Patents by Inventor Mark Allan Cox

Mark Allan Cox 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).

  • Secure smart card system
    Patent number: 9129280
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Secure smart card system
    Patent number: 8814052
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • SECURE SMART CARD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140052630
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Secure smart card system
    Patent number: 8594730
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • SECURE SMART CARD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120052800
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • SECURE SMART CARD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110140841
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox