Patents by Inventor Kimberly A. Cranston

Kimberly A. Cranston 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).

  • Textured transaction cards and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 7757957
    Abstract: Rigid polymeric transaction cards are provided having a plurality of layers forming a first surface and a second surface wherein at least one of said first and second surfaces comprises a textured pattern. In addition, a method of making a transaction card is provided wherein a textured pattern is disposed into a lamination plate, and further wherein a plurality of layers are laminated together to form a rigid card having the textured pattern disposed in at least one of the first and second surfaces of the transaction card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly A. Cranston, Michele D. Logan, Lisa E. Skilling-Belmond, Lisa A. Webb, John J. Wenger
  • Textured transaction cards and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20060255155
    Abstract: Rigid polymeric transaction cards are provided having a plurality of layers forming a first surface and a second surface wherein at least one of said first and second surfaces comprises a textured pattern. In addition, a method of making a transaction card is provided wherein a textured pattern is disposed into a lamination plate, and further wherein a plurality of layers are laminated together to form a rigid card having the textured pattern disposed in at least one of the first and second surfaces of the transaction card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Kimberly Cranston, Michele Logan, Lisa Skilling-Belmond, Lisa Webb, John Wenger