - Smart card, telephone comprising such a card and method for executing a command in such a card: s

20090121009 - Apparatus and methods for monitoring transfusion of blood: Apparatus and methods are described for ensuring that blood transfused into a patient is the correct blood for that patient, is transfused in the correct manner and that a complete audit trail is created that will allow later tracing of blood from donation through to ultimate transfusion.... Agent: Hancock Hughey LLP

20090121008 - Ultrasonic instrument and method for controlling its multiple probes: An ultrasonic instrument includes a socket and a front-end system, wherein the socket is provided with at least two probe model identification pins and a plurality of functional signal pins. The front-end system comprises a decoding module, a switch selection module, and a probe driving control module. The decoding module... Agent: Mindray C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20090121012 - Accessing financial accounts with 3d bar code: A three dimensional (3d) bar code can be affixed to a financial instrument (e.g., the credit card) sent to a consumer. Upon receiving the financial instrument, the consumer can acquire an image of the 3D bar code with an image capture device (e.g., a camera) of a mobile device. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090121011 - Cash transaction machine: A side open-and-close type cash transaction machine is provided. A cash transaction machine includes: a body including an opening on a side of the body; a door being mounted on the body to open and close the opening; a first financial module being integrally formed with the door in the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090121010 - Depositing items of value: s

20090121013 - Negotiable instruments and systems and processing same: There is provided a check with additional data capture capability that in conjunction with a linked transaction card provides substantially complete coverage for card holders to conduct transactions with merchants for the payment of goods and services. The additional data capture capability enabling generation of a card statement with detailed... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (amex)

20090121014 - Elliptical polarizers, tags and identification systems using frequency selective surfaces: An optical combination includes a substrate, a linear polarizer on the substrate, and a first frequency selective surface (FSS) based elliptical polarization filter on the linear polarizer. The first FSS comprises at least one periodic pattern of spaced apart electrically conductive lines having a sub-wavelength line-to-line spacing orientated along a... Agent: Patents On Demand - Ucf

20090121015 - Tradesmans card system: A Tradesman's Card system issues a Tradesman's Card to qualifying tradesman selected from the group consisting of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, masons, mechanics, repair shop professionals, contractors, or related construction or trade companies and professions upon payment of an initiation fee and payment of periodic maintenance fees. The card is issued... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20090121016 - On-line authorization in access environment: A method for allowing on-line authorization in an access environment. The method includes receiving a request for access to a location at a gate access device from a user. After receiving the request for access to the location, an authorization request message is generated. The authorization request message includes an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20090121017 - Using cameras to monitor actual inventory: System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or both. The amount of the exposed surface is used to... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090121018 - Voting method: A voting method. A ballot paper is received. The received ballot paper includes a recorded vote. The recorded vote includes candidate/party information for an election held on a voting day in a jurisdiction. The ballot paper includes a burnable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag including an on-tag fuse that is... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090121019 - Voting system and ballot paper: A ballot paper and a voting system. The paper ballot is initially a voted ballot paper including: a recorded vote including candidate/party information for an election on a voting day in a jurisdiction, a burnable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag including a fuse not blown, and a basic RFID tag... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090121020 - Combined battery and smart card: An apparatus for seating within a battery compartment and a smart card compartment of a device, including a battery component and a smart card component. The battery component is coupled to the smart card component. The smart card component is configured to seat within a smart card compartment of a... Agent: Nathan T. Lewis, Esq.

