Patents by Inventor Kurt R. Heino

Kurt R. Heino 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).

  • Data reader module combinable with a pager
    Patent number: 6715680
    Abstract: A caddy receivably retains a two-way messaging pager. The caddy has a connector for power and data transfer between the pager and caddy. The caddy can also be equipped with a magnetic strip card reader. This enables remote transactions using a magnetic strip card such as a credit card or debit card. The caddy has serial bus ports for attaching the caddy to peripheral devices such as printers and taxi fare meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignees: Comstar Interactive Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Sabella, Charles F. Finch, Carl J. Rinne, Jr., Kurt R. Heino, Brian J. McCahery
  • Data reader module combinable with a pager
    Publication number: 20030127515
    Abstract: A caddy receivably retains a two-way messaging pager. The caddy has a connector for power and data transfer between the pager and caddy. The caddy can also be equipped with a magnetic strip card reader. This enables remote transactions using a magnetic strip card such as a credit card or debit card. The caddy has serial bus ports for attaching the caddy to peripheral devices such as printers and taxi fare meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Sabella, Charles F. Finch, Carl J. Rinne, Kurt R. Heino, Brian J. McCahery
  • Magnetic card reader caddy
    Patent number: D467584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignees: Comstar Interactive Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Sabella, Charles F. Finch, Carl J. Rinne, Jr., Kurt R. Heino