Patents by Inventor Coleman Ray

Coleman Ray 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).

  • Patent number: 7385508
    Abstract: A card holder for credit card, debit card, smart card and identification card, comprising a holder for a card including a holder body having two walls that form a recess adapted for holding a card, an electrical contact for triggering a display located in a recess of the holder, a power source in electronic communication with the contact, and an LCD display located on an outer surface of the holder. The display is able to access data stored on the card. The holder has an audible and/or vibrational alarm. The display has touch screen properties or has menu buttons, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventors: Coleman Ray, Cruise P. Berrio, Kenneth R. Ray
  • Patent number: 6876301
    Abstract: The present invention is a flexible non-bulky, metal-minimizing card holder for credit cards, debit cards and identification cards, including an alarm for identifying removal of a card from a holder after a predetermined duration using flexible contact points, comprising a holder for a card; non-rigid flexible electrical contact means located in the interior of the holder for triggering an alarm adapted to be held apart by a card in the holder; an intrinsic power source and an audible alarm after a predetermined delay after removal of the card from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventors: Coleman Ray, Cruise P. Berrio