20090121021 - Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selection capability: A portable encoded information reading (EIR) terminal for incorporation in a data collection system can comprise a terminal module communicatively coupled to a wireless interface module via a wired interface. The terminal module can include a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an encoded information reading (EIR) device. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090121022 - Cleaning structure for an induction reader: A cleaning structure for an induction reader is mounted on an induction reader and moves with respect to a ruler. The cleaning structure comprises: a removing portion with a predetermined angle or curve, the removing portion is provided with an assembling portion at one side thereof facing the induction reader,... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090121024 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program stored in storage medium: When a two-dimensional code including a number of location symbols is detected from an image. First, a plurality of location symbols are detected from the image. Then, candidate location symbols are determined among the detected location symbols on the basis of sizes of the detected location symbols and distances between... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090121025 - Automatic image transmission of difficult to read symbols: A method of operating a bar code scanning system adapted for assembling information bearing indicia (IBI) information from partial scans of IBI data which may comprise some undecodable characters, the method comprising the steps of: converting light reflected from a target into output signals representative thereof utilizing an image sensor;... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090121023 - Point-of-sale (pos) based laser scanning system providing six-sided 360 degree omni-directional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a pos station: A point-of-sale (POS) based laser scanning system providing six-sided 360-degree omni-directional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a POS station. The laser scanning system includes a laser scanning plane generation mechanism disposed within a housing mounted in or on a countertop at the POS station. The mechanism generates first and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090121026 - Palm-back support and a tool supported by: A palm-back support (201) is disclosed, for supporting a tool (207), (211) on the back-side of a user's palm. The palm-back support comprises (i) at least one finger loop member (202) configured to be worn on at least one of non-thumb user's fingers; (ii) a wrist strap (203) configured for... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090121027 - System and method for reading patterns using multiple image frames: This invention provides a system and method for decoding symbology that contains a respective data set using multiple image frames of the symbol, wherein at least some of those frames can have differing image parameters (for example orientation, lens zoom, aperture, etc.) so that combining the frames with an illustrative... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090121029 - Intelligent controller system and method for smart card memory modules: A storage device contains a smart-card device and a memory device, both of which are accessed though a controller. The storage device may be used in the same manner as a conventional smart-card device, or it may be used to store a relatively large amount of data in various partitions... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090121028 - System and method for updating read-only memory in smart card memory modules: A storage device contains a smart-card device and a memory device, both connected to a controller. The storage device may be used in the same manner as a conventional smart-card device, or it may be used to store a relatively large amount of data in various partitions. One of these... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090121030 - Wireless ic device and component for wireless ic device: A wireless IC device includes a cutout portion having no aluminum-deposited film that is provided at an end of an article package made of an aluminum-deposited laminated film, and an electromagnetic coupling module is provided at the cutout portion. The electromagnetic coupling module and the aluminum-deposited film of the package... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090121031 - Method of minimizing visible coloration of substrate: A method of minimizing visible coloration of a substrate having an IR-absorbing dye disposed thereon. The method includes preselecting the dye such that it includes a moiety for reducing intermolecular interactions between adjacent dye molecules.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090114730 - Self checkout terminal: A weighting unit having a low height and a settlement unit having a high height are arranged alongside a register unit. The weighting unit and settlement unit are arranged in the back viewed from a user. A weighting device for weight checking has a weighting base on which items whose... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090114711 - Cash letter print verification: A printed cash letter includes a machine-readable identifier, such as a barcode, identifying the cash letter. Upon printing, information from the identifier is read and stored in a first record. To determine whether the cash letter is a duplicate, a check presentment module compares information from the identifier with information... Agent: King & Spalding

20090114712 - Method of processing a ticket order: A method of processing a ticket order requesting the production of an identification tag for an article of commerce can be accomplished in the following manner. In the first step, a ticketing services provider receives the ticket order placed by the client, the ticket order including, inter alia, order information... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090114713 - Systems and methods for tracking chemicals, dispensing chemicals, and preparing chemical compositions: A method, according to various aspects of the present invention, for preparing a chemical composition. An apparatus that prepares chemical compositions performs the method. The method includes in any practical order: (a) electrically coupling to a first electrical conductor of a first data carrier; (b) receiving via the first conductor... Agent: Letham Law Firm, LLC

20090114714 - Rfid real-time information system accommodated to semiconductor supply chain: This invention provides an RFID real-time information system accommodated to a semiconductor supply chain for exchanging real-time information. The RFID real-time information system is characterized by comprising an RFID middleware module for generating a stock and logistic information corresponding to a plurality of carriers and wafers from a tag information;... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090114716 - Automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records such as user cards. The machine is operative to accept financial checks. The arrangement enables a card-based deposit at a deposit accepting machine to be carried out even when the deposit becomes jammed in the machine prior to transaction recordation.... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090114719 - Cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method: An automated banking machine (10) includes a cash dispenser (54). Servicing the machine is facilitated through use of a portable diagnostic article (98) which enables the controller to access diagnostic data stored in memory and which provides data indicative of the significance of the diagnostic data. A portable article of... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090114715 - Identifying duplicate printed paper cash letters: A printed cash letter includes a machine-readable identifier, such as a barcode, identifying the cash letter. Upon printing, information from the identifier is read and stored in a first record. To determine whether the cash letter is a duplicate, a check presentment module compares information from the identifier with information... Agent: King & Spalding

