Patents by Inventor Jack Van Zile

Jack Van Zile 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).

  • Secure smart card reader with virtual image display and pull-down options
    Patent number: 5728998
    Abstract: A smart card reader including a portable housing with a viewing aperture and a virtual image display positioned to provide an image at the aperture. A sensor in the housing constructed to have a smart card with data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition and electronics mounted in the housing and connected to the sensor for receiving sensed data and further connected to the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Novis, Karen E. Jachimowicz, Dennis Barry, Jack Van Zile, George W. Rhyne