Patents by Inventor Kian Tiong YEO

Kian Tiong YEO 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).

  • MAGNETIC CARD READER WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE STRIP
    Publication number: 20170140179
    Abstract: A slidable magnetic card reader particularly suitable for magnetic payment cards having at least one longitudinal edge surface, the card reader including a magnetic card reading head operative to provide a data output in response to sliding thereby of a magnetic card bearing readable magnetically encoded data and a sliding track defining assembly including an elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface arranged for sliding engagement with a longitudinal edge surface of a magnetic card, the elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface extending at least to a location generally underlying the magnetic card reading head, at least a portion of the elongate magnetic card edge engagement surface being electrically conductive and being coupled to electrical ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Hee Hock NEO, Thai Wee ANG, Kian Tiong YEO
  • USB apparatus and embedded system incorporating same
    Patent number: 8850097
    Abstract: USB apparatus suitable for interconnection with a USB host having a D? bus coupled to ground via a pull-down resistance, the USB apparatus including a microcontroller having a first port and a second port, the first port being coupled via a resistance to a voltage source and a switch, operated by the microcontroller via the second port, selectably interconnecting the first port and the bus of the USB host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Verifone, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan Fuat Chin, Kian Tiong Yeo, Song Gee Lim
  • USB APPARATUS AND EMBEDDED SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20140019666
    Abstract: USB apparatus suitable for interconnection with a USB host having a D? bus coupled to ground via a pull-down resistance, the USB apparatus including a microcontroller having a first port and a second port, the first port being coupled via a resistance to a voltage source and a switch, operated by the microcontroller via the second port, selectably interconnecting the first port and the bus of the USB host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan Fuat CHIN, Kian Tiong YEO, Song Gee LIM