Patents by Inventor George V. Tarnovsky

George V. Tarnovsky has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for testing, verifying legitimacy of smart card in-situ and for storing data therein
    Patent number: 6880752
    Abstract: A hand-held battery-operated device for interrogating and/or programming ISO7816 smart cards by means of an ISO7816 compliant card slot, in conjunction with a display, a keypad and barcode reader for data entry, a battery backup RAM for temporary storage of collected data, flash memory for storage of proprietary information provided by a smart card issuer, a RS232 port and RF link for communication with a host computer, in-system programming port for updating the flash program, all connected operatively to an internal microprocessor which perform clock or power glitching to access internal information of a smart card to determine whether the card has been tampered, compromised, and functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventors: George V. Tarnovsky, Christopher G. Tarnovsky
  • System for testing, verifying legitimacy of smart card in-situ and for storing data therein
    Publication number: 20040206815
    Abstract: A hand-held battery-operated device for interrogating and/or programming ISO7816 smart cards by means of an ISO7816 compliant card slot, in conjunction with a display, a keypad and barcode reader for data entry, a battery backup RAM for temporary storage of collected data, flash memory for storage of proprietary information provided by a smart card issuer, a RS232 port and RF link for communication with a host computer, in-system programming port for updating the flash program, all connected operatively to an internal microprocessor which perform clock or power glitching to access internal information of a smart card to determine whether the card has been tampered, compromised, and functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: George V. Tarnovsky, Christopher G. Tarnovsky
  • Talking display signage
    Patent number: 5485139
    Abstract: A system for presenting automatic verbal announcement by means of active infrared detection in conjunction with a digital voice recorder/playback unit includes a modulated infrared signal generator for generating a signal of given frequency at a target when in a sensing range, a detector for detecting a modulated infrared signal of the given frequency reflected from a target within the sensing range, a digital voice recorder/playback unit for recording and then providing announcements, when a target is within the sensing range, a speaker to provide an audible output from a signal generated by the digital unit and a microprocessor operatively connected to the generator to periodically output a modulated signal from the generator, to the detector for receiving a signal of the given frequency when a target is within the sensing range and to the digital unit for sending a signal to same and initiate an announcement when a signal is received from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Inventor: George V. Tarnovsky