Patents by Inventor Ian S. Macnider

Ian S. Macnider 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: 8875886
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a carrier card on which a transaction card is mounted and to which an envelope is integrally but detachably attached are described. According to one aspect, a carrier card arrangement that is suitable for carrying a transaction card includes a carrier portion and an envelope portion that is integrally formed with an edge of the carrier portion. The edge of the carrier portion is at least partially defined by at least one perforation. The carrier portion includes a first surface that is on an opposite side of the carrier portion from a second surface. The envelope portion has a third surface that at least partially abuts the second surface, and is sized to accommodate the transaction card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Judith Brill, Philip J. Luongo, Jr., Ian S. Macnider
  • Publication number: 20100044419
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a carrier card on which a transaction card is mounted and to which an envelope is integrally but detachably attached are described. According to one aspect, a carrier card arrangement that is suitable for carrying a transaction card includes a carrier portion and an envelope portion that is integrally formed with an edge of the carrier portion. The edge of the carrier portion is at least partially defined by at least one perforation. The carrier portion includes a first surface that is on an opposite side of the carrier portion from a second surface. The envelope portion has a third surface that at least partially abuts the second surface, and is sized to accommodate the transaction card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Judith Brill, Philip J. Luongo, JR., Ian S. Macnider
  • Patent number: D754750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erola Boix Sagarra, Jae Woo Chang, Arem Duplessis, Megan Frost, Ian S. MacNider