Patents by Inventor Hal Berghel

Hal Berghel 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).

  • Portable magnetic stripe reader for criminality security applications
    Patent number: 7984849
    Abstract: A security device comprises a portable magnetic stripe reader and computing functionality associated with the magnetic stripe reader, such as a credit card reader, drivers license reader, debit card reader, club card reader, or any other element that can be mechanically read. A single device may be needed for evaluation of each type of stripe carrying product, or a single device may have multiple functions and can be used (with or without switching to specific identification sequences) for evaluation of different magnetic stripe carrying products. It may be used as a law enforcement device, particularly to combat identity theft and financial fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Inventors: Hal Berghel, Dennis Cobb, Michael Sthultz
  • Portable magnetic stripe reader for criminality security applications
    Publication number: 20070040019
    Abstract: A security device comprises a portable magnetic stripe reader and computing functionality associated with the magnetic stripe reader, such as a credit card reader, drivers license reader, debit card reader, club card reader, or any other element that can be mechanically read. A single device may be needed for evaluation of each type of stripe carrying product, or a single device may have multiple functions and can be used (with or without switching to specific identification sequences) for evaluation of different magnetic stripe carrying products. It may be used as a law enforcement device, particularly to combat identity theft and financial fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hal Berghel, Dennis Cobb, Michael Sthultz