Patents by Inventor Scott William MCKIBBEN
Scott William MCKIBBEN 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).
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Patent number: 10248609Abstract: A modular interconnectivity assembly for interconnecting elements of a point of sale system, the modular interconnectivity assembly including at least one interconnectivity module including an Input/Output (I/O) hub having at least one upstream facing port and at least two downstream facing ports, at least one upstream connector connected to the at least one upstream facing port of the (I/O) hub and adapted for communication in accordance with a first communication protocol, at least one downstream connector connected to at least one of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with the first communication protocol and at least one interface connected to another of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with a second communication protocol, different from the first communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Scott William McKibben, Ricardo Ernesto Espinoza-Ibarra, Dennis Carr, Paul Serotta
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Patent number: 10185847Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Publication number: 20180330132Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Patent number: 9996713Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Patent number: 9904815Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Publication number: 20170286727Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Publication number: 20170193254Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Igal Yosef YANKO, Scott William MCKIBBEN, John Henry BARROWMAN
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Publication number: 20170192930Abstract: A modular interconnectivity assembly for interconnecting elements of a point of sale system, the modular interconnectivity assembly including at least one interconnectivity module including an Input/Output (I/O) hub having at least one upstream facing port and at least two downstream facing ports, at least one upstream connector connected to the at least one upstream facing port of the (I/O) hub and adapted for communication in accordance with a first communication protocol, at least one downstream connector connected to at least one of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with the first communication protocol and at least one interface connected to another of the at least two downstream facing ports and adapted for communication in accordance with a second communication protocol, different from the first communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Scott William MCKIBBEN, Ricardo Ernesto ESPINOZA-IBARRA, Dennis CARR, Paul SEROTTA
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Patent number: 9665746Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, Scott William McKibben, John Henry Barrowman
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Publication number: 20160267299Abstract: A secure smartcard reader including a smartcard connector and a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around and at least partially surrounding the smartcard connector and at least partially defining a security volume enclosing the smartcard connector, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining on an outer-facing surface thereof a plurality of keypad contacts, the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining electrical conductors connecting the plurality of keypad contacts to connector pads and the wrapped flexible printed circuit board defining a protective anti-tamper mesh protecting the electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Igal Yosef YANKO, Scott William MCKIBBEN, John Henry BARROWMAN
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Patent number: 9213869Abstract: A magnetic stripe reading device including a magnetic head assembly including a mounting element defining a circumferential anti-tampering enclosure and at least one information reading sensor having output contacts, a protective layer including at least one protective grid and at least one anti-tampering contact array including at least two electrical contacts, at least one resiliently deformable conductive element arranged to selectably provide a galvanic interconnection between the electrical contacts, a closure element fixed to the assembly in a secure orientation to displace the deformable conductive element into galvanic interconnection contact with the electrical contacts, whereby tampering with the closure element causes the deformable conductive element to break the galvanic interconnection contact and a flat cable coupled to the output contacts, to the protective layer and to the electrical contacts and carrying electrical signals useful for providing a tampering alarm indication when the electricalType: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Igal Yosef Yanko, John Henry Barrowman, Scott William McKibben
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Publication number: 20150097033Abstract: A magnetic stripe reading device including a magnetic head assembly including a mounting element defining a circumferential anti-tampering enclosure and at least one information reading sensor having output contacts, a protective layer including at least one protective grid and at least one anti-tampering contact array including at least two electrical contacts, at least one resiliently deformable conductive element arranged to selectably provide a galvanic interconnection between the electrical contacts, a closure element fixed to the assembly in a secure orientation to displace the deformable conductive element into galvanic interconnection contact with the electrical contacts, whereby tampering with the closure element causes the deformable conductive element to break the galvanic interconnection contact and a flat cable coupled to the output contacts, to the protective layer and to the electrical contacts and carrying electrical signals useful for providing a tampering alarm indication when the electricalType: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.Inventors: Igal Yosef YANKO, John Henry BARROWMAN, Scott William MCKIBBEN