Patents by Inventor Loren Nyflot

Loren Nyflot 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).

  • Method and apparatus for interactively creating a card which includes video and cardholder information
    Patent number: 5617528
    Abstract: A card creation apparatus including a microprocessor which controls operation of the card creation apparatus based on a predetermined card design that specifies positions on a planar surface of a card for layout frames of a video picture and cardholder information fields which are to be printed on the card is provided. An input mechanism is operatively coupled to the microprocessor to input a plurality of user commands and cardholder information corresponding to the cardholder information fields. A video camera is operatively coupled to the microprocessor to obtain a video picture of a subject. A display is operatively coupled to the microprocessor to display an image of the predetermined card design including the video picture and cardholder information within the predetermined card design substantially as can be printed in response to one user command of the plurality of user commands. A method of creating a card also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: DataCard Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan H. Stechmann, Joel T. Powell, Loren Nyflot