20090114718 - Method of transmitting electronic signature during a financial transaction: A transaction apparatus (10) includes a multifunction card (12) and a portable terminal (14). The multifunction card includes and a programmable memory (18). The programmable memory is used to store indicia corresponding to account data from a plurality of conventional magnetic stripe cards. The programmable memory further includes signature data... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090114717 - Methods and systems for managing transaction card accounts enabled for use with particular categories of providers and/or goods/services: A computer-implemented method and system for managing transaction card accounts involves enabling a transaction card account by a card issuer for use with pre-defined categories of providers of goods/services and goods/services sold and issuing a transaction card and establishing an associated pre-qualified category card account. Upon receiving data for a... Agent: King & Spalding LLP (citi Customer Number) Attn: George T. Marcou

20090114720 - Method and system for transferring captured identification data in selectable formats suitable for different recipients: A method and system include a data capture device and scan, record, and report (SRR) logic. The data capture device captures identification data from a card having identification data elements such that the captured identification data includes the identification data elements. The SRR logic receives the identification data and receives... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090114721 - System having a plurality of service facilities with access control devices: A system has a plurality of groups (A, B) of service facilities (1 to 4) at each of which an access control device (5 to 8) with a read/write device (13 to 16) for a contactless data carrier (20) is provided. The read/write devices (13 to 16) of each group... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090114722 - Card reader with capability of adjusting access interface display: A card reader with capability of adjusting the access interface display is provided, including a connection interface for electrically connecting to the host, a plurality of access interfaces for electrically connecting to corresponding memory cards, such as SD, CF, and a controller. When the host completes the enumeration, the controller... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090114723 - Combined magnetic shield member and pressure pad for a magnetic reader: A point of sale (POS) device is provided and includes a magnetic ink character reader (MICR), and a magnetic shield member. The magnetic shield member includes a biasing member, a first shielding member and a second shielding member. The first shielding member applies a force on the MICR and the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Research Triangle Park

20090114724 - Magnetic card reader system: There is provided a magnetic card reader system in which a magnetic head and a computer can determine mutual validity and unauthorized duplication of the magnetic card can be prevented. In a magnetic card reader system 10, a computer 13 and a microprocessor perform authentication of each other and determine... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090114726 - Method and device for protection and control of originality of products and their components and electronically readable certificate thereof: The invention relates to method and device for protection and control of originality of products and their components and electronically readable certificate thereof. Depending on the structure of product (1) an alloying layer (2) is deposited over the product. The layer (2) is affected by a subsequent controlled beam or... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090114725 - Value document, in particular a postage stamp, with a security element: A value document, in particular a postage stamp, which contains an optically recognizable security element in the form of a two-dimensional structure. Accordingly, the security element has a resolution of at least 300 dpi which makes it difficult to electronically reproduce the security element and therefore protect against the production... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090114727 - Laser barcode scanner employing heterodyning techniques: A system and method of scanning machine-readable symbols with a signal source modulated by a local oscillator to create by heterodyne mixing upconverted signals at the sum and difference frequencies of the local oscillator frequency and the frequency of the time-varying reflectance off the scanned symbols is disclosed. The reflected... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090114728 - Assembly type cleaning structure for an induction reader: An assembly type cleaning structure for an induction reader comprises a positioning member with an assembling portion and restricting portions. With the assembling portion, the positioning member can be detachably assembled on the induction reader. And the restricting portions enable the positioning member to be forced onto the induction reader.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090114729 - Sterile medication identification delivery and application system: This disclosure is directed towards a method and apparatus provided for improved sterile labeling on medications, solutions and medical supplies. The apparatus includes a sterile label, including associated corresponding medical product information. The sterile label is contained inside a sterile cavity housing which is formed from a first and second... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP