Patents by Inventor Ruth Deignan

Ruth Deignan 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).

  • Publication number: 20140202347
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MAGTEK, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Brown, David Fletcher, Richard Burchill, Annmarie D. Hart, Ruth Deignan, Lawrence R. Meyers
  • Patent number: 8720774
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: MagTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Brown, David Fletcher, Richard Burchill, Annmarie D. Hart, Ruth Deignan, Lawrence R. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20110163158
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Bradley Brown, David Fletcher, Richard Burchill, Annmarie D. Hart, Ruth Deignan, Lawrence R. Meyers
  • Patent number: 7963438
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: MagTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Brown, David Fletcher, Richard Burchill, Annmarie D. Hart, Ruth Deignan, Lawrence R. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20070228158
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing data card are disclosed. One embodiment includes a card receiver configured to receive one or more data cards, a control system connected to the card receiver, the control system configured to receive personalization information, an encoder system connected to the control system, the encoder system configured to encode the one or more data cards with at least some portion of the personalization information, a card reader connected to the control system, the card reader configured to read magnetic fingerprint information from the one or more data cards, and the control system configured to store the magnetic fingerprint information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Bradley Brown, David Fletcher, Richard Burchill, Annmarie Hart, Ruth Deignan, Lawrence Meyers